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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    Depends on the circumstances and purpose for growing. If you're growing some tomatoes in your backyard for your family, in most US regions, of course, it would be overkill to design an AP system. However, if you're growing to support your family's daily produce needs 100%, 365, or to sell...
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    There is a misconception that one might be able to "throw manure" into your hydroponic system and grow great plants. The fact is that the bio-reactor converts manure ammonia into nitrates, and the process removes pathogens. You might be able to throw manure by-products (such as "drippings")...
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    Thank you for your interest in our project. The project was to see if we could grow greens from biologically processed manure; and the project was a success. Because we achieved our goal, we've not added further posts. That being said; the results were great for the endemically poor families...
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    If your concern is manure smell, you shouldn't be concerned. By pumping air into the bio-reactor, you are creating aerobic bacteria. This is in contrast to anaerobic bacteria; the type you would find in a smelly septic tank/system. When functioning properly, the system has a slight odor that...
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    Let me be clear, the nutrients I referenced are supplemented in the hydroponic system, and NOT the chicken's feed. My chickens receive a pre-processed chicken feed, however, they eat very little of it because they prefer to forage for food in my compost pile. As a treat, I give them tuna mixed...
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    Small amounts of Calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron.
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    We've been successful. With no added nutrients, we were able to grow collards at 50% standard size. By supplementing with nutrients used in fish based aquaponics, we can grow large healthy greens.
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    Chicken hydroponics

    Magnumchicken: We've been working with that exact experiment for two years. Here's a link posted on another board on BYC. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-way-to-use-chicken-manure-in-hydroponics.1399221/#post-23003367 PB
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    Thank you for your kinds words and interest in our experiment. We do live in an Asian country that is quite warm year-round. Like clockwork, I remove the chickens from their pens by 6am. For the past year, we've collected their eggs from the battery at that time. Our experiment is a...
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    I'm not familiar with the aquarium filter you are referencing, so I can't draw a comparison. However, there are fish-based systems that operate under the same principle and by the same name. Fish-based aquaponics converts fish poo to nitrates in the same way as this system. With chickens, it...
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    New way to use chicken manure in hydroponics

    There is a way to process chicken manure for use in hydroponics. You can build a device with parts purchased from any hardware store. The device is called a "biological reactor". This bio-reactor converts manure to nitrate-rich liquid. Chicken manure also possesses potassium and phosphorus...
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    Putting Faces With Names (Submit Your Mug Here!)

    JJ and Red ride again!
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    Crazy Rooster

    We have a 3-month-old rooster. It was raised in a brooder and faithfully loved and attended. Now that he's old enough to run around a bit, he seems quite erratic. Running into walls, very spooked all the time, walking as though he's drunk. He's gentle and relaxed when being held and he is...
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    Cheap eBay incubator vs River Systems Advice

    I used this cheap incubator and it worked just fine. I had to rotate the eggs manually three times per day and keep the reservoir filled with water. I've also loaned it out to friends for their projects. If you have the ability to be home to rotate eggs, it's a great deal.
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    Raising and Growing Our Organic and Not- So-Organic Foods

    Chickens are the key to self-sufficiency
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