Beyond The Purple Door...Chat thread.

[chickens really]

One thing I know is chickens poop alot, no matter the diet they're on.

Ducks even more...

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ducks even more...

Birds have such advanced, digestive systems, & high metabolisms, so when they eat alot, they poo alot.

I had ducks once, I know. The place stinky quickly.

 

[CatWhisperer]

Dog diets that lead to less waste are more expensive because they have higher protein, less carbohydrates and are more digestible. I don’t think chicken owners would be amenable to paying for more expensive feed for a flock of chickens compared to people feeding a few pets that either stink up a litter box or poop in the yard that they walk around in barefoot in the summer.

 

[Susan Dye]

Well all animals have different digestive systems so they process feed different. So hence the different amounts of waste.

I know. Each species would have to treated differently. But, if they can do for dogs, why not livestock? Sorry, I just get these hairbrain ideas and then can't let them go without reasonable answers. I've got a lot of time on my hands

 

[Susan Dye]

Dog diets that lead to less waste are more expensive because they have higher protein, less carbohydrates and are more digestible. I don’t think chicken owners would be amenable to paying for more expensive feed for a flock of chickens compared to people feeding a few pets that either stink up a litter box or poop in the yard that they walk around in barefoot in the summer.

True. However, if you have a large scale chicken operation, or dairy farm, or pig farm, a big part of your expense is disposing of the waste they produce. So, extra costs for food would be made up for in savings on waste disposal. Not to mention, again, the environmental benefits.

 

[chickens really]

True. However, if you have a large scale chicken operation, or dairy farm, or pig farm, a big part of your expense is disposing of the waste they produce. So, extra costs for food would be made up for in savings on waste disposal. Not to mention, again, the environmental benefits.

Honestly I'm thinking it's not doable at all..

 

[Susan Dye]

Honestly I'm thinking it's not doable at all..

Well, you might very well be right. It would be a shame though if that's true. The e coli breakouts are due to cross contamination from nearby livestock farm waste. And, who wouldn't like having less animal waste? I only have eight hens and they produce more poop than I, my friends and family, my friends friends, and families families can possibly use. Of course, we all live in cities where only small gardens are possible, so there is that. And I hate to waste waste.

 

[chickens really]

Well, you might very well be right. It would be a shame though if that's true. The e coli breakouts are due to cross contamination from nearby livestock farm waste. And, who wouldn't like having less animal waste? I only have eight hens and they produce more poop than I, my friends and family, my friends friends, and families families can possibly use. Of course, we all live in cities where only small gardens are possible, so there is that. And I hate to waste waste.

Well it is what is..

 

[CatWhisperer]

If we did that to people food, say remove all the indigestible fiber, we would all probably be very constipated. I would hate to do that to all my livestock.

 

[Don 27]

Okay, I'm just going to jump in here. Your major has gotten my attention. Forgive me if this line of thinking seems a bit far fetched. But, who better to ask than someone majoring in Production Animal Science? So, while I was cleaning out my coop the other day, I got to thinking about just how much poop chickens produce. Which led me to thinking about how if you buy good dog food, your dog poops less b/c they are using more of the food therefore producing less waste. Soooo, what if there was a food made for chickens that would promote less waste? And, what if by doing that, you could eventually produce chickens that produce less waste? And, by extension, what if that same principle could be applied to other livestock? I mean, since it's really the waste produced by livestock that causes the majority of complaints concerning environmental damages that affect the pollution of waterways and air pollution and affects neighboring produce farms. Just how far fetched an idea is this? Or, is it possible it's a concept already being explored?

I wonder if chicken poop is good for agriculture fields .. I would not mind having some of that plowed into my soil.. ...