Bio char

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Has anyone ever heard of or tried incorporating Bio Char in with their poultry feed? If not Bio Char specifically, any experiences with charcoal? I’ve just recently seen incredible results with beef cattle, and have access to some product, but am wondering if anyone else has actually tried it.
 
I have used it for a home-style experiment. Biochar was mixed into feed with water to control dust. Birds did not appear to have an issue with consuming it but was only done for a week. Resulting feces was really cool.

Also fed it to Rainbow Trout. Similar results.

Biochar is relatively expensive.
 
I have used it for a home-style experiment. Biochar was mixed into feed with water to control dust. Birds did not appear to have an issue with consuming it but was only done for a week. Resulting feces was really cool.

Also fed it to Rainbow Trout. Similar results.

Biochar is relatively expensive.
Yeah it is pretty expensive...$300/yd where I’m at. But the rag tag experiment I saw with cows was pretty cool. 100 in one pen fed the regular diet. 100 in another pen fed the same feed, but with 4% Bio Char mixed in. The Bio Char cows consistently brought 30% more at the sale. Cows have different stomachs than poultry, but pretty cool. The 30% more at the sale covered the cost of feeding Bio Char so that farmer has become a regular customer...
 
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I do not trust that. More rigorous study out of Australia did not report a 30% increase in growth nor a similar improvement in feed conversion efficiency.
Thats kind of why I’m asking this question...to see if there’s any other info out there other than what I heard about in some farmers back 40. Specifically if there is any benefit for poultry.
 

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