Disposal and Re-use
Broilers have on average a 47-day growout period, during which the typical broiler chicken will generate about two pounds of litter, if you add the manure and bedding materials. Actual manure generation will be lower because it is only a fractional component of litter. This translates to an average of about .7 ounce per day per bird, varying considerably over the life of the bird. This means that a single broiler house, which can contain well over 20,000 birds can generate over 40,000 lbs of litter per flock.
Historically, applications for used poultry litter have included land application as a fertilizer for crops or pastures, potting material for the greenhouse and plant container industries, or occasionally as feed for cattle. Recently there has been an upsurge in the use of poultry litter as a bio-fuel source for electrical cogeneration and gasification.
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