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Black soldierfly and humanure and chickens

 
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Thanks, Greg. That's exactly what I meant. The unchallenged organism atrophies in the long term. So too with divergent evolutionary lines.

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Great summation, Greg.
 
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Timothy Markus wrote:

Brent Jmiller wrote:
Have you considered free-ranging with a chicken tractor?



I think we have different definitions of 'free-ranging'.



I guess my definition includes anything that allows the chickens to freely choose their natural diet outdoors.
However, I believe they call chickens ranging in pastures under mobile pens to keep them from being eaten by predators, "pastured chickens".
my bad

https://youtu.be/H2ALtfweMtc
 
                          
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We built a composting toilet high enough to fit a wheelie bin underneath. Once the bin is full it is left out in a sunny spot for about 6 months. In summer the BSF larvae consume the waste like crazy so it takes longer to fill the bin and as our summers are very hot the pathogens would be killed off. After the 6 months the bin is emptied into a compost bay in the chicken run.
 
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Found more information on the video posted below :
« Sanergy utilises BSF larvae and thermophilic composting to treat and upcycle faecal sludge, agricultural waste, and market and kitchen food waste. »

https://a.storyblok.com/f/191310/68022333cc/6-black-soldier-fly-waste-treatment-tech-in-practice-kenya.pdf

 
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Very interesting discussion.
Came across this video of a company in Kenya doing exactly this. Unfortunately they don’t specify whether they beat treat the worms before feeding them to the chickens :
 
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