tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052495820786037132.post5661814773789590813..comments2023-06-14T08:47:58.257-07:00Comments on Kim CS Chang/ Natural Farmer: NF chicken housing-no smell, no emission, no cleaning, no diseaseKim CS Changhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13376473638152587341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052495820786037132.post-89905550227258137432013-11-20T02:10:36.881-08:002013-11-20T02:10:36.881-08:00can I use saw dust instead of rice straw or rice h...can I use saw dust instead of rice straw or rice hull? ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808955627331466102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052495820786037132.post-21220869374550059422012-11-28T03:58:10.347-08:002012-11-28T03:58:10.347-08:00Aloha Arete Stables, I just saw your comment...tod...Aloha Arete Stables, I just saw your comment...today is Nov 28,2012<br />Yes, you need to add IMO4 ( indigenous microorganism #4)<br />I hope I have how to collect IMOs on my blog...you need about 3-4 lb of IMO4 on 100 sf area plus 3 inches of straw for egg laying chicken and for meat bird you need one and a half inch straw on the floor.IMO will ferment all the feces and will keep the floor dry without smell.<br />Rice hall is great material to make IMO 3.<br /><br />Aloha,KimKim CS Changhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376473638152587341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052495820786037132.post-34913061142379548402012-01-04T06:48:00.909-08:002012-01-04T06:48:00.909-08:00This is very interesting. I am beginning to raise...This is very interesting. I am beginning to raise chickens in Arkansas, where it is humid most of the year, though we do get freezing weather in the winter. Do you put anything on the rice straw other than water occasionally? We grow a lot of rice here, so I can get rice hay and hulls pretty easily.AreteStableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964671500809400029noreply@blogger.com