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IASP Poultry Waste Pilot Study

Image: Unloading Manure — The dump trailer was ...

Unloading Manure — The dump trailer was useful.

Image: Cap the Air Hose — The aeration ...

Cap the Air Hose — The aeration hose was capped at one end.

Image: Oxygen Extended — After a PVC pipe ...

Oxygen Extended — After a PVC pipe extension was added, the fan was attached.

Image: Air is Regulated — The fan pushes ...

Air is Regulated — The fan pushes oxygen into the pile.

Image: Solid Extension — The PVC pipe doesn’t ...

Solid Extension — The PVC pipe doesn’t have ventilation holes and allows the cover to lay flat.

Image: Corrugated Hose — The flexible corrugated hoses ...

Corrugated Hose — The flexible corrugated hoses contains many slits to allow air flow.

Image: Woop Chipper — Wood chips are dropped ...

Woop Chipper — Wood chips are dropped over the aeration hose.

Image: Chips Cover Hose — Wood chips are ...

Chips Cover Hose — Wood chips are then dropped over the aeration hose.

Image: Oxygen Flow Key — Wood chips will ...

Oxygen Flow Key — Wood chips will allow oxygen to flow throughout.

Image: Complete Coverage — The aeration hose must ...

Complete Coverage — The aeration hose must be covered with wood chips.

Image: The Base — The wood chips should ...

The Base — The wood chips should be 2" to 3" chunks.

Image: Almost Complete — Base layers are in ...

Almost Complete — Base layers are in place while the PVC extension is left uncovered.

Image: Ready for Manure — The pile is ...

Ready for Manure — The pile is ready to support the next layer.

Image: Here it Comes — Cow manure is ...

Here it Comes — Cow manure is mixed in with wood chips.

Image: Mixing Ingredients — The manure/mulch mixture was ...

Mixing Ingredients — The manure/mulch mixture was added.

Image: MOR Compost Cover — The Compost Cover ...

MOR Compost Cover — The Compost Cover was draped over the pile.

Image: Air in Intervals — The fan blows ...

Air in Intervals — The fan blows air underneath the cover.

Image: Strapped Down — Sand filled pipes are ...

Strapped Down — Sand filled pipes are strapped to the cover.

Image: Edges Sealed — Weighted pipes help seal ...

Edges Sealed — Weighted pipes help seal the edges of the cover.

Image: Pile Gets Oxygen — The fan pushes ...

Pile Gets Oxygen — The fan pushes air at 890cfm.

Image: MOR Cover Rises — The Compost Cover ...

MOR Cover Rises — The Compost Cover will fill with air.