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An unexpected and welcome aspect to this operation is the heat that's generated from the bioconversion process when the larvae are continuously fed. So far this winter, I ran a ceramic space heater one time, and that was due to low incoming food volumes along with lows in the single digit temps for a stretch of a week.

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15 окт 2024

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@juancardona1637 6 месяцев назад

Hi, i'm new over here and really enjoy watching your videos, keep the great work

@beebop9808 7 месяцев назад

I was growing some serious skunk many years ago. NO not me, my cousin! hahaha. Anyways believe me it was some kind of god awful odor to deal with. I wound up with activated carbon filter canisters 6 inch diameter, 4 feet long. Out of the end of that with a 4 inch hose attached to a 4 inch fan. Worked like a charm and completely stripped the odor. Those things were about $125 bucks each back then and no idea what they might cost now. But you might take a look at the design and make something DIY that'll be as effective. Hydroponics stores is the place to find that sorta stuff.

@fullcirclebio 7 месяцев назад

That sounds like a good start. I'd really like something that's reusable

@gsmscrazycanuck9814 8 месяцев назад

Nice t see your great success. During a cold snap I lost almost everything. I'm basically starting over. On top of that I have been invaded by mice. I've trapped over 30 so far. They eat the larvae faster than they can mature. Can't wait to get the new bug room built. Keep up the good work.

@fullcirclebio 8 месяцев назад

I've also been battling mice, but not quite as many as you have. The cats do a good job at keeping them in check -- it doesn't stop them from chewing at the insulated walls though. I guess I get some metal-plated insulation next time.

@JeanPierreJollivet 8 месяцев назад

thanks posting.

@JeanPierreJollivet 8 месяцев назад

keep posting please! Do your cats have their own RU-vid channel?

@fullcirclebio 8 месяцев назад

Unfortunately, no. They have terrible videography skills

@JeanPierreJollivet 8 месяцев назад

@@fullcirclebio thats what makes the videos work. LOL

@jerryvanbeilen6103 7 месяцев назад

Hello, I’m amazed by your videos and I’m learning lots. I’m hoping to start end of April beginning of May with my BSF operation. I’m hoping you could answer a couple questions I have. -1 you have 100 bins, how much waste food have you put in each bin? -2 how old are the larvae in those bins? - 3 how much eggs do you put in each bin? - 4 how often do you feed them waste food? -5 do you start them on a special mixture of feed from eggs to small larvae? -6 what’s the brand of your food churching machine? -7 where did you buy that machine? Link? Thank you very very much in advance for helping me. Again I love the way you are going through this project and it has helped me make my decision to start doing this myself. I’m located in Saskatchewan, Canada and I’m hoping to raise 500-1000 chickens and use the BSF for feeding them. Thanks again, Jerry

@jerryvanbeilen6103 7 месяцев назад

Food Crushing machine of course not Churching !

@fullcirclebio 7 месяцев назад

Glad you feel inspired to give it a go. 1) About 3-4 pounds of food per bin 2) Bin age range is 2 weeks to 2 months, 2 months being on the cusp of too old to keep eating 3) I never measure. I follow the age and monitor the size. Usually after 2 weeks, they're up to peak consumption 4) Feed 3 days a week 5) Only spent coffee grounds then they get the same mix 6&7) It's a bone crusher from ebay. Not really a name brand for it. **Note** It takes a lot of food to feed these larvae, so be prepared to figure out scaling for that volume of birds.

@jerryvanbeilen6103 7 месяцев назад

Thank you very very much for your reply. I’m surprised to read you feed them usually 3 times a week. Some of the other videos I follow from mostly out in Africa/Asia it looks like they feed them once like 10 pounds I believe and that’s it. I guess it’s through trial and error to find out what works. Heck it works for you so that’s of course awesome. Again thanks and I love that your dad and you find these cool ways of saving money doing things in an economical way as opposed to spending big bucks for the sake of using some over engineered machine. Chao

@fullcirclebio 7 месяцев назад

I'm limited by space and climate, so I have to keep my daily processes manageable for those factors. And because of that, I do more physical labor than I want to for now. I'd love to adopt a dump-once-and-done method! Until then, here we are

@LoveJoyCompassion1111 13 дней назад

Amazing!! It’s super tough to raise and breed them in a cold state like yours. What is your current output of larvae?

@fullcirclebio 13 дней назад

@@LoveJoyCompassion1111 I’ve never tried to figure that out. I try to keep a population that can manage the volume of material that I bring in. As long as I have enough food for larvae and larvae for food, I feel I have a decent handle on things.

@ignaciodangelo6385 8 месяцев назад

Great video , dont have problem with ammoniac smell when you feed them food with high protein content? That happened to me , it wasnt meat but dry soy protein , and the smell was so bad (like a rotten body) that i had to throw most of the larvae away.

@fullcirclebio 7 месяцев назад

Oof that's rough. I recently experimented with spent hops from a local brewery and that actually had an air freshening effect.

@frostiozmoved4413 6 месяцев назад

Hi love your vids please could you enlighten me with letting me know what percent of the larvae do you keep back for breeding?

@fullcirclebio 6 месяцев назад

If you want to maintain the same size colony, it's about 2-5%. If you want to grow it bigger, it's about 8-10%

@frostiozmoved4413 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much keep up your good work.

@frostiozmoved4413 6 месяцев назад

In your valuable experienced opinion . bulk feeding Vs daily feeding which is the winner. ?

@fullcirclebio 6 месяцев назад

It really depends on frequency and volume of your incoming feedstocks. I would certainly prefer to feed fewer times per week but my hauling schedule doesn't allow for that. I feed 3 days of the week, and that food is typically gone within 24 hours.

@fullcirclebio 6 месяцев назад

But as a positive to feeding a lower volume more frequently, there isn't a chance for that feedstock to get putrid. I've noticed if I overfeed a younger bin of larvae, the food will mold and get crusty and sometimes smell. Those aren't ideal condition for me. So there are a lot of variables at play.

@michaelwalborn1384 8 месяцев назад

I live in Pennsylvania to how do you recommend I start do you sell larvae to beginners

@fullcirclebio 7 месяцев назад

I don't sell anything live because it's a set of logistics that I just can't manage right now. As far as starting: I guess it depends on what your intentions are with the larvae. Are you feeding your own poultry flock? Do you have a high volume of food scraps/manure that needs to be managed?

@farhadsid1 5 месяцев назад

can you create a step by step video for the beginner

@fullcirclebio 4 месяца назад

This system doesn't translate into a step-by-step instruction. It's so much more complex. I make videos about snippets of my system which is a more digestible form of information.