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Crusting/Flies
“Since using PitCharger we haven’t had the crusting issue we previously had and flies are close to non-existent. PitCharger has done everything I was told it would do.”
Karl Johnson
Mankato, MN |
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With greater concentrations of manure in deep pit buildings, coupled with
the increased use of liquid saving watering systems, higher ammonia
and crusting problems have become common place. Whether crusting
is caused by a poor liquid to solids ratio, floating hulls in the
feed, a mixture of non-digestible fiber, hair, and feed dust, it
forms the perfect breeding ground for flies. Typically, a crust starts
with a thin scum forming over the water surface and feed dust, forming
a platform for additional manure to build up on. Once the crust is
thick enough that the fresh feces can't drop through it, it will
thicken quickly. In the spring and early summer as fans are moving
air across the pits and the temperature rises, the drying effect
increases the process.
“We really love not having flies in the barns in the summer! Also, in the fall when pumping we used to see a lot of solids in the semi tanker when we got towards the bottom of the pit and that made for some tough pumping into the applicator in the field. Since using PitCharger we don’t have that at all. It works great."
JoAnn Berry
Winterset, IA |
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PitCharger has proven to be very successful in digesting crusts, but we
have found a better solution. Monthly maintenance with PitCharger
greatly reduces the occurrence of crusts. The day to day digestion
of manure causes carbon dioxide and methane bubbling on the liquid
surface, and makes it much harder for a crust to get started.
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