Which requires a bigger investment: raising pigs on a fermentation bed or in cement pools?
People who don't know the inside story all think that building a fermentation bed costs much more than building standardized cement-pool pig and chicken houses, but this is actually a misunderstanding. Based on our tests building multiple fermentation beds for pigs and chickens, there is no obvious difference in the construction cost of the two, though building a fermentation bed takes a little longer, while building fermentation beds for chickens and ducks costs less, because simple shed fermentation beds for chickens and ducks use very little cement or brick at all. You will understand this by watching the whole process of how we build a fermentation bed chicken house.
Just how big is the difference between the construction cost of a fermentation bed housing and that of a standard cement-pool housing? This depends on local conditions. The main difference lies only in the floor construction: a fermentation bed requires building a litter layer at least
Investment table for fermentation beds versus ordinary cement floors (data for reference only):
Project item
Fermentation bed floor (per square meter)
Traditional cement floor (square meter)
Excavation and litter layer construction
Three types: underground, semi-underground, and above-ground. The cost of retaining walls, labor, etc. is about 10-20 yuan per square meter.
Simple ground preparation is enough, labor cost 5 yuan
One layer of cement mortar
The floor does not need cement paving, and the surrounding walls do not need cement plastering
Floor
Litter amount
85 kg (price varies by region, between 5-20 yuan)
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Strain amount
Cost of Huoli 99 health liquid, etc.: 3 yuan.