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[Cob] Design Conceptjoseph r dupont joedupont at juno.comFri Feb 11 22:08:40 CST 2005
A chemist told me today that hot lye disolves them and you must neutralize with acid . the result is protein for chicken food. On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:07:32 -0500 "Patrick Newberry" <PNewberry at HFHI.org> writes: > We have lots of processing chicken processing plants around here. > (Middle Georgia) > It would seem a more likely use for the chicken feathers would be > insulation. Perhaps in the roof of a cob house? > > pat > > > <snip> > Apparently, the disposal of chicken feathers is an issue. they are > looking for ways to use them. in plastics, in cement, etc. If I had > a > source.. I might put them in layers of old PE bags and feathers. > heat > them up and get a light weight panel.You can fuse old garbage bags > together to make tarps. you use aluminum foil and a clothing iron. > you > peel the foil off when you are done. > </snip> > > > >
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