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Farms that raise livestock usually have a distinctive odor, but one farm has found a way to combat the stink. A chicken farm in Changhua’s Puyan Township is using dried grass, fallen leaves, and beneficial probiotics to break down chicken waste in a “fermentation bed,” greatly reducing odor and aiming for zero waste.

The chickens at this farm have shiny feathers, a sign that they’re healthy, eating well, and getting enough sleep.

A farmer spreads dried leaves in a chicken coup, helping keep the environment dry. But there’s another secret to keeping this place clean.

Tsai Kuei-hui
Farmer
We put probiotics on the ground, and as long as there are leaves, the microbes will move onto them.

Tsai learned this technique when he was in Japan. He creates a fermentation bed using dried grass and leaves, which can be collected from the local sanitation department, paired with probiotics to help decompose and digest chicken droppings.

Tsai Kuei-hui
Farmer
The chicken droppings will decompose, so our chicken coop doesn’t have a smell and doesn’t need to be cleaned.

Grass, leaves, and probiotics also provide ideal bedding for the chickens to lay their eggs. The technique has saved the farm a lot of money.

Tsai Kuei-hui
Farmer
It can save us at least 5% of feed, cut labor by about 80%, and reduce water use by around 80%.

A typical farm may have an odor from animal droppings, but Tsai is proud that his farm is odor-free. By using dried grass and fallen leaves that retain heat and absorb moisture, this environmentally friendly approach recycles resources.

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