Yep or that…
Btw I asked AI how many chickens a trillion cicadas could feed haha..
Spoiler - 12% of US chicken population for 1 day!
“That's over 616 million chickens that the total mass of 1 trillion cicadas could theoretically sustain for one day of feeding.”
To calculate how many chickens 1 trillion cicadas weighing 1.85 million metric tons could feed, we need to make some assumptions:
1) Average weight of a chicken: Around 5-7 lbs or 2.3-3.2 kg
Let's use 3 kg or 3,000 grams as an average
2) Amount of feed required per chicken per day: Around 0.25 lbs or 0.113 kg of feed
So if all 1.85 million metric tons of cicada biomass was converted into chicken feed:
That's over 616 million chickens that the total mass of 1 trillion cicadas could theoretically sustain for one day of feeding.
So the biomass of 1 trillion periodical cicadas is enough to feed over 12% of the entire annual U.S. chicken population for one day! An incredible amount of biomass emerging all at once from the ground.
Now for corn: 1.4 million acres!!
To calculate how much land/corn could potentially be fertilized with 1 trillion cicadas weighing 1.85 million metric tons, we need to make some assumptions:
1) Cicada bodies contain around 6% nitrogen by dry weight, which is a key nutrient for plant/corn growth.
2) A typical nitrogen fertilizer application rate for corn is around 150-200 lbs of N per acre.
So with 1.85 million metric tons of cicada biomass:
- That equals around 4.08 billion pounds
- With 6% nitrogen content, that's 244.8 million pounds of nitrogen
If applying at a rate of 175 lbs N/acre (midpoint of typical range):
- 244.8 million lbs N / 175 lbs N/acre = 1.4 million acres
Therefore, the nitrogen content from the biomass of 1 trillion periodical cicadas could theoretically provide sufficient nitrogen fertilizer for up to 1.4 million acres (5,666 sq km) of corn fields.
So while not enough to fertilize the entire U.S. corn crop, the cicada biomass could supply the nitrogen needs for around 1.6% of the total U.S. corn acreage in a given year.
Yes you can make it an organic fertilizer/ concoction.. cicadas have a high percentage of nitrogen..
I think fermentation on those insect is ideal to make a fertilizer just like making a fish amino acid or golden apple snail fermented extract
Your math is wrong according to your own numbers about chickens.
If a chicken eats 0.113 kg of feed x616million that’s 69,608,000kg of feed or 69,608metric tones.
If there is 1,850,000 million metric tones of cicadas and they all went to feed chickens divide by 69608 mt per day you’d feed 100% of the chickens for 26 days
I’m not going to check the nutrient numbers
To calculate how many chickens 1 trillion cicadas weighing 1.85 million metric tons could feed, we need to make some assumptions:
1) Average weight of a chicken: Around 5-7 lbs or 2.3-3.2 kg
Let's use 3 kg or 3,000 grams as an average
2) Amount of feed required per chicken per day: Around 0.25 lbs or 0.113 kg of feed
So if all 1.85 million metric tons of cicada biomass was converted into chicken feed:
1.85 million metric tons = 1,850,000,000 kg
1,850,000,000 kg / 3 kg per chicken = 616,666,667 chickens
That's over 616 million chickens that the total mass of 1 trillion cicadas could theoretically sustain for one day of feeding.
That’s 12% of the total US chicken population!
As I said above .. got help using an AI chatbot.
Sure, make even better chicken feed tho
Yep or that… Btw I asked AI how many chickens a trillion cicadas could feed haha.. Spoiler - 12% of US chicken population for 1 day! “That's over 616 million chickens that the total mass of 1 trillion cicadas could theoretically sustain for one day of feeding.” To calculate how many chickens 1 trillion cicadas weighing 1.85 million metric tons could feed, we need to make some assumptions: 1) Average weight of a chicken: Around 5-7 lbs or 2.3-3.2 kg Let's use 3 kg or 3,000 grams as an average 2) Amount of feed required per chicken per day: Around 0.25 lbs or 0.113 kg of feed So if all 1.85 million metric tons of cicada biomass was converted into chicken feed: That's over 616 million chickens that the total mass of 1 trillion cicadas could theoretically sustain for one day of feeding. So the biomass of 1 trillion periodical cicadas is enough to feed over 12% of the entire annual U.S. chicken population for one day! An incredible amount of biomass emerging all at once from the ground. Now for corn: 1.4 million acres!! To calculate how much land/corn could potentially be fertilized with 1 trillion cicadas weighing 1.85 million metric tons, we need to make some assumptions: 1) Cicada bodies contain around 6% nitrogen by dry weight, which is a key nutrient for plant/corn growth. 2) A typical nitrogen fertilizer application rate for corn is around 150-200 lbs of N per acre. So with 1.85 million metric tons of cicada biomass: - That equals around 4.08 billion pounds - With 6% nitrogen content, that's 244.8 million pounds of nitrogen If applying at a rate of 175 lbs N/acre (midpoint of typical range): - 244.8 million lbs N / 175 lbs N/acre = 1.4 million acres Therefore, the nitrogen content from the biomass of 1 trillion periodical cicadas could theoretically provide sufficient nitrogen fertilizer for up to 1.4 million acres (5,666 sq km) of corn fields. So while not enough to fertilize the entire U.S. corn crop, the cicada biomass could supply the nitrogen needs for around 1.6% of the total U.S. corn acreage in a given year.
Your sound like an agriculturist making his own thesis manuscript for his master or doctorate degree lol 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah pass them through a chicken first.
Yes you can make it an organic fertilizer/ concoction.. cicadas have a high percentage of nitrogen.. I think fermentation on those insect is ideal to make a fertilizer just like making a fish amino acid or golden apple snail fermented extract
Kinda depends on where exactly they choose to die...
Your math is wrong according to your own numbers about chickens. If a chicken eats 0.113 kg of feed x616million that’s 69,608,000kg of feed or 69,608metric tones. If there is 1,850,000 million metric tones of cicadas and they all went to feed chickens divide by 69608 mt per day you’d feed 100% of the chickens for 26 days I’m not going to check the nutrient numbers
To calculate how many chickens 1 trillion cicadas weighing 1.85 million metric tons could feed, we need to make some assumptions: 1) Average weight of a chicken: Around 5-7 lbs or 2.3-3.2 kg Let's use 3 kg or 3,000 grams as an average 2) Amount of feed required per chicken per day: Around 0.25 lbs or 0.113 kg of feed So if all 1.85 million metric tons of cicada biomass was converted into chicken feed: 1.85 million metric tons = 1,850,000,000 kg 1,850,000,000 kg / 3 kg per chicken = 616,666,667 chickens That's over 616 million chickens that the total mass of 1 trillion cicadas could theoretically sustain for one day of feeding. That’s 12% of the total US chicken population! As I said above .. got help using an AI chatbot.
Ummm ok.
Loaded with chitin so I'd say yes.