Organic Fertilizer Line Capacity Sizing: Chicken, Cow and Pig Manure

Sizing an organic fertilizer line starts with the raw material, not with a single capacity figure. Chicken, cow and pig manure differ in moisture and fiber, which change fermentation load, crushing load and drying energy. This article explains how to work backward from daily manure volume, compost area and finished-product form to a realistic 1–20 t/h line.

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Manure type sets the engineering load. Poultry manure is relatively drier and nutrient-dense, cattle manure carries more moisture and fiber, and pig manure sits between the two. If moisture and fiber are not confirmed at the design stage, the crusher, granulator and dryer are likely to become bottlenecks later. Powder-first and granular-later routing also changes what must be included in the first phase.

Key facts

• A complete granular line covers fermentation, crushing, mixing, granulation, drying, cooling, screening, coating and packing.
• Typical complete-line capacity is 1–20 t/h. Small livestock operations can start with a 0.5–1 t/h powder line, while commercial plants commonly run 3–20 t/h.
• The powder route skips granulation, drying and cooling, reducing initial investment; the granular route adds these sections and produces higher-value pellets.
• Chicken, cow and pig manure and mineral powder are supported raw-material scenarios.
• Fermentation can be configured as groove, wheel, crawler, self-propelled or vertical-tank composting, with aeration and deodorization matched to daily volume and site.
• Chain or vertical crushers reduce fermented material and break lumps before mixing.
• Drying and cooling stabilize granule moisture and temperature to reduce caking.

What this means for customers

A buyer can size the line from daily manure volume, available compost area and target finished form instead of accepting a generic capacity. Starting as a powder line and reserving space for a granular upgrade reduces upfront capital while keeping a path to higher-margin pellets.

How we support this

YUSHUNXIN delivers the full fermentation-to-packing line and engineers each raw-material scenario into the process flow and layout. Before quotation, we confirm feedstock, capacity and site conditions so the line matches the actual load rather than an assumed one.

Next steps

For a quotation, provide manure type, daily volume, moisture content, target finished form (powder or granular) and available site area. We will return a capacity and routing recommendation with the sections that must be included first.

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