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1. 
   IronHelix | Oct 16, 2008 03:05am | #1

   Lots of nitrates,,,great fertilizer----or leach out the saltpeter and make some black powder!!!

   In our old lumber yard building that dated back to 1927 we frequently had invasions of bat populations and dung piles.  Shoveled the dung into the dumpster and messed with the day-sleeping bats until they left for lack of peace and sleep!

   Iron Helix

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   cargin | Oct 16, 2008 03:09am | #2

   Iron

   I have insulated attics and had 6-8 of them flying around the whole time, like out of a old horror movie.

   Rich

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   Danno | Oct 16, 2008 03:46am | #3

   Post that at "Over the Fence" and you'll probably have people fighting to come and take that away. As someone else said, excellent fertilizer.

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   cargin | Oct 16, 2008 05:39am | #4

   Danno

   LOL

   To the landfill it goes.

   Rich

3. 
   Gurk | Oct 16, 2008 06:53am | #5

   I've heard that the dust created by guano can be pretty nasty. Be careful when you move that stuff.

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   DonK | Oct 16, 2008 02:05pm | #6

   Wow, no telling what you will find here.

   I never knew what bat poop looked like until today.

   Don K.

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   IMERC | Oct 16, 2008 02:27pm | #7

   I never knew what bat poop (guano) looked like until today.

   there's quite and industry out there and it's about a buck a pound at yur favorite bat guano outlet...

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano 

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   WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   Danno | Oct 16, 2008 03:02pm | #8

   My dad used to tell a story (I may have to, shudder, ask him to tell me again, and that will start a whole cascade of stories I've heard ten thousand times before, but, hey, what are sons for?) about when he worked with phosphate that was mined for fertilizer (and maybe something to do with uranium, though I may be mixing up stories) a customer asked where it came from and Dad said something like "it's seagull droppings" and they said, "No, seriously...."

   So, my dad is qualified to talk about nuclear power, because he knows his s-tuff.

5. 
   wood4rd | Oct 16, 2008 05:36pm | #9

     Thats strange how they pieced the 1X boards on the soffits, like it was added later maybe.  It looks like it could be a little scary to step on.
    Are you sheathing over or just reshingling?     

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   cargin | Oct 17, 2008 01:22am | #13

   wood4rd

   We are installing 7/16 OSB over the whole thing.

   We tore those board out and replaced them after we removed the droppings.

   Rich

6. 
   ronbudgell | Oct 16, 2008 06:42pm | #10

   cargin,

   Did you see this earlier discussion about pigeon poop?

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages/?start=Start+Reading+%3E%3E

   The same health hazard is present in bat droppings - probably even more frequently.

   Ron

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   cargin | Oct 17, 2008 01:23am | #14

   Ron

   Thanks I'll look that up.

   Rich

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   timby | Oct 16, 2008 09:11pm | #11

   Cargin

   So what's the R Factor of Bat Guano?

   Maybe you found the next green insulation ....;>)

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   McDesign | Oct 16, 2008 11:37pm | #12

   Looked sorta' brown . . .

   Forrest - just sayin'

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   cargin | Oct 17, 2008 01:24am | #15

   timby

   i wish I could think of something funny to say.

   i guy at bible study this morning informed us it sells for about $4/lb.

   Rich

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   timby | Oct 17, 2008 02:29am | #16

   You could say that it isn't great as an insulation but it's great for the landfill. or It stinks as an insulator.Many things come to mind ....;>)