Arkansas folks speak up.........

[Jarhead]

If it is limestone sand/gravel than it is calcium carbonate. No different than the shells the chickens lay. It is a biological product with a ph of 8.4 and it will try to buffer liquids to that ph so it may "melt" after some time from rain and need to be replaced. That would be the only negative of it. It is perfectly safe. Now if it is hydrated lime than that is calcium hydroxide and would be horrible for chickens or any animal. It is the stuff that causes skin burning, internal bleeding, and the like. 2 very different substances make sure yours is calcium carbonate and you are OK.

Here is more info if you need it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate

 

[19Dawn76]

Scot is scarey smart.

 

[Jarhead]

You callin' me a nerd?

 

[Jarhead]

By the way we went to Sushi tonight.

Anyone ever eat Japanese Mochi ice cream for desert when you have sushi? Great stuff!

 

[urban dreamer]

AAHHH! You guys, thats not fair.

I WILL HAVE SUSHI!

Anyways...
I got another egg today. That makes 3! Eva goes to the vet in the morning. Keep your fingers crossed that she will be ok.

 

[19Dawn76]

I would never call you a nerd. I may need you to help TJ with his math homework someday.

And here are some of my babies

 

[19Dawn76]

Here is another with my real baby:

 

[mzfancichicks]

Jarhead...I will check on that today, thx.

19Dawn76...your babies are sooo cute- both kinds !!!!

As far as sushi....is it slimey? I've never tried it..but I can't eat slimey stuff, like oysters...gag reflex comes into play. LOL

 

[urban dreamer]

Not slimy at all!

 

[Jarhead]

If it's slimy fish you got bad sushi. I would barf if someone gave me slimy fish.

Now some items require a bit of getting used to, so I would caution you to avoid them (at first):

Raw octopus tentacles are sorta chewy
Abalone, oysters (as you mentioned), clams (surf clam and geoduck are exceptions) when raw are kinda slimy
Baby octopus is great but a little chewy (and they are whole)
Scallops are not slimy but are wet in texture
Sweet shrimp (ama ebi) are usually served raw and the texture is very strange - regular shrimp (ebi) are cooked
Urchin, not slimy but texture is another odd ball
There is one fish that is a little slimy, but it is rare to see - monkfish
Salmon roe (eggs) are vet slimy, the rest of the fish eggs they typically use in sushi are not

Hopefully that is a helpful little guide for newbies

Dawn - Chickies are cute, TJ looks like he wants to reach out and snatch one in that pic!