Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[Beekissed]

Wouldn't it be sooo awful to get stuck somewhere like that! LOL I bet you and your mom are going to have a great time! I hope so!

x 2 !!!!! Have fun for all of us!!!!

 

[Windy Bay Farm]

Question for all of ya'll; I'm thinking about using some supplemental lighting in the coop to see if I can get the girls laying a bit more. From what I've been reading, most information indicates that they require at least 14 hours of light to lay efficiently; this will require me to have a light that comes on at about 4 AM. My question is; can I turn the light on at 4 AM on the first morning or should there be some kind of a build up to it, as in 20 minutes per week until I reach the 14 hour per day mark ?

 

[Triple Willow]

I use a bit of sage, paprika, basil, garlic, onion, a milange of peppercorns,sea salt, black pepper and even a bit of brown sugar.  Not too heavy on any one thing unless it would be the sea salt and onions. 

Sounds good. I don't use sage too much except in dressing. I'll have to try that. I fixed some spaghetti for supper that I've been wanting for a week. You fry up some bacon with an onion and I added a jalapeno. Cook the spaghetti and when it is all done (at the same time hopefully) you stir the bacon and onion into the spaghetti then stir in a couple raw eggs and add parmesean cheese - stir it all together. I added some parsley, black pepper and a sprinkle of the Bragg's brand seasoning mix. Ohhh my goodness, so good! Yes I pigged out, and there's some left for tomorrow. I had to substitute mozerella for the parmesean. It will set up like a brick but it will still be good. lol It doesn't take long at all to fix. As soon as the spaghetti is done you just stir it all together. I like quick and easy but good.

I've got to do some decorating for Christmas! I think it will perk folks around here up some, lift some spirits. I love the lights! I love putting a bunch of them up in the house. lol

 

[Triple Willow]

Question for all of ya'll; I'm thinking about using some supplemental lighting in the coop to see if I can get the girls laying a bit more. From what I've been reading, most information indicates that they require at least 14 hours of light to lay efficiently; this will require me to have a light that comes on at about 4 AM. My question is; can I turn the light on at 4 AM on the first morning or should there be some kind of a build up to it, as in 20 minutes per week until I reach the 14 hour per day mark ?

What kind of birds is it you have? And what age are they? Are you feeding ff all the time? Sometimes I mess up and run out of ff so then they get dry feed for a feeding or two. They don't like it too well but I wonder if messing up their routine from time to time isn't a good thing. I don't know, I just wonder. I don't know about the lighting - greenhorn here. Hope they straighten up and give you some eggs!

 

[Triple Willow]

Well, well, well... I sent a pic of my mystery plant to a foraging website to see if they could identify it. I heard back from them and my mystery bush is a Chinese Privet. The government type folks say that it is an evil invasive species and give instructions on how to rid your life of it. Other websites are selling 1 gallon sized plants of it for about $30. THEN another website is selling Chinese Privet extracts and say that it has several health benefits! I'm going with the latter of the three! You never know WHAT is growing out your back door!

It is pretty pruned as a hedge.

 

[Beekissed]

Good going! I told ya to eat one!

Us hicks will try anything once.....

 

[Triple Willow]

http://www.naturesalternatives.com/...s-chinese-ligustrum-privet-fruit-extract.html

Product Description

Chinese Ligustrum Privet Fruit - (Ligustrum lucidum) Ait. (Family Oleaceae) is a yin tonic known in Chinese as Nu Zhen Zi or nuzhenzi.

Actions: Nutritive tonic, deep immune activator, liver tonic, digestive aid.

Common Use: Ligustrum, or privet fruit, is an excellent digestive aid, it may be of benefit in chronic bowel complaints and ulcerations of the stomach and bowels. Also known to nourish and tone the blood, liver and kidneys, benefit the skin, and act on conditions such as dizziness, spots in front of the eyes, lower back pain and tinnitus. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, ligustrum is often combined with astragalus root to combat long term weakness, chronic illness or deficiency, and many degenerative ailments such as general immune weakness. This herb is also recognized as a yin tonic which brightens vision and darkens hair traditionally used for premature graying of hair, blurred vision and habitual constipation in the elderly. A more modern reported use is in the detox of chronic benzene poisoning.

Suggested Use: 20 to 40 drops 2-4 times daily or 1 time daily for maintenance.

Formulas containing this herb:

Bilberry / Schizandra Plus
Astragalus / Ligustrum 75/25
Cat's Claw / Pau d' Arco Plus
Immun-Essence Plus
Milk Thistle / Schizandra Plus
SumaCeps Plus

 

[Triple Willow]

Good going!  I told ya to eat one!  Us hicks will try anything once..... 

LOL I had a feeling it was good for something. You just never know. It drives me absolutely crazy how some groups want to kill everything that isn't a perfectly manicured lawn, of course devoid of dandelions and oh my gosh, don't let a leaf fall on it! I honestly believe plants that could be used to treat all kinds of sickness are being RoundUp-ped to death.

 

[LindaB220]

Woot Fellow Scifi lover =) I refuse to use Syfy =p since they only came up with that so they could trademark it.

x2 !!!!

 

[Triple Willow]

...now to see what it tastes like. hehe