Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[Triple Willow]

http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/english/index.jsp?p=food3&mp=food

Crack an Omega- 3 Egg for Good Health

Today, new eggs with a fat formulation different from regular eggs are on supermarket shelves, and breakfast tables, everywhere. The eggs — from hens fed a special poultry feed containing flax — provide an excellent way to add omega-3 fatty acids to the diet.

Called "modified fat" or "omega-3 enriched," these eggs are fast becoming very popular in North America. The eggs have captured 15% of the Canadian market, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency. Sold under several labels in the retail market, they are especially attractive to anyone concerned with omega-3 intake.

The good news is that the enriched eggs contain eight to 10 times more omega-3 fatty acids, ( yet all of the vitamins and other nutrients) of regular eggs. In addition, when the hens digest flax, the alpha-linolenic fatty acid (ALA) is broken down into eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) fatty acids, and all three good fatty acids wind up in the egg yolks. Two eggs supply more than half Health Canada's recommended daily intake of omega-3s for adult men and women.

One omega-3- enriched egg provides on average about 0.34 grams of ALA and 0.13 grams of EPA + DHA. By itself, an omega-3- enriched egg provides a significant portion of the Adequate Intakes of ALA for all age groups. For young children under the age of 3 years, for example, one omega-3- enriched egg provides half (49%) of the Adequate Intake. For boys and men, one omega-3- enriched egg provides roughly one-quarter (21-28%) of the recommended Adequate Intake. For girls and women, an omega-3- enriched egg provides about one-third (31-34%) of their Adequate Intake of ALA.

Current nutrition information about fats in the diet has changed the foods North Americans eat. A better understanding of the health benefits of polyunsaturated fatty acids overall, and omega-3 fatty acids in particular, has made people "food smart." The best health advice available today calls for more omega-3s in the Western diet.

 

[Beekissed]

Now...add fermentation to all of that and get megawatt nutrition....

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[ChocolateMouse]

Well, thus far laws regarding expression of religion go both ways... Frankly I think they shouldn't be there at all, but for example.... Right now a Christian photographer cannot refuse, no matter how politely or respectfully, to photograph events of a pagan nature. They cant refuse to photograph gay weddings or solstice celebrations or any of that. On the flip side, a liberal left wing bisexual photographer cannot refuse to photograph the Westboro church protesting at the funeral of a dead soldier. Nor can anyone refuse any gig or service of any sort or charge special prices for anything that is based on personal belief. It protects both sides by denying both sides the right to choose. Personally I would rather get to choose... But I know it can be pretty brutal if you are the only one who believes the way you do. Communities in the USA like the ones TW describes... One where they would kill, ostracise, drive out and socially isolate their own familly to the point of severe depression or even suicide are not so far behind us. So it is kind of a trade off. I would hate to see anyone driven to extreme measures because they believe differently than the majority of the people around them. I wish people could just accept theirs is not the only way and accept other people despite that.
If we behaved that way about everything.... Fermented feed certainly wouldn't be a thing. Storeys guide would be the only acceptable way to care for chickens. Computers wouldn't exist and neither would keeping chickens in your back yard! If you tried predator prevention instead of killing, culling for health instead of pumping in antibiotics, deep litter instead of cleaning and santizing every week.... Well suddenly you're the enemy!
It is a scary thing to be the only person doing things different. Someday I hope our people reach the point that they can treat people who are different with respect. But until then, that is why a lot of those laws are there.

This week we are getting a major freeze, and dropping below -2. I am moving ALL the critters into the garage. The chooks have handled 10 degree weather nicely, but I don't feel like my shelther is good enough for much lower. Plus I have a mom rabbit with a litter of older kits. I figure if I shift them all into the garage the combined heat will keep them pretty warm even though there's no heat in my garage. Plus they will be COMPLETELY out of the wind. I spent the night last night building cages so I can move them all in. I hope we don't get anything like frostbite. I also really need to process the CXs.
Not sure what happened but the smallest one keeled over the other day and was just dead in the pen. Not sure what to do with it. It was frozen when I found it. I am thinking dog food maybe? The other two are doing MUCH better than when they came in. Red combs, active, loud... I just wanna get them processed before the freeze hits. It doesn't seem like it is gonna freeze.... It is above 30 today.

 

[Beekissed]

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You are describing the exact environment on these forums not but a few years ago. When I first arrived here and on the sister forums and asked about all natural livestock management I was attacked roundly each and every single time. It got to where people were afraid to ask questions about it because, for some reason, those who stick to standard book/USDA recommended statutes of livestock were very threatened when alternative methods were mentioned.

They would grow very hostile and even call names....and that just happened here and over on the BYH just this past month. If they cannot bully you into silence, they will attack you personally and say you are the bully for not allowing yourself to be bullied! It's a weird frame of mind, but for some reason they want everyone to do as they are doing and anyone who dares to swim the opposite way are to be stomped upon until they no longer even talk about all natural feeding or health practices for their animals.

It's still happening. I don't think those type of people will ever leave us or leave us alone because it deals with their own basic insecurities..the same insecurities that prompts them to stick with standardized care for animals because they are afraid to venture on the path less trod. It's scary. I get that. But to throw stones at those brave enough to venture there? It won't make ones path any more secure or right, it merely makes one more afraid because people will still not stick with the safe path no matter how much one tries to bully them into silence. The more people take that other path, it makes your path look like it's not as well-trod or safe as was once thought, so to stay secure in ones methods one must stop people from exploring that other path.

It's a weird concept or thinking process they possess.... but I will always fight for the right to march to the beat of a different drum on these forums. People can call that stubborn, strong willed, narrow minded, etc., but I will always reserve that right to be different. And I'll jump quickly to defend others on that path as well....it's not hurting anyone at all when people want to try alternative livestock management.

It's best if no one is pushing any one thing upon another person, be it about animals, religion or lifestyles. That's where it all goes south..when someone wants you to swallow something you are not wanting to swallow.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Bee, I was actually on BYC a few years ago before I ever got chickens. I made the mistake about asking about the quietest chicken breeds. Whoops. It seemed like half the forum turned out to tell me there was no such thing as a quiet chicken and if I wanted a quiet chicken that I should not keep chickens at all! Well as it, not so shockingly turned out, some breeds are more prone the making loud noise than others. My CX are the noisiest suckers, followed by my production reds. The australrops are nearly silent compared! Similarly I have gotten quite a bit of flack for wanting to try to keep a goat on my property when they cant be pastured every day... I asked about what toys goats might like and was told they didn't! Yikes! Not true at all some rearch told me and I now have plans to put in a mini goat and sheep this year in an expansive pen.

Just kinda crazy, huh? I sure am looking forward to my goat and sheep!

Oh, does anyone have any suggestions for making rabbit leather softer and more pliable? Some of my hides turned out OK and some are just like paper! I have plied some of them back and stretched them more but if anyone has any suggestions...

 

[Life is Good!]

It got to where people were afraid to ask questions about it because, for some reason, those who stick to standard book/USDA recommended statutes of livestock were very threatened when alternative methods were mentioned.

They would grow very hostile and even call names....and that just happened here and over on the BYH just this past month. If they cannot bully you into silence, they will attack you personally and say you are the bully for not allowing yourself to be bullied! It's a weird frame of mind, but for some reason they want everyone to do as they are doing and anyone who dares to swim the opposite way are to be stomped upon until they no longer even talk about all natural feeding or health practices for their animals.

Happening in the bee culture also. It's to the point that our local new beekeeping class is only a class on treatments, meds and (poor) hive management. I still attended the class to learn what I could. But I've relied more on a few folks I know who are natural folks - old management techniques and no chemicals.

Same with chickens and gardens for me also. Why spray for squash bugs, when I know they're there every year and if I go and eliminate the eggs for a few weeks, I have no bugs?! Chemicals can be beneficial in their places...but the widespread use of 'technology' to solve these age-old problems isn't the answer.

Thank you for being a voice for the natural way. God's way is always best. Always.

 

[WalkingWolf1]

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The chemical companies are supplying the grant monies for the universities to conduct research. The next crop of "experts" will come out of said universities full of "structured" knowledge as was the intent of the original investment of the Corps. I grew up on a farm where we did it all -- mix our own grain, baled our own hay, milked cows, etc -- I'm amazed at how much has changed over the past 45 years or so. As has been pointed out in several posts, what was common practice for all of rural life back then, has been militantly deemed unfit for proper husbandry. Thankfully, there are still pockets of the old info that makes its way back into the modern communication stream and able to be utilized by open-minded folks. Sadly, as Bee et al. pointed out, this "old" info is aggressively labled WRONG by the current experts in the fields -- being the "good" minion soldiers they were brought up to be by big money.

 

[Beekissed]

Happening in the bee culture also. It's to the point that our local new beekeeping class is only a class on treatments, meds and (poor) hive management. I still attended the class to learn what I could. But I've relied more on a few folks I know who are natural folks - old management techniques and no chemicals.

Same with chickens and gardens for me also. Why spray for squash bugs, when I know they're there every year and if I go and eliminate the eggs for a few weeks, I have no bugs?! Chemicals can be beneficial in their places...but the widespread use of 'technology' to solve these age-old problems isn't the answer.

Thank you for being a voice for the natural way. God's way is always best. Always.

Amen to that!

I too started out on bees looking for the natural methods and was shut down over and over for wanting that. Beemaster.com forum was just horrid about it all, Beesource.com was a little more natural friendly, particularly Mike Bush, but there were still a lot of folks that were nasty or made fun of that wanting to go all natural on beekeeping. I'm glad to see that it's a growing class of beeks out there as more and more are leaving the old USDA type boxed hives/medicate/feed corn syrup type thinking for a more natural, healthy approach to making honey.

I never did find any info on natural beekeeping in my state and though I attended a seminar on beekeeping here, it held nothing of interest to me because the basics were all geared towards Langstroth hives and standard beekeeping in that type of hive. At the time I was looking for an all natural, top bar hive setup information and was having a hard time finding anyone who even knew what I was talking about.

In a world growing increasingly filled with chemicals, it's a hard thing to try and keep them to a dull roar in our own food supplies but we can at least try. I've been doing some research lately on if lactobacillus and acetobacillus can somehow inhibit the affects of Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt~ the bacillus most commonly used in GMO grains. Anyone finding anything useful on that, please post it here....I know that lactobacillus and others of that type can inhibit the growth of harmful bacterias and was wondering if they would work to neutralize Bt in GMO grains.

 

[perchie.girl]

sorry

 

[Triple Willow]

Now...add fermentation to all of that and get megawatt nutrition....

Amen sista! lol