(Dang, I'm long-winded!)
I got some diamataceous earth at Farmer's Grain in Edmond (thanks janbcoo1!). This stuff is like flour, I thought it would be like potting soil for some reason. It's organic food grade but on the label it says "hazardous to people and pets". What's up with that?
I've got a mini horse, mini donkey and 5 Barbado sheep, dogs, the chickens, house cats, you name it. What are the different ways you all use this stuff? I was reading you can put it in all these different animal's daily feed? That humans can take it? What about you all? Let me hear some great ways to use it.
Also-how much for the chickens? In their feed? Their coop? Where? I sprinkled about 1/4 cup into their "mud pool" yesterday (they love their mud pool!) but I don't know if that was enough or too much? Or if it has to be dry in order to be of any use? I'm still reading tons about it. But I've found this board is a wealth of information. Honestly, I trust you all very much and would like to hear your opinions on it. Thanks for anything you can tell me
PS I love my time sitting down to this board and catching up every day. I'm try to remember everyone's name and where they live. This is so cool knowing all of you are right here in Oklahoma!
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Kassaundra, that's a great idea to carry a camera with you everywhere you go! I see so many cool looking things and you know, it never occurred to me to carry my camera. I'm going to start doing that. Those longhorn are beautiful!
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That's so touching. I know exactly what you mean although I don't have the closeness with my mom like you obviously did. What you're doing is the perfect way to keep a tangible memory of them alive. Something to see and touch and look at every single day that gives you a small bit of peace. I bet your mom is up there blessing all those plants and helping them grow.
On a side note:
My 8 baby Cochin hatchlings from my very 1st incubation attempt are 5 days old and soooo very precious :-o They just amaze me, I wanted this breed more than any breed ever. Their incubator was right next to me the entire 3 wks. Those little babies recognized my voice from the second they hatched! Is that possible?? They kept trying to crane their tiny weak necks to where my voice was above them. I put my hand in their box and they run to me, they're not scared a single bit. I got my 14 Silkies (3 wks old now) from Ideal Hatchery and they were never calm and tame like my Cochins. Maybe it's just the breed difference? But I'd like to believe it has something to do with the Cochin babies forming in their little shells right by me during incubation. My 3 Royal Palm turkeys (2 1/2 wks old now) and my 8 Cochin babies are definintely my favorites. I don't know why I favor them so much. I look at them and hold them and them and they're just so gentle and precious. We're in the process of building the turkeys a 15' x 35' run with a Turkey house in it 20' outside the back door between the house and the the 30' RV which is my 'room' for all my computer stuff and paperwork, etc. They'll get tons of attention. The lady who sold me the Turkeys is probably on this board, she's in Norman. If you're here-I LOVE these guys! Thank you so very much. My turkey babies & the Marans & the Quail are all doing wonderful!
Also-we'll be at the Green Co Swap Meet. I posted in the thread that we'll be there and for BanjoJoe to put me on his list to buy hatching eggs for the "naked chicken". I would dearly love to have at *least 1 of those guys. We're going to just make a whole day of it since it's a 6 hr round trip. Whenever the eggs would come available I'll make the drive to go get them and maybe meet you somewhere and buy you lunch
so they don't have to be mailed. I don't want to risk mailing them.
Everyone have a great day!
