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[Poco Pollo]

sjarvis00 = I'm interested in all of the above. We're getting a fridge and chest freezer to put in the barn. This will be in my milking room. I want solar or wind to power both those appliances. We'd like the lights and small appliances in the house to be run on wind or solar as well. I've reading as much as I can stand. If you have contacts, resources, or ideas... please share. I'm sure there are lots of folks out there who want to become more self-suficient.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Good Morning all. Sda time here. We have joined the group that is loosing pets. Had to put one of our Taco dogs down this morning. She got clipped by a truck yesterday. She was in a lot of pain and if recovered would have been crippled and I just didn't want to see her either way. She we be greatly missed. Like most our dogs are our babys ao we get way to attatched.Hope this doesn't offend anyone but we really cared for her.

Good to hear that Shavon is okay after hitting a deer on the way to work this morning! (per her facebook)

 

[jcatblum]

Okla-doodle. So sorry about you pup. I know it is always a sad day when we loose one of our animal friends. Around here our dogs get treated like our human kids --

 

[sjarvis00]

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I spent the last year + working on a roof mounted wind generator and after several design chalenges and changes I have something that actually works. I had to scrap the smallest design at 1.8 Kw and move to 3.5 Kw as teh smallest solution. I would be more than happy to share experiences, success and failures both in regards to this. feel free to call anytime.

 

[Kassaundra]

Okla

so sorry about your dog, that is always a hard choice, but you made the best choice for your pet, even though it breaks your heart.

 

[Fanaticalchickenlady]

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I used one of my Purina feed bags, you know, the pretty ones, and made a bag out of it. My sewing machine didn't make good stitches on it, though. One side the stitches were too loose. I think it was the bottom. I had a serger once, and never did get the thing figured out. I hated threading it, so I finally sold it on ebay. Good luck with the sewing.

 

[sshavney]

Good afternoon everyone! I was reading up on Diatomaceous Earth and it's health benefits. I'm sure alot of you already know about this but I am absolutley fascinated by it. This website that sells it posted this on there website (sorry it's taking up so much space) I thought it to be an interesting read. If anybody has any experience taking DE personally and not just for chickens and other animals I would love to hear about it.

This came from www.earthworkshealth.com

Diatomaceous Earth - Human Use
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH HEALTH BENEFITS!

Just a Teaspoon In Juice Daily Gains Human Health Benefits!
Mix with your favorite liquid and stir occassionally.
There is no unpleasant taste to Diatomaceous Earth.

Diatomaceous Earth Health Benefits
Our Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth is 89% SILICA
There is no life without Silica. In 1939, Nobel Prize Doctor Butenant proved that "Life can not exist without Silica". In the 2003 book "Water & Salt" Dr. Barbara Hendel states that "Silica is the most important trace element in human health". Silica plays an important role in many body functions and has a direct relationship to mineral absorption and health. The average human body holds approximately seven grams of silica, a quantity far exceeding the figures for other important minerals such as iron.
Diatomaceous Earth Health Benefits Due To Silica and Mother Nature:
Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Osteoperosis, Weight Loss, Cosmetics, Hair, Nails, Teeth & Gums, Energy, Bacteria, Mucus, Anti-Aging, Urinary Infections, Headache.
The very NATURE of the Silica shells in Diatomaceous Earth adds value!
(See our Diatomaceous Earth Video at the bottom of our Home Page).

** NATURAL supplements in the USA require FDA mandated disclaimers. Ours is below.

MY NAME IS LARRY SMITH. (I own this company). For better health, people like me and my family take one or two tablespoons of Diatomaceous Earth in a liquid every day. Many people benefit from just one teaspoon daily! At my house, we mix it with grapefruit juice. Others mix the DE with water, soda pop, juice, or whatever liquid they like. Some even use DE in protein shakes, applesauce and yogurt. Our Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth is pure. There is no actual flavor or taste to it. Since DE does not dissolve, stirring the mixture several times as you drink it will prevent settling. Some folks experience higher energy levels, so it is probably best not to take just before sleeping. Not to worry about taking too much. Any excess silica not needed by the body is naturally eliminated through the blood stream, kidneys and intestines.
-Let's lift a glass together in a toast to Diatomaceous Earth: "Here's To Better Health!"

ORDER NOW FOR DIATOMACEOUS EARTH HEALTH BENEFITS!

Lower High Blood Pressure!
Of the thousands of people that are using Diatomaceous Earth, most that have high blood pressure have reported that it has gone down. It has been so thrilling to talk to people all over the United States and have them tell their stories. We are not just talking a few points---we are talking about LIFE-CHANGING numbers. Doctors are amazed--customers are amazed---You will be too.

Lower High Cholesterol!
Just as Diatomaceous Earth health benefits include lowering blood pressure--it has also been lowering cholesterol!!. I have not talked with one person that has high cholesterol that has not had lower numbers after taking Diatomaceous Earth. Most are reporting 40-60 points lower after only 2 weeks on DE. I know it sounds too good to be true, but it works!

Just recieved this feedback from a user:
"I have been on DE for 6 months now and I just had my lab work done. My triglycerides have been reduced from 495 down to 203. I have so much more energy and my hair and nails are growing so much better. My husband has had High Blood Pressure and since being on the dirt, his BP is now in the normal range. It has also helped with my varicose veins and I no longer have any pain from them.."
.... Rhonda from Louisiana

Osteoporosis & Joints!
Osteoporosis is a symptom of the aging process. As calcium in our body system depletes, our bones become brittle and weak. Taking only a calcium supplement can not correct or stop this threatening and crippling disease because the body cannot assimilate and make use of the calcium without the presence of silica. Evidence suggests that, instead of affecting healing, supplemental mineral calcium, on the contrary, accelerates the leaching away of bone calcium and thus hastens the degenerative process of osteoporosis and similar diseases that affect the supportive and connective tissues in the human body.

For Osteoporosis, silica can stop the pain and even restore the body's self repair process. Osteoporosis symptoms attack women primarily after menopause but the degenerative process starts much earlier in their younger days. More women are dying of fractures caused by osteoporosis than of cancer of the breast, cervix, and uterus combined.

Silica is responsible for the depositing of minerals into the bones, especially calcium. It speeds up the healing of fractures and also reduces scarring at the site of a fracture. More and more research evidence shows that through a transmutation process, silica is turned into calcium when it is needed. That is why some scientists refer to silica as a precursor of calcium. Even when calcium is insufficient, the body can turn silica into calcium that the bones need.

Natural Weight Loss!
We have been getting hundreds of reports from all over the United States that DE is helping people lose weight. Everyone is saying that DE taken in the morning helps curb their appetite throughout the day. Just one more reason to take it everyday!!

Detox Your Body!
Diatomaceous Earth health benefits reported to inlude detox! According to Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN and Galen D. Knight, PhD in their article "Mad as a Hatter" there is no better product to detox HEAVY METALS and RADIATION from your body than with Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth!


Nature's Internal Cosmetic!
In Europe and Asia, Diatomaceous Earth health benefits are widely recognized to include use as a health and beauty product for hair, skin, nails, bones, and joints. They have no FDA.

Tissue degeneration accelerates due to aging when connective tissue develops an increasing inability to retain moisture when left unassisted. Silica can help slow the degenerative process of connective tissue. With silica, vitality and life, which are often lost as the years accumulate, can be naturally maintained or even restored to your skin. Collagen, largely made up of silica, is the glue that holds us together. If our body has enough silica glucosaminoglycane, the collagen will make us look younger. Silica helps with skin problems and injuries including itching, rashes, abscesses, boils, acne, callouses, warts, eczemas, burns, frostbite, benign skin sores, insect bites and bed sores.

If you regularly follow a silica regimen, your skin will keep its young look. A good silica supplementation program works far better than other products for maintaining healthier and longer lasting collagen.

Hair That Grows!
Hair is nature's greatest beauty enhancer. Hair deserves to be pampered. Hair at 90 micrograms per gram is almost as rich in silica as are healthy bones, which contain 100 micrograms per gram. Silica is a major component of hair. Using a good silica supplement should be part of your ongoing hair care program for revitalizing hair. Silica helps to prevent baldness, stimulates healthier hair growth and assures beautiful shine, luster and strength.

Teeth and Gums!
By hardening the enamel, silica prevents cavities and preserves teeth. Silica also prevents bleeding gums, gum atrophy, and recession that causes the loosening of teeth, which could ultimately lead to tooth loss. Silica effectively fights ulceration and the decay of bones, teeth and also lessens inflammation.

Tough As Nails!
Your nail plates are complex protein structures that grow four to five millimeters per month on average. With silica supplementation, fragile nails become normal within a short period of time. Silica will beautify the appearance of your nails and improve their hardness, making them shinier and less prone to breaking.

The restorative effects of silica will be most noticeable on your hair, skin, nails and teeth. Our skin and hair require silica essentially for the same purpose as do other tissues. As we know, the supporting collagen underneath the skin enhances elasticity and beauty. Collagen owes that quality to silica, which provides a beautiful complexion that is more than skin deep.

MORE BENEFITS!

Silica lowers bad cholesterol and raises good
Silica fades age spots
Silica stimulates metabolism for higher energy levels
Diatomaceous earth has a negative charge and bacteria has a positive charge. It is believed that diatomaceous earth sweeps bacteria out of the body by trapping it in its honeycomb shaped skeletal form.
Silica supplementation helps repair and maintain vital lung tissues and protects them from pollution. By maintaining or restoring the elasticity of lung tissues, silica reduces inflammation in bronchitis.
It acts as a cough decreasing agent. Silica tones the upper respiratory tract (nose, pharynx, larynx) and reduces swelling because of its positive action on the lymphatic system.
Silica supplementation keeps menopause free of stress and helps to prevent many unwanted side-effects of menopause
Silica works with other antioxidants to prevent premature aging and to preserve youthfulness.
Silica can help prevent kidney stones and heal infections of the urinary tract. It is a natural diuretic which can increase excretion of urine by 30 percent, thus flushing the water-excreting system and restoring normal function to these vital organs.
The presence of sufficient silica in the intestines will reduce inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can cause disinfection in the case of stomach and intestinal mucus and ulcers. Silica can prevent or clear up diarrhea and its opposite, constipation.
Silica will help normalize hemorrhoidal tissues.
In regulating and normalizing the bowels, silica has a pleasant side effect; it can alleviate lower back pain, which often troubles the elderly.
Silica proves effective with female discharge, abscesses and ulcers in the genital area and cervix, as well as mastitis (especially for breast feeding mothers).
The intake of silica acts as a supportive treatment for inflammation of the middle ear. Because of the beneficial effectiveness on the lymphatic system, silica can be used for swelling of the lymph nodes in the throat.
Has anti-inflammatory disinfecting, absorbing and odor binding effects.
Silica can normalize circulation and regulate high blood pressure (hypertension).
Silica can decrease vertigo, headache, tinnitus (buzzing of the ears) and insomnia.
Silica can help diabetes by promoting synthesis of elastase inhibitor by the pancreas.
Silica can help arterial disease by strengthening the blood vessels. Studies confirm that with age, silica disappears from the aorta, the heart's key blood vessel, thus weakening its critical connective tissue and resulting in a greater cardiac risk.
Silica can help prevent Tuberculosis.
By improving the elasticity of the joints, silica helps rheumatism.
Silica has inhibitory effects on coronary diseases.
Silica can help avoiding or alleviating Alzheimer's disease by preventing the body from absorbing aluminum and may flush out aluminum from the tissues. Silica can stimulate the immune system.
DOSAGE:
Daily silica needs of humans are 20-30 mg. In years past, our bodies would get enough silica from our diet. Unfortunately, many of the foods we now eat have lost their nutritional value due to soil nutrient depletion, food processing, and chemicals. Supplemental use of Perma-Guard Diatomaceous Earth is essential to total body health.

REQUIRED FDA DISCLAIMER: *
Content on this site is for reference purposes only, based on reviews from users of diatomaceous earth. It is not intended to substitute for advice given by a physician, pharmacist, or other licensed healthcare professional. User statements regarding this dietary supplement have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. Those with health problems, pregnancy or who are nursing are specifically advised that they should consult their physician before taking any nutritional supplement.

Any food grade diatomaceous earth uses other than those approved by the EPA, FDA, or USDA are strictly reports of what hundreds of users as well as we ourselves have done with diatomaceous earth.

 

[Sooner]

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oh Wayne, I am so sorry about your little baby!

 

[janbcoo1]

Hi Ksane and everyone!
Mitzi, I'm glad you found Farmers Grain in Edmond ok - I didn't realize that you don't turn on 2nd, you turn on Market Street! Sorry about that.

The hazard warning on the organic DE is there to let you know that DE acts as a "drying agent" and as such needs to be handled with some caution. We put it on our girls to help dry up pecking holes that occasionally happen when some of the girls get hot and tempermental with their coop mates. We isolate the injured bird and put a little DE right on the open skin. We find it helps dry the blood and close the wound quickly - within just a couple of days! What we are careful of is to not let it get in their eyes (or ours!) as it will dry out the membranes fast. If in spreading DE around you should get some in your eyes, just use a good commercial eye drop to rinse your eyes and you'll be OK. Or you can wear safety goggles.

Also, because DE is a drying agent, we sprinkle it around on the ground in the chickens' favorite parts in their run. It helps keep the run clean because it drys up coop poop in nothing flat. We can rake the run very easily then. We also sprinkle DE inside the coops and the boxes (we use deep layering with alternating DE/straw/DE/chips/DE. This keeps the coop and boxes less odorous and much easier to clean. I understand that it helps keep mites at a minimum too.

DE can also be used to "dust" any animals (keeping aware of the eye thing) to help repel noxious insects. Insects do not like the stuff because it consists of tiny ground up shell which gets into their hard-shelled bodies and acts like jewlers' dust grinding them to death. We put a layer all around the foundation of our house and sprinkle it around the gardens to discourage lots of pests - including ants! We dust our roses and have no aphids. The only thing we have found that it has no effect on is digger wasps (cicada wasps) and we get them with ammonia.
Hope this helps.

Jan

OK, off to see Harry today.

Have a good day everyone and keep as cool as you can.

 

[jcatblum]

My serger & I are friends, at least for now. Finished 10 bags. No cute ones, just atwoods bags. Now I need to hunt down more feed bags. DD wants to use the horse oats bag as part of a gift for her horse loving cousin. I did use the sewing machine for the top seem & to secure the handles. Had problems with the bobbin tension. Tension was fine for fabric but bobbin thread almost looked like a zig zag stitch on the feed bags. Took some adjusting but think I got the bobbin issue worked out.