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[artsyrobin]

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ok, thanks!! what do the ES do? is it a different type of salt?

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Quote: Just be aware that anything you put on a turtles shell can effect the growth under it, it used to be a big deal to catch and paint turtles on the top of the shell then release them a lot were found later with deformed shells or deceased, It would be better to tattoo, microchip or notch the shell then photo the markings so you can prove it was yours, You could even engrave the plastron or carapace with a dremel tool and it would be permanent and safer than any glue or paint.

Edited for spelling and grammatical errors I have teachers in my family LOL

 

[Greybear23]

ok, thanks!! what do the ES do? is it a different type of salt?

You might look up Epsum Salts, it is not really a sal but is very mineral rich, I had a site saved but can't find it, just Google Epsum Salts. It is good for a lot of things, not just to soak in!!! LOL Lynn

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

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Hiya Lynn, just wondering really but I know Epsom salts is used as a laxative for people I wonder if it would have the same effect on chickens? and would that cause issues with keeping them hydrated in the heat if it does? If I remember right it works for people cause it causes water to void through the bowel.

 

[Greybear23]

Hiya Lynn, just wondering really but I know Epsom salts is used as a laxative for people I wonder if it would have the same effect on chickens? and would that cause issues with keeping them hydrated in the heat if it does? If I remember right it works for people cause it causes water to void through the bowel.

You may be right there, I was thinking of the mineral benifits, but it might not be good for dehydration!!!! Thanks for bringing that up!!! Oh and Bill I have a side by side fridge I was thinkin of makin a bator out of, what you think??? Lynn

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Quote: I thought about doing that seemed to me that the heat could be on the narrow side and and blown in at the bottom with the return at the top, I have one I was considering but then I took the doors off of it and center divider out and my goats like to lay in and on it I think it must be cool being white and insulated, I think you could make a bator out of one real easy though.

 

[Buster52]

Hiya Buster, my next door neighbor gave me a couple of old trampoline covers and one frame the material has made a great shade cover for one of my pens I was thinking about adding some height to the frame and making a round pen for young birds, it could be moved easy enough and has a built in cover as long as the chickens didn't start jumping on it LOL I suppose one wouldn't have to raise it but I have issues with crawling into low spaces,

Thanks Elwood. Actually, that idea has occurred to me before, when I saw my neighbor's. I thought it would make a nice shade for a broiler pen. But alas, I have no way to haul them right now, and haven't really been looking hard enough. I hope to change the hauling part tomorrow, though. A fruit stand is closing and they are auctioning off a big trailer, a walk in fridge, and several glass front display fridges, so I'm taking the day off to go to the auction. I could use all that stuff for my meat bird market endeavors.

 

[Buster52]

Buster52 - Thanks for the egg mobile information. Mine isn't built yet, but the plans are on paper and the lumber is in the barn. My boat trailer has hay on it right now, but it's destined to be the movable base for my venture. I'm collecting the necessary accessories, like the electric netting, so that I can have an operational egg mobile next season. I like the wagon wheel description for access to fresh grass. That makes a lot of sense to me.

Excellent. Make sure you post pics when done. Or even before! Mine is just a big cotton trailer with tin walls, nothing fancy. But I have seen some really nice ones. Very good marketing tools if done right.

 

[Ksane]

hey guys- does this recipe look right for electrolytes? i converted it to gallon, just need you to double check the amounts'
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1 Qt. Water
2 tsp. Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

1 gal4 qts)

8t sugar
2 t salt
2 t baking soda

I found this:

When the H1N1 virus was in its prime, many people developed kits to deal with the illness and make themselves feel better. Southern Utah University came up with a flu kit complete with its own electrolyte replacement fluid recipe.
Take 2 qts. water,
1 tsp. baking soda,
1 tsp. salt and
7 tbsp. of sugar and mix together. You can add in a packet of sugar-free drink mix, such as Kool Aid, to give your drink some flavor, and you can also make ice cubes and ice pops out of the drink, if desired.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/501871-homemade-electrolyte-replacement-fluids/#ixzz1ylAra0fJ

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]That would be excellent for drinking when you're outside all day. I wish I'd have seen this info 2 days ago.[/FONT]

 

[MacGuyver]

Hey Nanakat I think!!! Here is a pic I borrowed, this is NOT my rooster, even though I wish he was, he's gorgeous, but anyways in the back ground you can see the basic of what I was talking about on the cages, I used feed sacks shingled up on both side cause their cheap and more insulating from the heat than a tarp!!! I put my roost pole the opposite way to his too so they are up under the cover when on the roost!! Lynn

Oh wow! What breed rooster is this? He's so pretty! I've never seen a breed with such teeny combs and wattles. He looks like a hen except for that big ol' tail. Do they overheat? I read somewhere they dissipate heat through their comb. I bet he's winter hardy though. So gorgeous.