PROBIOTICS for you and your chickens

[AndreaS]

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Good point! I hadn't thought of that! Kombucha-sourdough bread, anyone?

 

[AndreaS]

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That's normal! I would go ahead and strain it and make another batch, or You could let it sit for another 24 hours. It goes through an adjustment phase before it really gets going. I gave my first few batches to my animals.

Thank you so much - Overall, I am so excited to try something so good for me, and hopefully it will help the carpal tunnel I have that is so brutally painful....................

You know, I remember a naturopath telling me once that joint pain can actually be related to digestive issues. She said that often times a person who has leaky gut syndrome will Leach partially undigested foods into their bodies, causing a toxicity which will show up as joint pain due to inflammation. In which case, probiotics would probably help.

Not sure about carpel tunnel though.

can't hurt!

You could try making a tincture with anti inflammatory and pain relieving herbs...

Good luck!

 

[kisha]

Hello all!

Whew! This thread is such a wealth of information!!! I'm still a lurker (without chickens

) and reading this thread has convinced me to purchase some kefir grains. I bought some grains from the kefirlady and got them yesterday. They are halfway through the first 24 hour process and the milk is starting to smell a bit yeasty. I can't wait until the grains start doing their thing!

 

[Miss Lydia]

...kisha, your life will not be the same when you get chickens, they are such a joy. And we're such good enablers that it rubs off on everyone who comes in to visit.

 

[Ukyou]

Do any of you ferment your own vegetables? That is also supposed to be very good for you, and I am looking for others to bounce ideas off of. So far fermented gingered carrots have been my favorite.

 

[AndreaS]

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Yep! If you look at the first few pages of this thread, they were discussing fermenting veggies.
have you read the book "wild fermentation" ? Lots of good recipes there!

I haven't started yet, but I desperately want the fermentation crock they recommended here!

 

[Ukyou]

I knew people were wanting to try, I just wasn't sure if anyone had. I use normal quart and large pickle jars. If I need to close them up I just put a balloon over the top and that lets the air expand out with out letting any new air in. I have made fermented ginger, carrots, beets, daikon, and mustard. I am looking for someone that has tried to make a three bean salad or Tonkatsu sauce.

 

[Chickielady]

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Wow, good post, I never even thought about the fact that these (and sour dough) could be completely different yeast cultures.

Oh, and anyone else with celieac or wheat intolerances: MSG is monosdium GLUTemate.
And, Blue Cheese (all kinds including gorganzola) are cultured on bred loaves.
The eyasts are encouraged to grow, then at the proper time, the cultures are somehow liquified and injected by syringe into cheese wheels, thus sometimes you buy a chunk of cheese and see the straight tunnel of blue left by the syringe.
Sad, I cannot eat cheese cultures by blue molds anymore either.
Dang, I love Blue Cheese.
I have a project today of researching aroma therapies, essential oils to help chankras, AND work on a better understanding the kefir.
Thanks for everyone's help!

 

[Chickielady]

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Thank you so much - Overall, I am so excited to try something so good for me, and hopefully it will help the carpal tunnel I have that is so brutally painful....................

You know, I remember a naturopath telling me once that joint pain can actually be related to digestive issues. She said that often times a person who has leaky gut syndrome will Leach partially undigested foods into their bodies, causing a toxicity which will show up as joint pain due to inflammation. In which case, probiotics would probably help.

Not sure about carpel tunnel though.

can't hurt!

You could try making a tincture with anti inflammatory and pain relieving herbs...

Good luck!

Also a very good and true point.
The digestive stuff leaking can circulate and cause irritation in the sonovial fluids in joints...lots of "stuff" can get "caught" in joints.
Having a Tablespoon of Food Grade DE in 8 oz of water each morning for 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off is what I do. This mixture should gently 'scrub' the intestines, absorb alot of toxins, and do away with any parasites...so my animals and myself all get our dose.
I will get right back with a link.

A good link that covers alot of points:
http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/defaq.html

http://www.bing.com/search?q=diatemacous+earth&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IE8SRC

So I get 50# bags of wonderful clean food grade DE, for $27 at my feed store and use in poop trays under roosts, in dust baths mixed with sand for the birds to dust bathe in during muddy months

3 hens bathing

the dust tub minus birds.
OK, I am now off the thread subject so I will shut up!

 

[AlabamaChickenLady]

Chickielady.... I also thought the Kefir grains everyone was talking about was actually grains of wheat, rice, barley, etc. I was picturing in my mind this little cloth bag that had all of the grain in it and then put into the milk. So don't feel bad, alot of us thought that way also. I figured it out from this thread and from researching it online.

Ernie or AndreaS.... I made my first batch of Kefir yesterday, and I followed all the directions. This morning I seperated the grains, and started a new batch. My question is this... It did not get thick and I didn't have any wrey. I did have a few small kurds, and it did taste tart. Is that normal?? I made the new batch in the same jar. I did not wash the jar though. I think I read on here that I should only wash the jar about every 3 batches. Is that right??

Sorry to bug you guys, but I just want to make sure I'm doing it right. Also, I have alot of canned peaches. Can I use them to make Kefir smoothies? My DH says that I can't because they are not fresh.