Protecting Hens from Japan Fallout!

[Katy]

I spent a lot of time in my younger years worrying about things I had no control over. Now I realize how much time I wasted doing that and so for quite a few years now I'm very picky about what I choose to stress out over. My life is much happier now than it was back then. That is why I say I'm not going to waste my time worrying about what may or may not happen.

I wasn't born yet, but there was a time back in 1945 that the US government must not have been too worried about radiation reaching the US from Japan.

 

[WhySayWhat]

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Agreed... There are people in the US "closer" to Japan than I (I live on the eastern side of Washington), but even if it were to "reach US soil"...the radiation would have to travel a minimum distance of 4500 miles (if it shot over in a straight line), but more like 6000 miles as it meanders through the wind streams. If "we" saw any radiation increase, it would be minimal at best. That info, of course, ignores HI which is a little closer.

It does make me giggle though when the news here reports that every store in town has sold out of Potassium Iodide/Iodine...by itself, it ain't gonna save your hiney from radiation anyway.

 

[crtrlovr]

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Absolutely -- x2

 

[SassyKat6181]

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[BlackBart]

just my opinion
But if our chickens get sick from radiation poisoning then we have bigger problem.

 

[dsqard]

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I also don't think that the US Government was real worried about the fallout from the testing in Nevada in the 1950's.

 

[Katy]

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I also don't think that the US Government was real worried about the fallout from the testing in Nevada in the 1950's.

True.....those tests I do remember!

 

[difranco]

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Kelp is the key here. Add Kelp to your chickens diet as it is a natural source of iodine. You should be able to find it at Asian Supermarkets, pet shops specializng in Saltwater Aquariums and puchase online.

Kelp is full of vitamins and minerals and is used in several specialty chicken feeds. http://www.lionsgrip.com/intro.html

 

[easttxchick]

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Kelp is the key here. Add Kelp to your chickens diet as it is a natural source of iodine. You should be able to find it at Asian Supermarkets, pet shops specializng in Saltwater Aquariums and puchase online.

Kelp is full of vitamins and minerals and is used in several specialty chicken feeds. http://www.lionsgrip.com/intro.html

Totally unrelated to topic, but kelp is FANTASTIC any time for ducks, too.

Sorry, just an FYI.

 

[difranco]

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Kelp is the key here. Add Kelp to your chickens diet as it is a natural source of iodine. You should be able to find it at Asian Supermarkets, pet shops specializng in Saltwater Aquariums and puchase online.

Kelp is full of vitamins and minerals and is used in several specialty chicken feeds. http://www.lionsgrip.com/intro.html

Totally unrelated to topic, but kelp is FANTASTIC any time for ducks, too.

Sorry, just an FYI.

I drive out to the beach and collect it once a year, take it home dry it and feed it to the chickens over the year. I may have to skip this year or purchase from an east coast distributor so as not to get tainted kelp.