Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[BDutch]

Maybe it was because they prefer them with a dash of lemon.

I recommend you open a chicken restaurant. If they really like it , it will show on the fees you get.

 

[fuzzi]

It's cold and raining. They're out of the wet and wind, roosting on their feet.

Notice they're still segregating themselves?

Rahab is smart, she wedged herself in between two roos. I bet she's nice and toasty warm.

I'm hoping Carbon feels better tomorrow.

 

[MrsNorthie]

In my case I'm writing about dreid green split peas that have been fermented.
Nobody liked them.

I soaked and lightly cooked ours with the barley before mixing it in with the fermented 'mash'. They picked out and ate all the peas first.

 

[TropicalChickies]

perhaps you want to try a little experiment? So when I was reading up to reacquaint myself with the pea issues, to answer Royal Chick's question, I was reminded that a squirt of lime juice makes peas more digestible (something to do with vitamin C). Not having a lime to hand, but a lemon, I added a few drops of lemon juice to the bowls before serving tea. There are definitely fewer peas left tonight. Maybe that was because we had cold drizzle all day long so the flock did a lot less foraging than usual. Maybe it was because they prefer them with a dash of lemon. Could/would you test it sometime while you've still got peas in the mix?

I think it's the acidity in lime or lemon that makes beans more digestible. I usually add a little cider vinegar to bean dishes while I'm cooking them.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Hi folks,

I want to say thank you to @RoyalChick @Perris @ManueB (regulars on this thread) for your kind comments regarding my hen Rusty's sudden onset of illness two days ago. She likely has a reproductive infection triggered by molting (and laying the whole time she's been molting ), but it could be something else. But definitely an infection, by the smell and symptoms. I'm treating her with the help of experienced keepers @TwoCrows @Wyorp Rock @coach723 @azygous who are always there to lend their knowledge and support. The updates about her condition and treatment are posted here if anyone else wants to follow
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...t-other-details-provided-please-help.1605170/

I had just recently been feeling so happy and grateful to have a fundamentally healthy tribe -- active, roaming, breeding, laying, hatching, fighting, raising chicks -- all the good stuff, finally, after years of struggling with the sick hens in my first group. I guess this illness of Rusty's is a reminder to stay vigilant; anything can happen at any time.

I've been going to bed late after Rusty's last dose of medicine and waking up six hours later to give her another, plus fretting overnight of course, so I'm exhausted. But Rusty is fighting this off, and I will always help a fighter if I can.

To cheer me up, mum Dusty and her chick Slash spent the early morning with me in the kitchen, preening each other.

Here's to chickens and all the sorrow and grief and worry and joy and love and community they
bring...

 

[MrsNorthie]

I've been going to bed late after Rusty's last dose of medicine and waking up six hours later to give her another, plus fretting overnight of course, so I'm exhausted. But Rusty is fighting this off, and I will always help a fighter if I can.

Hang in there. Sending positive thoughts for Rusty to feel better soon!

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I gotta try this with other dried beans, just to see if it helps me. I have lots of dried beans on hand, thanks to Covid (I bought some when nobody knew what was going to happen and thought they might be a good thing to have on hand). I like beans except for one thing. Yeah, that thing.

If you soak the beans in water and baking soda you will get rid of a lot of the gas.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

A pinch of baking soda in the cooking water... I don't remember the why it works but it helps

I use the baking soda while soaking them over night.

 

[Perris]

I went back to sources to clarify about peas and citrus (and baking soda); it's Spector, Food for Life, p. 169ff. He says "the thickness of the seed coat can make the nutrients less accessible...a pinch of bicarbonate of soda in the soaking or cooking water creates an alkaline environment which helps to speed things up - though this doesn't necessarily improve absorption of nutrients as suggested on some popular food blogs. The phytic acids in legumes also make absorption of some nutrients more difficult, so you need to mix them with other foods...and although some cooks suggest otherwise, adding salt makes them softer and acidic tomatoes and citrus make them firmer...studies suggest that we can extract 20-50% more polyphenols if we mix a squeeze of lime and its vitamin C with our beans, which many cultures have been doing for centuries."

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ex Batts good morning one and all!

Temperature is in the 50s and cloudy.

Have a great day!