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[TherryChicken]

for real.

 

[Dragonfly75]

yay I'm glad your birds got it so fast i tried for 3 solid months and they still wouldn't do it.

oh man! So do they roost in the floor of the coop? What did you use for their roost? We used a 2x4. My husband read that it is easier on their feet than a dowel rod. We also have poop boards with stall dry in them. Makes cleaning up the poop super easy!

 

[tiedyemommy]

Congrats! Looks like you have a wonderful color assortment in your basket. A blue, olive, brown and white, makes me wonder what color egg your 5th lady will lay.

Who knows? Red's egg colors vary slightly, so do Goldie's (the light blue's)...I don't know, yet, who's laying the olive greens (my husband guesses it's Olive, but I think it's Shed). Hope we find out soon. Would be fantastic to have all five ladies laying.

 

[magpiesing]

About a week ago I asked for advice on getting my girls to roost on their roosts instead of the floor. After a week of physically putting them on the roost, last night I went to "put them to bed" and all 4 were already in the roost! Yay! Was easier than potty training my kids! Lol

Good deal! And it only took a week. We're still working on our gang. Every night we go put them to bed and DH moves them from the boxes to the roosts. Most of them are getting it, but still have a couple that want to get on the rafters. Hazel, the brown leghorn is the worst holdout. She knows too. DH will tell here to get down and she flys to the floor and then makes her way up the ladder. The main problem is the big girls want to spread out and leave little room for the teenagers so everybody gets rearranged until they settle and then we turn the lights off. They are still where we put them the next morning.

 

[magpiesing]

We gave away a dozen to some friends, this morning, & we ate this bunch tonight. Mmm Eggs!

What a beautiful color pallet of eggs!!! I hope to get some next spring that will add to my assortment. Only get white and shades of brown for now. But still delicious!!

 

[magpiesing]

This is the third day it has rained and we're not done yet, living 90 miles from the coast can be a mixed blessing.. Not complaining really, it could be bone dry. Told DH last night it's too wet to mow and the grass is getting so high we might have to bale it!

 

[RachaelS]

Most probiotics seem to be yogurt, or milk shake based, which I can't eat. Do you know of any probiotics that are not dairy based?

Sauerkraut! It is super easy to make at home (we just did it). The thing I found interesting is there is NO Vinegar involved in the process. Just cabbage and salt. Also, pretty much anything fermented.

http://www.realfoodkosher.com/simple-sauerkraut-a-probiotic-superfood/

 

[mommacassey]

I use some probiotics made by Nature Made. I'm not sure where they start out--they are basically the same probiotics that would be found in yogurt. Digestive Advantage also has a good probiotic gummy--that's the only way I can get my man to have some.

 

[Brookshire11]

Sauerkraut! It is super easy to make at home (we just did it). The thing I found interesting is there is NO Vinegar involved in the process. Just cabbage and salt. Also, pretty much anything fermented.

http://www.realfoodkosher.com/simple-sauerkraut-a-probiotic-superfood/

Yeah! Check out 'Nourished Kitchen" online. They're on facebook, pinterest, they have a blog, etc.
They have a lot of fermented foods, which are like probiotics in the fact that they promote a healthy gut.

 

[back2simplelife]

Most probiotics seem to be yogurt, or milk shake based, which I can't eat. Do you know of any probiotics that are not dairy based?

We are dairy, soy and half of us have issues with gluten. about 90% processed free. Our staples are nuts, seeds, beans and other legumes. My family will occasionally eat chicken, but my stomach just can't handle it anymore. I refuse to go completely without things like cheese so I have learned how to make it so we can all eat it! As far as probiotics go, there are several ones you can take in a cap/tab forum. Just look for "vegan". We eat fermented anything, any chance we can get. All of us are sensitive to dairy, so regular yogurt is not an option. They do make coconut as well as almond yogurt (which is also super easy to make) We CAN handle Milk kefir as odd as it sounds, as long as it's raw organic milk used. However, our go to is Kombucha! I have a continuous brewing system and my family goes through about 4-5 gallons a week. Digestive enzymes also help. I think they main thing really is to rebuild your gut flora, then maintain it at a healthy level after. Beef takes the longest to digest so it's pretty much just sitting in your gut and rotting. That is why it effects those of us with "gut issues" so bad. Have you tried eating lots of leafy greens after? That did help me before I was diagnosed with PA, since then nothing but avoiding it works. I actually feel the best eating a raw plant based diet.