Quote: Please do, I think you will find it invaluable, though a lot of the same info in the dog and cat one is in the herbal handbook for farm and stable one. There is a separate book for cats I need to get as in her cat and dog one she doesn't focus on cats as much as she was a dog lover. Her editor didn't do the best job there.
I followed her cure for two forms of parvo (gastro and cardiac) with perfect success even though the pup was nearly dead; also I kept a son of that pup who is now one of the sole survivors of his litter after a strange new form of parvo (neuro and respiratory) decimated them. (This was confirmed at the vet's). The normally reared pups dropped like flies. Mine never even got sick. I blame vaccines for aiding in development of a new form of parvo, to be honest, it's a powerful disease and the less we throw 'character-building' treatments at it, the better. (Man made antibiotics can be considered boot camps for keen diseases with talent, really). This new parvo killed many older dogs that were also immune to the other parvo forms. It killed both vaccinated and unvaccinated stock because it was not caught in time. It will no doubt be the cause of much grief in future.
Here's a quote giving some background for those who don't know of Juliette de Bairacli Levy; she traveled the world seeking the ancient cures for the common, not-so-common and new modern diseases, and gathered proven medicinal lore from all cultures she could, which is literally invaluable for mankind and animals alike.
Quote: Quote: From her saliva as well as the natural world around them, via dirt and air and plant matter and water and insects, they receive many immunities and benefits that cage reared birds never experience healthwise, it's one reason they're so tough. And so happy.
Quote: Only if it was already in development during her brooding, which would then be classified as incomplete brooding; it means she was going to have to stop anyway because her body was gearing up to get back into the swing of production rather than staying in that 'idling' state of broodiness. There should be more info on some thread about how long it takes to produce an egg, but I think on average it takes about a week minimum, though hens vary greatly between individuals and breeds. There'd be more info somewhere around here.
Quote: Purslane is one of the herbs J.d.B.Levy uses, but I've not tried it yet.
Quote: In my experience only desperate chickens will eat pillbugs and earthworms. Mine used to be keen but the next generation and ever since will not touch. This I think is due to earthworms carrying many parasites for poultry and I've read that pillbugs are poop/refuse eaters/environment cleaners which are not actually that beneficial to eat due to secreting ammonia through their shells instead of via wastes.
she hatched out 14 They are so cute! That's a lot of babies! I switched to free ranging all day and feeding only at night. They weren't happy at first, but they've gotten used to it. I have 4 acres, so they have plenty to dig up! My little ones get free fed. My older girls look so much healthier being out all day.
