The root of my soft/thin shell egg problem. Not Calcium, Water issue

[PaulaJoAnne]

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My water tastes very good. No iron. The enviromental specialist said my water tastes ok because the things that make water taste bad is disolved, but still there.

I fiqured out I was dealing with Heavy metals because I my health issues. I'm very sentitive to chemical, additives, processed foods, gluten, sugar, etc. After I being on a very healthly diet I was still having off and on issues. Since i was only drinking water, I tested my water. Found some nasty things in the water. After only drinking distilled for 2 weeks my little nagging health issues stopped. I also check the 4 local communities all on wells on the National Tap Water Database. My water had very similar things that showed on the local cummunites test reports.

I would guess that the "Plant based" diet would be similar to what a free range chicken would eat. Probalby feed mixed with lots of greens, clover, alfalfa. Not much green stuff to free range on in the winter in Michigan. My hens are in a tractor in the spring-fall and get to free range a couple times a week.

If you can feed that hen a tiny bit of cilantro everyday, that can greatly help her get rid of the metals that are messing her up.
Good for you too

 

[patman75]

I should of posted this link

http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/home

This is where you can put in your zip code and see what what is in your water.

We have amazing well water, even though it has a wee bit if iron in it. It comes from an artisan well. Tests show its good stuff
My parents have perfect water, that comes from and underground river.
We also will readily drink water form many of the artisna springs around here, as the water they produce is outstanding.
So yes, there are plenty of good wells and springs around

Bottle some up and send to me.

Your lucky to have good water.​

 

[patman75]

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My water tastes very good. No iron. The enviromental specialist said my water tastes ok because the things that make water taste bad is disolved, but still there.

I fiqured out I was dealing with Heavy metals because I my health issues. I'm very sentitive to chemical, additives, processed foods, gluten, sugar, etc. After I being on a very healthly diet I was still having off and on issues. Since i was only drinking water, I tested my water. Found some nasty things in the water. After only drinking distilled for 2 weeks my little nagging health issues stopped. I also check the 4 local communities all on wells on the National Tap Water Database. My water had very similar things that showed on the local cummunites test reports.

I would guess that the "Plant based" diet would be similar to what a free range chicken would eat. Probalby feed mixed with lots of greens, clover, alfalfa. Not much green stuff to free range on in the winter in Michigan. My hens are in a tractor in the spring-fall and get to free range a couple times a week.

If you can feed that hen a tiny bit of cilantro everyday, that can greatly help her get rid of the metals that are messing her up.
Good for you too

Funny you should mention Cilantro. Cilantro is a great chelator of mercury and pulls mercury out of soft tissue. HOWEVER... it stirs up mercury in the body more than anything. You need to take other things (sulfur) to bind to the mercury. 10% will be exspelled through the urine while the other 90% will get dumped into the intestines. If you are not taking things to bind to the mercury it will be reabsorbed back into your body causing all sorts of issues.

I tried a cilantro based chelator after I removed my mercury filling and it gave me awefull headaches and eventually I went into a flare. I have Ulcertative Colitis, inflamation of the colon. I found out after I tried cilantro is not a good idea to dump mercury into your colon if it is inflamed.

Today I using EDTA chelation which exspells heavy metals through the urine. I dont want to have a flare again.

All fun over at my house.

 

[pardenx3]

I hope all of your health problems clear up as well. Best of luck!

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

Oh yes, sorry, I forgot to mention the Vitamin C you have to take as well.
I have to many amalgams, and have to be careful what I do, until I can get them out.

 

[chicksalot]

Thank you for sharing this info. There are many areas we now have to concern ourselves with these days, I hope many others read this thread.

 

[patman75]

4 days after I started giving my chickens filtered water and extra veggies my one hen that was having softshell issues is laying again.

 

[TipsyDog]

Thanks for posting this! It's valuable information that I wouldn't have thought of. Very interesting!

 

[Intheswamp]

Even though there's possible issues with wildbird droppings, polluted dust, etc.,. this sounds like a good place for a rain barrel and a gravity fed system with nipple waterers IF the coop has a metal roof. Compared to the heavy metals the air/rain pollutants might not be quiet as bad.

There are rain collection systems that will rinse/flush the roof first, diverting the the first water (leaves, dust, bird poop, etc.,) coming off the roof away from the catch barrels. Then, after the rinse/flush it will begin filling the barrels. Lot's of ideas out there.

Here's a pre-built (retail) downspout diverter (flusher).... Aquabarrel First Flush .

Here's a couple of ideas for using rain barrels... www.rain-barrel.net .

And lastly, here's a paper from ARSCA regarding catching rainwater... "RAINWATER CATCHMENT DESIGN AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS"

There's enough water in a 1" rain on a 10'x10' roof to rinse the roof and fill a 55 gallon drum.

You could even setup a homemade filter between the chicken waterers and the barrels if you wanted to.

Just some thoughts.

Best wishes and I'm glad you've gotten to the bottom of your maladies and on the mend!
Ed

 

[cybercat]

I am bumping this for it has very good info.