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[Chickielady]

I don't know how to post a link to another thread, but "Vitamin D supplement?" from April has one really wonderful post about vitamins and minerals. So far what I'm reading, hens can synthesize vit D from ultraviolet light "through" their feathers. Don't know what exactly "through" implies though. Several other threads I came up with when searching the subject also wondered about the connection between low light levels and shell-less eggs. So, it seems to be one factor.

the fact that I thought about consulting books before the internet, or even BYC, shows my age.

ha ha me too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My books are saying feed & especially greens high in D levels.
I also have lights in my coops, as I said before.
The coops have 1 window each but are under a huge fir tree and 1 coop gets little to no light from the sun.
So...I have clamp on type lights with equivialnt 60 watt bulbs in each coop on at 5AM and off at 5 PM, on a timer.
In all my coops.
As spring progresses I have to up the timer to match the days length.
In fall I reduce but never below 12 hrs of light a day.

 

[Chickielady]

We use to show our goats all over, have some nice stock. Im happy with just having them and no more breeding is fine with me.
Here is a picture of some of our kids..

OMG Cheri they are so adorable !!!!!!
The bottom 2 look as if they are nursing on the cat !
You are so lucky !!

 

[Chickielady]

I don't know if this helps, but I had a gout attack over the weekend. It was like ground glass from my foot to my knee.

My dad is on the "Gout Diet"
Also good for Kidney stones his doc says.
One thing he cannot eat is tomatoes, and Garlic........weirdest diet I ever heard of.

 

[pettec63]

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No they won't !! No moola!! That's why Terry said, we may have to go out in town!! It's crap!!

 

[Chickielady]

Top secret weapon! Now I just need to figure out how to reload ammo for caulking gunz !

So now ya gonna make us go nuts with anticipation ???????????

 

[Chickielady]

Just wanted to say Hi. I am from Central Washington (Wenatchee). We had chickens when I was a kid but this is our first foray into keeping our own chickens.
I am a mom to two boys (6 & 8) and we have a dog and now 8 chickens. I laugh because that is twice as many as I started out thinking we would get. AND I was in Coastal Farm and Ranch today and it took all my willpower not to buy another chicken, two ducks and a goose! Oh, and also, the baby Banties are SO CUTE!!!!
Anybody else from Wenatchee?

There are alot of them here & also another thread for E WA............you may wanna check that out.

 

[pettec63]

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Nope not that!! My dad has had that too!! youch!!! so sorry to hear that!! take care of yourself!! OH and by the way, I was born in MI and all my family lives there, except my sister! My parents moved back two years ago, they live in Capac, up near Emlay City (sp)

 

[Bleenie]

LOL, yes! Muscovies too! I totally spaced on that, I've been so frazzled trying to figure out what babies to keep and not keep... it's horrible trying to start a project because all the babies are SO CUTE

and skovie duckles ??????????? Well welcome to WA thread !

 

[Chickielady]

OK Fine if ya gotta know.

HA HA Looks like the thing the gynecologist uses..........you might wanna call around and see if any of them have any used ones...................

 

[Chickielady]

No they won't !! No moola!! That's why Terry said, we may have to go out in town!! It's crap!!

Does Terry ave insurance coverage for his wife ??????????????????????????????????????????????
Get on his plan regardless of the VA..........Teamsters has great coverage & much more options.