I am suggesting providing it/them in a quantity insufficient for egg production, not to omit it/them entirely. But it may be a hair-brained idea anyway :p
I guess that would depend on which amino acid(s) we would be talking about and how commonplace they might be in your forage. But to avoid...
@lightm it occurs to me that perhaps there is another way to halt egg production that involves no surgery; perhaps you want to run it by your vet? If what I've read about limiting amino acids is correct, surely a diet deficient in one or more of the right one(s) will stop a hen making eggs...
I need a range of emoticons for that post @lightm - happy, sad, shock, love, informative. Poor girl; I do hope the treatment works.
But wow is that expensive.
And I've not seen a lotus before; that looks exquisite.
It's often difficult to know what to do for the best with a sick chicken. But TLC is never an error. Good luck with Nougat, whatever her problem(s) really are.
thanks for those. There are a few more Asian shops in the exotics streets here I can try before resorting to online, but if I draw a blank, I now know where to go for it!
I am very poor at the flavour description game, but I wouldn't describe what I've got as 'sour' or 'astringent', which comes...
I got some Pu-Er tea yesterday, but I'm a bit confused. Inspecting the cylinder carton, I see the importer/exporter is in Guangdong; I think @lightm said Yunnan was the key province for this tea, so maybe I have been sold a different sort of Pu-Er. It doesn't smell or taste fermented. It's a...
Thanks for the link to the article on Pu-erh tea ManueB; very interesting. Next time I'm in the exotic food shops street I'll see if I can find some here to try :p
Try to banish that rotten feeling; you are giving her all the tlc she could wish for. Sometimes that's all we can do. Sometimes that's all the patient wants. :hugs
Some are in denial. Some assume it won't affect them and theirs and don't care what happens elsewhere. Some will even create natural havoc by targeting their enemies' natural environment (blow up a dam, poison the water etc.). Some think the tech bros will save the planet with smart solutions...
Poor Piou-piou and Lilly; I do hope they feel better very soon.
Most ideas seem to be contested these days, so the decisions made (or not made) by the lawmakers are the issue, I think. And it seems to me that the amount of friction or inertia that anybody who wants change has to overcome is...
in my experience these sentiments are felt stronger the more one has. It is a truism here that if you are collecting for charity, you will be given far more by the poor than by the rich.
because of your comment about being shouted at for making a very sensible suggestion! There are some real head cases on BYC :rolleyes::lol: (though not on this thread I think :p)
I'm a fan of old fashioned simple substances like soap and water, vinegar, bicarb, liquid paraffin, lemon juice, and...