Archives for June 2024
Yesterday morning I came up with one teenage chicken short when I went out to feed. I found the poor thing 3/4 slimed (and dead) after an attempted swallow by a snake who thought he/she could eat said teenage chicken, and then changed its mind when it realized said teenage chicken was too big. Snake’s eyes were bigger than his/her mouth.
So frustrating (not to mention sad)
I’m giving something new a try in the coop. Last night I sprinkled cinnamon bark oil on all the roosting areas (smelled amazing btw).
No casualties noted this morning…. so I’m just gonna continue this practice for awhile until said teenage chickens are bigger.
Has anyone else used cinnamon oil successfully for this endeavor?
Animal Summit 2024
Are y’all watching the Animal Summit 2024? It’s included in your annual summit membership. I love that we have access to these videos year-round and they are LOADED with information on how to navigate holistic animal care with confidence and ease!
It is a game changer for our farm…. having saved us thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars over the years in animal care (not to mention the LIVES I am confident I have saved … and lengthened by using holistic care with our sweet farm-ily).
Sunscreen Hacks
I know I’m not the only one who has experienced this over the years….. as I have worked to clean up the inside of me, I came to notice that I no longer had issues with sunburn.
The standard American puts so many chemicals on themselves and in themselves which contribute to photosensitivity (including dozens of medication types).
Not so many decades ago, sunburns were not nearly the issue that they are now (nor was skin cancer btw). Cleaning up our bodies has some great “side effects”. This is just one of them.
I can think of several YL products that contribute to the “clean up to UV resistance process”.
Have you noticed this too?
Ningxia Red Creamsicles Recipe
Yes, please! #hotweathertreat
Way better for kiddos (and adults too!) than the toxic dyes, high fructose corn syrup, and other icky ingredients in the majority of freezer section desserts/treats.
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Medicating Normal Documentary
This is such an important documentary. I feel deeply for everyone who has gone through this, and for those who are aching as they work to get off of medication they should have never been on long-term (or at all in many cases) to begin with.
This is a topic I’m extremely passionate about, having watched people I know and love go through this, and also watched pharmacy clients decline as a result of polypharmacy, especially when it involves multiple psychiatric medications.
Mind, body, and spiritual health are intertwined.
Informed consent means being given all the pros and cons and then making a measured decision.
There is a time and a place for pharmaceuticals of course, but God didn’t design us to “require” medication to function long-term.
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