Re: Nutrition, Selenium and Chickens I heard that chickens who live naturally have more selenium in their eggs than chickens who live apartment-style in chicken coops. Why? It seems that the selenium and other minerals are absorbed through the chicken's toes as they scratch the soil with their toenails.
> Bill Kingsbury wrote: > > > > 5-21-98, Joe asked: > > > > > >Just wondering how silver, selenium etc. is replaced in depleated > > >soils. Most fertilizer does not have these things in it. CS made > > >even by Cisco's method would be expensive on large scale farms. > > >Joe > > > > > > > Some thing to consider: > > > > Many soils are 'dead', but not actually 'depleted'. Live soil > > contains micro-organisms that transfer the inorganic minerals > > to plant roots in a useable form. > > > > The answer includes adding and encouraging 'beneficial' micro- > > organisms -- exactly as in human digestion. Many companies sell > > soil and composting 'super bacteria' -- see 'Acres, U.S.A.', > > the monthly newspaper for listings (e-mail: i...@acresusa.com ). > > > > Or call toll-free (U.S. & Canada) 1-800-355-5313 for a free copy > > of their 80-page eco-ag book catalog, and ask for a (FREE) sample > > issue of Acres, U.S.A. URL: http://www.acresusa.com/ > > > > (Note: Garlic and/or cayenne tea is a good fungicide/insecticide.) > > > > Remineralizing depleted soils is often done by adding rock dust. > > Rock dust is obtainable from 'rock crusher' left-overs (usually > > found near a quarry) where gravel is made, to be used in concrete. > > Crushed granite, I believe, is high in silver, since silver is > > usually mined from granite rock. You can buy rock dust -- see > > Acres, U.S.A., for sources. > > > > Many answers for reviving 'trace-mineral depleted soils' are > > available from: > > > > David Yarrow at Turtle EyeLand > > URL: http://www.estrie.com/macphi/yarrow > > > > Look for the following articles: > > > > 1. LAVA FERTILITY > > ----------------- > > by John R. Meader > > Acres USA, April '92, > > Vol. 22 No. 4 > > > > 2. Bread From Stones > > ------------------ > > by John David Mann > > Solstice magazine > > May 1988, pg. 51 > > > > 3. Animal, Vegetable or Mineral? > > Introduction to > > Soil Remineralization with Rock Dust > > ------------------------------------- > > > > 4. Trace Elements: Missing Links > > ------------------------------- > > > > 5. Restore the Earth : Regenerate Nature > > Soil Remineralization > > TRACE MINERALS AND SOIL > > secret solution for health > > --------------------------- > > by David Yarrow > > > > 6. How to Make Topsoil > > Recycling Garbage into Greengold > > ---------------------------------- > > by David Yarrow > > Earth Visions #2, Fall '91 > > > > --Bill > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
