Baking Soda For Sheep? - Homesteading Forum I guess the baking soda idea goes with the arguable theory that they will ingest what they need, just like from the mineral blocks most of us provide The theory is if the sheep feels a belly ache coming on, they will eat a little baking soda I know mine come in off the pasture and some will take just a few licks out of the bowl
Where do you get large quantities of baking soda? We buy 12 lb bags of Baking soda at Costco for $4 50 i like the fact that they are waterproof packages and manageable sizes Of course, I'll be in trouble when some druggie figures out how to make some drug using baking soda you should see the looks I get at Costco when I buy 2-3 bags at once! Camille
Sprinkled Baking Soda for Odor Control? - Homesteading Forum The odor is getting bad Can I spread baking soda on the ground first before I cover the whole area with shavings? I think shavings are the best bet for the outside too at this point Because the chickens scratch around outside, I am not sure if baking soda is a good idea or not Is there anything else I can use?
Treating bloat - Homesteading Forum One of our ewes was a little bloated tonight, so we brought her into the barn and gave her 3 mL vegetable oil and left a bowl of baking soda free choice, along with hay and water Specifically how much oil should be given? And is a bowl of baking soda powder the right way to provide it? I looked all over the internet and could not find specifics
Lamb bloat!!!!???? Help? - Homesteading Forum 1 The baking soda acts on rumen acidosis, one of the causes of bloat 2 The oil acts gas reaction (the stomach producing too much gas through chemical reaction) another cause of bloat 3 The oil and massage in conjunction with each other acts on digestive track blockage, another cause of bloat 4
calf scours remedy - Homesteading Forum This is a thread I will never forget Please don't make the same mistake I made and follow this recipe The posted recipe is WRONG and DEADLY! Dr Bristol's recipe calls for 2 TEASPOONS, not TABLESPOONS of baking soda, and 1 TEASPOON, not 1 TABLESPOON of lite salt amd it's 14 oz of beef consomme
Sump pit smells--how to get rid of it? | Homesteading Forum our old house had a sump pump in the wet basement we would use bleach to clean the sump pump and then after it cleared a few times we would use baking soda on the floor and sweep it and put some in the sump hole too but not a lot to clog it
Homemade Electrolyte Solution - Homesteading Forum Got this recipe from Tonia on the MO Ozarks Goat Group :) Homemade ElectrolytesA half gallon of hot water 2-6 Tablespoons of Unsulphured Blackstrap Molasses 1-2 Tablespoons of Either Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, Baking Soda or Table Salt 1 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar Mix well and drench or let
how to clean a fiberglass shower stall? | Homesteading Forum By the way, the rough finish on the bottom of the shower can be cleaned much easier by putting quite a bit of baking soda or Bon Ami on it, mix it with a little water and, with a brush, scrub, scrub, scrub wrinse, scrub again and repeat until the nasties are gone Best of luck on this one It's going to be, at the least, a mild pain