Hello everyone.
I've been a member of this group for a while but have never posted.
I wanted to get the experiences of those who do Fast-5 and strength train. Has anyone lost muscle and strength? Has anyone gained muscle and strength?
Thanks,
Al Coleman "It all begins when we say, "I". Everything that follows is illusion." -Kodo Sawaki
--- On Tue, 5/12/09, Ellen Ussery <ellen.ussery@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Ellen Ussery <ellen.ussery@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [fast5] Heather - chickens - (Cassie) (strength training)
To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 9:34 AM
It IS amazing how different the eggs are when raised at home under the conditions you mention. That is how we started..and they were great eggs. Now we do more and they are even better. I think it has to do with them not being confined cages indoors. Just having freedom of movement, sunlight fresh air and not being crowded is a huge improvement.
Heather, you might want to take a look at this. Good for both the chickens and the garden...and easy.
http://www.themoder nhomestead. us/article/ Composter+ Chickens. html
Ellen
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 2:45 AM, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@ gmail.com> wrote: Thanks! We've done both. The eggs are mostly what
we like. They are amazing. But we got the chickens
originally for 1) A garbage/weed disposal and 2) Bug control.
At the moment though, the chickens have become food ... not
for us, but for a local predator (probably a bobcat). Keeping
animals really opens your eyes to the reality of the food
cycle on planet Earth.
We have done a couple of batches of "meat chickens" which
is a common thing in this area. What interests me in this
is that while I didn't do very much "special" (they were raised
in a very small area, 6x8, on straw with some weeds tossed
in for greens) they turned out very different from what
you buy in the store. My plan was to raise them on real
grass, but the breed just doesn't work that way. Which makes
me wonder a lot about what you buy in the store.
A similar issue exists with eggs. Our chickens aren't anything
special ... but the eggs are not anything at all like what
you buy. Doesn't matter what breed either, and they DO get
commercial food daily (along with leftovers and weeds and
all our spare spiders/fleas etc.)
When I was growing up, my Grandma used to say "Chickens
in America are unhappy. They lay sad eggs". Something I
chalked up to "weird immigrant Grandma". But these days
I think she was correct, though I still don't know why.
If you have the opportunity to keep a couple of hens though,
I'd totally recommend it. They will improve your soil, handle
your leftovers, keep you entertained, AND give you some
awesome eggs. And they are easy to give away if you
don't want them (unlike, say, a dog). You can keep hens
in the city in a lot of places these days. Roosters, not so
much ... but I really don't recommend them for a lot of
reasons (including the fact they will terrorize your children). On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Karen < laurvick@charter. net> wrote: > Great info, Heather! > > Do you have chickens to eat or just for their eggs? > > -----Original Message----- > From: fast5@yahoogroups. com [mailto: fast5@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of > Heather Twist > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 7:10 PM > To: fast5@yahoogroups. com > Subject: Re: [fast5] (Cassie) (strength training) > > Which is a great example of genes vs. diet! Anyway, the > experience convinced me that "muscle bulk" isn't much use > in and of itself. "Muscle strength" though, is a good goal. > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Heather Twist http://eatingoffthe foodgrid. blogspot. com/ |
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