Member SamOfHappyBirds
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I wildcraft (forage) and grow some of my own medicinal/herbal remedies to then drink them as teas, tincture them or put them in oil to make into salves. I have been reading, studying and learning for about 3 years now and am nowhere NEAR in knowledge where I want to be! BUT… with that being said, I make and harvest my own pine needles, comfrey, lemon balm, peppermint, spices (that are also good as tinctures) tea and tinctures, and for making salves.
So far I have lots pineapple weed (look like chamomile but smells a bit like pineapple, good for digestion, relaxation, fevers), fireweed (pain, fever, swelling, wounds and prostate help), comfrey aka wound heal (bruises, sprains, osteoarthritis, rheumatism and pain), lemon balm (good for anxiety, nerves, panic attacks), and am looking to hopefully add nasturtiums, stinging nettle, walnuts, plantain (missed to collect it this year), dandelion and more burdock root. More to come once Father Winter lets Mother Earth wake up and grow again!
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As we have to supply about 200 birds with water, we found through the years with the harsh winter weather here in WI that 5 gal buckets do best. You can knock the ice loose with a small hammer from the outside, the top sheet from the top and during the nights we bring them inside, clean them and refill them to be put out again in the morning when we let the birds out for roaming again.
You can try putting these buckets in straw filled old tires for added insulation, but as we have too many waterfowl, they would simply try to climb into the buckets and bathe and waste the water…
For feeders we used some goat/sheep hanging feeders at first, but meanwhile upgraded to 45 lbs dome feeders that work for all of our birds, are easy to clean and sterilize and can be set everywhere. The only downside to these is no rain/precipitation protection as it runs down the barrel into the feed 🙁 So they do have to be sheltered somehow.
Hope this helps someone out there!🙃
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When using turmeric you should also add a smidge of black pepper so it can actually get absorbed and used to its full potential. Just a sidenote…;)