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Free Egg Testing for California Backyard Chicken Keepers

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Animals, Chickens
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...nmental lead levels in parts of California, there is concern that backyard chickens are being exposed to a level that could pose a public health risk. UCD SVM is interested in testing eggs from these birds for various contaminants such as Pb, PCBs, and PBDEs. I know that our soil has lead in it and have always been curious to see if our chickens are passing any of this lead into their eggs. I sent off eggs for testing last Friday and will report b...

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Saturday Tweets: Chicken vs. Corgi, Gluten and Supermarket Pasta

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Chicken vs. corgi https://t.co/bQFFAQfHSS — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 15, 2017 5 truths about gluten everyone should know | MNN – Mother Nature Network https://t.co/asBmKxvMUA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 15, 2017 Just looking at this camera obscura makes me happy https://t.co/LudkJFPfh4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 14, 2017 Pasta PSA: Please don't buy terrible supermarket fresh pasta. Here's why https://t.co/lDVfM6M0O8 — Roo...

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Saturday Tweets: Gin Poles, Gardens and a $35 Chicken

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...zine (@lowtechmagazine) May 28, 2017 Don’t “bawk” at the price of that $35 chicken. Crow about the bargain you’re getting! https://t.co/5fMplLe3qE — Shannon Hayes (@SapBushShannon) June 3, 2017 One of the most game-changing contemporary America gardens is on Garden Conservancy tour https://t.co/15QjlQBWVW pic.twitter.com/dnFcLUarTB — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 3, 2017 Turn a cordless drill into a corded drill https://t.co/dBbyUUYixU — Ro...

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