jimLE
A True Doomsday Prepper
looking for chest-of-draws for a diffrent room yes.(BUT) what i need in the laundry room needs to be 35 inchs wide,33 inchs deep,and 7 feet tall..now putting doors on it later on if needed is good idea thoe
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jimLE
A True Doomsday Prepper
i have some butcher and pocket knives that i got from my dad when he passed away in 1998..been working on geting them sharpend up.and i need to decide what'll goes into my b.o.b when im done sharpening them.
Brent S
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I've been thinking a lot about practicing life without electricity. I'm working on several different prepping projects at a time, yes I'm a little add, I'm going to keep working on systems to help heat water, cook, etc. I've been heating with wood for a while but I do have the central system kicking in in the middle of the night. My next big project will be a solar system with batteries to run my freezer and fridge. Once I get a little more prepared I would like to start trying to go a week at a time without the grid.
realisticdude
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Your wife is right on this one. My daughter named and played with the chicks from day 1, now adults , they are so tame you can pick them up , rooster included . I'm no chicken expert, only 15 months into this, happy chickens lay plenty eggs. .Predator proof your coup/run or your just asking for problems. That hot wire was only temporary as my dogs were just TOO interested at first. Old Anorak gave sound advice when I started out. Where is that girl?
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Arcticdude
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We bought our day old chicks last spring, 14 total. Yes, we had to wait a few months before they started laying, but at least we know what we have and were able to pick out the best breeds. Now we're getting 8- 12 eggs every day. That's far more eggs than we can eat so we're selling most of them at $3 a dozen. I built the coop and pen next to the garden. All the garden waste goes in the pen, and all the chicken waste goes in to the garden.
jimLE
A True Doomsday Prepper
i like the way feed the chickend and fertilize the garden..thats good going n smart
Brent S
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Great coop, and the wire was a great idea. I recently lost most of my hens to neighbors dogs, I'm getting a wire soon!
Brent S
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Yeah, the chickens make great fertilizer. I mix it in a bucket of water and put it sparingly around the rows, not directly on the plants to keep from burning them.
One thing I continue to work on is building my inventory of arms/ammo. 9mm ammo is hard to come by in my neck of the woods; however, I've noticed quite a bit of .45 mm sitting on the shelves (for now). Solution? Bought a 30 .45 Glock.... gun show's in town so picked up another 2k ammo.
Overlord
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Still working on my health first... atm
Brent S
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Have you considered rabbits? You can call them 'pets' if you have strict zoning laws, just don't name them or it's a lot tougher to enjoy the barbecue. They produce a really good ratio of meat vs cost, and their fertilizer is great straight on the garden.good stuffwish I could keep chickens over here. Fish are really my best bet.
Brent S
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How much impact from the storm are you dealing with? Hope you and yours the best.
i live in an apartment. If you've ever been to Singapore, most of us live in apartments with little sun (Wrong angles). The place with the most sun is actually the 2 toilets in the house!
But I've considered Rabbits, and might go into them after I've settled some basics. There are some wild chickens in a home near mine. Maybe if the SHTF I might forage them :X
Gazrok
A True Doomsday Prepper
Hmm, seems the wife was right I guess. I just hate having to feed more mouths for no return, but then again, I've heard it isn't expensive to feed them.
We would definitely predator proof it, too many dogs not to. We already do that for the rabbits we keep. Not sure about using the chicken waste for fertilizer though, but I have horse manure anyhow... I do like the circular idea. Our coup wouldn't be far from the garden. Here in FL, I also have to make the coup storm proof. I like to make sure my animals are safe and comfortable, even in a hurricane.
We would definitely predator proof it, too many dogs not to. We already do that for the rabbits we keep. Not sure about using the chicken waste for fertilizer though, but I have horse manure anyhow... I do like the circular idea. Our coup wouldn't be far from the garden. Here in FL, I also have to make the coup storm proof. I like to make sure my animals are safe and comfortable, even in a hurricane.
Arcticdude
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Chicken waste is much better fertilizer than horse manure. Whatever weeds the horses are eating, the seeds will pass through and grow wherever you put the horse manure. If you compost the horse manure then it should be ok for fertilizer. Just don't use it fresh.
jimLE
A True Doomsday Prepper
yeah chicken manure is better,there's 2 hay fields behind where i live.they use chicken manure on them.i got 3 five gallon buckets of it last year.and used it on parts of my yard.next year i plan on doing the same for my garden..
Brent S
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I have heard about the weeds and grass seeds passing thru horses and cows. The chicken manure is great but you have to be careful from it being too strong. Dilute it!!! I think using what you have available is smart, and use as many different things as you can. I'm keeping logs of what I use each season, and whatever is working gets repeated. Unfortunately by the time I figure out how to be a great Gardner I'll be too old to garden!
jimLE
A True Doomsday Prepper
I'm not sure about diluting chicken manure.to me,it's just a matter of being careful about how much you add to the garden and where..especially if you have fertile soil to begin with.
ChancesR
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the only thing I am doing now is losing weight and hunting down ideas for a new hobby/crafting skill... I have candle making, basket weaving, writing how to's and remedies info in binders sort of like prepping scrapbooks, like maps with routs and alternative routs to bug out locations, how to remedies of essential oils, and how to crafts like sewing clothing, these are my ideas so far I havent done it yet. and yes I am an expert at run about sentences.
