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We are on 10 acres now. Heavily treed and not ideal for cattle, but we may see about raising a few head. For now we have 21 meat chickens to slaughter next week, plus another 15 egg hens who will be producing soon. Some fruit trees are in and the wife has two garden areas going. She has also been finding all sorts of edibles on our property, including some morels (yum!), as well as dandelions and other stuff."You fickers are all cray cray in my opinion. Non of you have an iQ over 80." - SandyCrotchSurfer aka SandyEggoSurf
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Just recently bought 10 chickens (9 now). I plan to add some more once they start laying. I got dual use chickens (Delaware & Barnevelder), so I can get both eggs & meat. Obviously on the meat side I will need to get a rooster and start incubating my own eggs, but I'm worrying about egg production first and then I'll get to meat. I wouldn't describe it as hard, but it is a pain in the but getting started.Comment
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At a minimum, get a few chickens. We have a chicken bucket for food that's "leftovers for too long", food that gets dropped on the ground, or whatever else. The chickens convert it to eggs for us, and the retired chickens are turned into dinner.
We have some cows for milk, and their babies go to freezer camp in the fall. We have WAY too much milk, and we can sell some of it, barter some more, and even feed the other animals on the farm with it.
Of course, the things we go through with just these two species... I'm oversimplifying it, but overall, it's worth it.~Jarrod~Comment
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ive been saying this for a while now.... get some coturnix quail and an incubator.... as long as you have a means to feed them (hi %protien starter for chicks) you will always have eggs and meat.... if your #'s are done right, you wont ever have to worry about food... i run a small hatchery here and we always have plenty of meat birds on stand by... we are at about 3 months food supply but could easily 10x that in a heart beat....
if you havent looked into coturnix quail, i highly suggest them as they are quiet compared to chickens, food bill will be very managable for what they produce, FULLY MARURE in 8 weeks from hatch VS 3-6MONTHS FOR CHICKENS, will lay eggs for up to 2 years daily and can be done in areas where there are restrictions on chickens...Last edited by flatbedtruckin; 07-11-2022, 11:06 PM.sigpicComment
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I would think rabbits would be easiest if in a smaller space. No noise, simple cages, eat greens. Don't even require a yard like chickens.
I also like the idea of single use size, no refrigeration needed.Comment
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Do you have them inside or outdoors? Being small, they can be prey for greater numbers of animals. Also, the idea of plucking them for the tiny amount of meat they have isn't appealing. Those are the main drawbacks that stop me from getting them, but I'm curious as to how you manage this.~Jarrod~Comment
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i have them both inside ( my utility room) and outside... cages are 1/2" hardware cloth in 2'x8' hutches... hutches are 4 ft off the ground and predators are a non issue.. prolific egg layers , jumbos avg 11-14 oz per bird and are very easy to cull and process ( less than 7 min per bird).. i dont pluck, i just remove the skin with the feathers still on ...way too easy..
yes smaller bird but i will eat 2 in one meal and thats perfect for dinner or a nice hearty lunch...and at the rate they fully mature vs a chicken, its a better value when it comes to feeding them and meat/time ratio than chickens....sigpicComment
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I've never done the spear-fishing thing, and in an emergency would not be the time to learn . . .but: I would think that if you could make a trip to a water source periodically, setting out crab/lobster traps, Yo-Yo lines, and bank poles for catfish, then fish actively while the other devices work on their own you could significantly add to your healthy calorie intake while also getting healthy scraps to feed pets & guts/carcasses for fertilizer for your garden. 1 - 2 overnight trips a month would probably be enough to significantly boost your long term diet.Comment
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Yes this is typical in my area of OR, though I surf fish. It's a short hike through the dunes from the house.
When the salmon are running it can get quite interesting though I haven't done any of that yet.
Typical action in Coos Bay...
Most of the fishing is tourists and commercial; don't know how that would play out in SHTF, particularly if fuel supplies are interrupted. We locals just hike to the water. Usually it's pretty quiet.Comment
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We buy half a cow each year...
...for the two of us. We don't raise the cow, but more than a few neighbors have them available. We pick the cow, it goes to the butcher, and we get a call from him as to how we'd like the cow cut up.
2-3 weeks later we get a call when the butcher has done his thing and the meat cuts have been frozen. I pick up the frozen meat and that's all.
Non-store bought meat is not USDA inspected. That said, our butcher says that his USDA inspector has seen our beef and noted it's Ruth Chris quality. It definitely tastes like it. Our last purchase 6 or so months ago ran $3/pound finished.
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Well we have chickens, when you have figured in the cost of feed, medicine, the coop, etc it is not cost effective.
But for pets, insect control, and the sheer fun of chickens go forit. We average 2eggs A day from our 3 chickens and that is enough.
We do plan to add Quail btw...Last edited by cudakidd; 08-29-2022, 5:59 PM.TURNING and turning in the widening gyre
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