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[CindyinSD]

It is hailing And here I thought we were done with precipitation in our area.

Hail could only be made worse by mingling it with coals of fire. I really hate hail.

 

[CindyinSD]

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[biophiliac]

@biophiliac
My parking lot crew.

Is that at your grocery store? I hope food is getting restocked now!

The buckets I left out last night (b/c of CRS disease) are frozen through. Do chickens/turkeys/ducks/geese eat snow?

My pigeons eat snow. Lol

 

[Hayden Goseek]

St. Charles
Streetcar

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You get down there more than me lately. Funny thing, when I was a little kid, we spent every Mardi Gras at the corner to the right. DW's family was on the left. Who knew.

 

[CindyinSD]

Let's see what round two of this storm brings.

Speaking of prepping.

Has anyone done of any sorts of study, to see how many chickens one would need on a rolling basis to keep a family fed? In a bad world, chickens might be one of the very few ways to keep protein /nutrients going. Given their inane ability to feed themselves and root out stuff to eat, I think they'd do a lot better overall than cows or other larger livestock would.

Aaron

Geese are better if you have grass all year... but then if you have grass all year the chickens can prolly feed themselves just as well. Even so, geese will produce more protein. DH abhors dark meat, though. Says he'll eat it in the apocalypse... it may be time, now.

Sheep sound like a good option also. Easier to fence in than goats, not as likely to kill themselves by eating something inappropriate... Easier to manage & feed than larger livestock, easier to process. I had to sell Eden and her calf b/c of the drought last year. They went to a pet home with lots of land/money, so... I'm gonna try to get some Icelandic ewes in spring.

 

[sdm111]

Sweater gamefowl

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

My S words: @Sapphire Sebright can you please help me think of some?

Do you have any gross old veggies that are slimy? That would work. And then you can throw them out.
Or a shoe picture.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

@biophiliac
My parking lot crew.

That's me, right there. Talking to the birds in the parking lot.

 

[CindyinSD]

No, just eat the bones. And you could probably eat their feathers, too.
Oh, and don't let the combs and wattles go to waste!

Humans can't digest the protein in the feathers; the compost pile can, though. It takes a while, so put them and the bones (after making bone broth of course) at the bottom of the heap.

I recently learned that their poor little heads contribute a lot of collagen to the broth. It seems wrong somehow, but as long as you put them at the bottom it's not too bad. I hate to waste anything . Can't let DH know. Recognizable bits including feet must be kept hidden. He's such a softie.

 

[ShrekDawg]

/Facepalm