An apocolypse herd/flock

[SourRoses]

The only problem I forsee in raising fish on a large scale and not a back-of-your-mind scale... is that without antibiotics and various other meds, it would be really easy to loose them to disease. Unlike mammals and birds, where with careful steps you can mostly prevent disease altogether... fish come down with things much more easily, being that all the bacteria, fungus, virus that might ever affect them is already present in the water they swim in, inside their bodies, on human hands, other equipment, the air, ect. All it actually takes for them to get sick from these things in stress. Raising fish on a small ornamental scale, it is impossible to completely eliminate danger.. though cleanliness helps a ton, people still can and do loose entire fishrooms to disease. Raising fish on a commercial scale, they treat with many antibiotics and meds on a regular basis, quite often over-doing it... but seem to find it necessary.

I think if we tried a small scale of native or similar to native fish, in a natural type enviroment for them, like a fair sized pond... we might do well... but that would be a special-occasion-meal amount of fish...
Unless of course.. you had antibiotics all stored up, remembering to have a variety, in which case you could raise more until the meds ran out or were no longer effective.

Also, I would hope to live in an area where people couldn't see any size animal on my property. If they could see a large chicken, they could see me

 

[SourRoses]

ChooksinChoppers wrote:

redhen wrote:

ChooksinChoppers wrote:

What do you want barley for?

Beer!! Silly mom!

Ohhhhhhh! silly me!​

You're not silly... all of the time

Thank you Red!

Now onto my silliness... For proper wine and/or beer... don't we have to have those big oaken barrels? They showed that too, on Dirty Jobs... Looks like it took some skill!

 

[redhen]

Whoo hoo! Dirty jobs and showers.....

Another subject mom cant see,....
You're on thin ice, Squishy.,...

 

[SourRoses]

LOL Because the hour is late?

It's OK... she will just tease me back later!

 

[aprophet]

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refrigeration heat exchangers work well as condensers and a decent sized tea kettle makes a nice pot for small batches

stainless and or copper are my favs

pressure cookers are kina the next step up in size for the cooker pot then the 5 gallon steamer pots

 

[KristyHall]

Quote:
refrigeration heat exchangers work well as condensers and a decent sized tea kettle makes a nice pot for small batches

stainless and or copper are my favs

Old pressure canners too

 

[SourRoses]

Doesen't it have to be stored and aged to be decent?

Some time ago, I sampled something of the sort with the flavor of 'Apple Pie'... It was so good, I couldn't taste any alcohol in it at all, but I sure knew it when the giggles burst out

Cause that's what my giggles do

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

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BIG Chicken mother is watching!...... be very careful......after all I AM from Aus...and I have a "noife"

 

[SourRoses]

Oh no! Not a noife!
Somebody save me!

 

[Indy]

There is kind of an interesting book out called Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs by Wendy Brown. Her premise is that if you had 21 days notice of the end of civilization (as we know it) what would you need to do in order to be prepared? Considering that there is no oil. Topics like food, health care, waste disposal, education AND livestock! They started with rabbits, then laying hens, then meat birds, then ducks aaaand wee goats. Plus the food garden. All on 1/4 acre. I live on about a 1/2 acre and have a good sized garden and 4 layers but I rent so I cannot tear up all the lawn etc and covert it. I would if it was my place. Hate mowing useless grass! Of course if I had goats that would not be a problem!!

Anyway, it is an interesting exercise in being prepared for what might be coming.