BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[hellbender]

That's were a lot of my family is from. There and Tennessee. Having been there for work I can't for the life of me figure out why they would leave such beutiful country for the humid piney woods of southeast texas and Louisiana

Depending upon when they left...it might have been to find work. There's plenty of jobs going unfilled here now and I mean fairly good paying jobs, considering the overall cost of living. And compared to some places, home/auto insurance is almost free as is land taxes. Not saying they are cheap for the economy...just compared to other states. They pay a lot more of their earnings for equal or less coverage.

I have friends who lived and grew up in Baltimore who are asking me to seriously help them find property in West Virginia and they are willing to pay what has become very inflated prices for property since that miserable Corridor H is complete...but even at that...they'd be getting a bargain. I am looking around for one friend (and only one) who I went to school with there...He considers Maryland to be a Communist State.

And lots of other reasons!!! I could likely find beauty in your piney woods, following a good coon dog...until the bugs really came out or I began to think about gators. The snakes wouldn't worry me at all.

 

[JRNash]

They left BEFORE the civil war.lol

 

[JRNash]

Don't get me wrong it's home. But the mountains, well I don't think I would have left.

 

[collie1470]

I would certainly rather deal with extreme cold over extreme heat any day. I hate when it's hot out.....a lot.

 

[hellbender]

They left BEFORE the civil war.lol

They may have left for political reasons. By the way, most folks don't know, WV fought on the side of the north...in fact, the Civil War is the reason that WV became a state...I'm sure there were other points of disagreement between the political camps than slavery but that was the one that for the division in 1862, I believe.

Lots of serious, even decisive 'Donnybrooks' fought on our battlefields....literally family brothers against brothers...just like so many other states but this was such an under populated area, it was had NOT to know your opponents.

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[DesertChic]

If you have the space and more than one bird to butcher, you might consider putting them on the 'finishing' diet for a while.

Yep! That's the plan. I've got the grain and the buttermilk.

 

[DesertChic]

Me too! I don't like it even when temps hit the high 80s. lol

EDIT: What are autumn temps. like...high 70s to low 90s?

For daytime, yeah....that's about right.

The nights get pretty darn chilly though. Much of the winter daytime temps range from 55 - 80, and with the low humidity it's absolutely gorgeous.

 

[DesertChic]

Me too! Way too hot in summer, too cold and wet in winter. There are a few brief weeks in fall and spring that are glorious.
Now, I'm looking for something edible I can grow without intense irrigation. I have tried eating cactus, and while it is kind of a novelty and doesn't taste bad, I don't imagine I'd like it as a steady diet. I get kind of jealous when you all post pics showing green pastures and trees!

My kale does pretty well with minimal water. I'm actually surprised by how well it's held up under this intense heat. And the chickens LOVE it!

 

[DesertChic]

I would much rather deal with extremely cold climates rather than insufferable heat. West Virginia is considered part of the Mid-Atlantic region but due to the mountainous areas, we get some VERY cold temps here, frequently being the coldest spot in the nation.

I don't handle the cold very well. I hurt too much. I grew up in Ohio and lived in Carson City, NV for a few years as well. I got my fill of cold. Now 111 is way too hot, but I've adapted pretty well to the heat overall and will take it over the intense cold any day.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

For daytime, yeah....that's about right.

The nights get pretty darn chilly though. Much of the winter daytime temps range from 55 - 80, and with the low humidity it's absolutely gorgeous.

Same here. It doesn't really cool off until October/November. But late fall and winter is WONDERFUL!

- Ant Farm