what are y'all saving from the wild to deal with coming crisis?

[Al Gerhart]

but if you are getting eggs...?

Are you saying it would be better to eat the kids and save the chickens? LOL

 

[ShannonR]

but if you are getting eggs...?

No, it still doesn't pencil out.

My gamefowl run loose around the place, have no coop or run (they burned down in a massive wildfire) and are pretty predator savvy. I could probably get away without feeding them, for awhile at least. But why let them suffer if times are really that lean? And the stupid birds hide their eggs everywhere, so I don't get much in the way of eggs.....

 

[Willowspirit]

survival "rule of threes"

three hours without shelter
three days without water
three weeks without food

camping in temperatures below 10F is extremely difficult, liquid water becomes impossible

My opinion: Coffee is the most important commodity, I can live without it but ......

My go to trade item would be toilet paper.

 

[ocap]

I recently downsized, mostly caused by increasing age, the future crisis becomes futile if age of 70 is factored in.
So....
no chickens, no silver coins, no guns, no photos of great grand parents, no pressure cookers, no pinto beans, the list seemed endless yet when the auction was over I got one cent to the dollar

 

[ocap]

My go to trade item would be toilet paper.

I like hickory leaves in an emergency

 

[LeggyLeghorn]

a few less people in the world would help. less consumption of useless shite.
be more active and less lackadaisical.
make friends with your neighbours and look after each other.

Are you saying it would be better to eat the kids and save the chickens? LOL

well, we are the cause of most of the worlds problems...

 

[Fatherdowling]

First off I want to start off by saying, I'm so sorry things are bad this year in the Midwest. My family lives in Illinois and they tell me it rains almost everyday. Although mostly what's grown in the Midwest is corn, and I don't eat corn, and neither does my flock.
I live in Oregon, and last winter was hard, but the harsh winter helped this region. This spring everything grew back better and stronger than it has for some time.
The weather follows a pattern, and to our eyes it may appear bad, but it's nature's way of revitalizing itself. Midwest flooding happens periodically (I lived through the flood of 1993), but the flooding never causes permanent damage.
Big Midwest farmers don't grow peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, tomatoes, apples, oranges, bananas, or any other traditional fruit or vegetable. Big Midwest farmers grow corn and soy beans, which are predominantly used in processed foods. If you eat whole foods, then a low supply of corn and soy beans won't effect you.
I buy scratch and peck chicken feed, which is more expensive, but it is corn and soy free, so my chickens won't be effected by the flooding in the Midwest this year.

 

[igorsMistress]

Hi all, interesting reading here.

I think the most important skills are food acquisition and self defense. How we proceed depends on what happens.

For now we keep chickens and garden. We're working on water collection/storage to supplement the garden when we get monsoons.

As for the science...I think there are valid points in all of it, but we won't know what's going to happen until it does.

 

[ValerieJ]

You can get a gravity-fed water filter.
They filter about 20 gallons a day.
Filters last about a year.
You can make an el-cheapo sand filter to pre-filter the water and extend the life of your filters. You can also make your own charcoal.
Activated charcoal has more surface area but they used regular charcoal for filtering for many years. All you need is wood and a barrel with a lid.
Another gravity fed system.

Great ideas!

 

[Ree1121]

to feed your feather crew? unless y'all have been on the moon lately{LOL). supposedly earth changes are here and getting worse everyday.
So much rain here in ky. and other breadbaskets areas. people having to sell off their herds last summer because of droughts. now flooding etc farmers fields flooded mud everywhere. other places droughts
Mainstream news is not stressing how bad our food supply is right now and coming. supposedly coming winter is to be worst on record
so what do y'all feel to save back for our feather friends. one chat room suggested grass seeds, wild seeds etc. even box elder. which I haven't looked up yet
the animals around here are acting strange
anyones thoughts?

I feed table food scraps, corn on the cob, spaghetti, watermelon etc.