Fortunately firearms are multipurpose. Tastes like chicken... No? :)

Real eggs are delicious. I favor the Americanus variety of hen, but just because of the aesthetic of getting eggs that are naturally blue and green. (When I had a lot of hens, I had a beautiful varicolored basket of eggs, with some that were rose-tan, dark tan, pale tan, blue, green...)

Jan

I live in the 'burbs and raise chickens and ducks. Mainly for eggs, but we are thinking about meat birds. Yes, predators will always be an issue even in the city. So far we have battled skunks, goss hawks, great horned owls, a neighbor's dog and, as of last month... raccoons! Still worth it.

Might not hurt to re-read THE POSTMAN

True, but i don't care much for bear meat. Elk is much preferred.

Hello RMP,
The solution can fill your freezer faster than the chickens, but you must consider the chickens as bait... :)
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Regards,
O.A.

It is difficult to keep grizzlies out!...much better to have coyotes as local predators (though they are clever). I admire the coyotes as much as I curse them. There is one who is pretty friendly and comes onto my property regularly - she is only a couple of inches shorter than my female German Shepherd.

The remaining hen (and a new rooster) is now ensconced in my house yard, which seems safe. So far.

Jan

Around here is the Grizzly's that raid the chicken pens.

OMG, I had written it with two "l's", or so I thought, but may have auto corrected unnoticed. Grrrrrrrrr
Sorry, folks!

Darn coyotes! And here, we have those, and bobcats and foxes which are regular raiders on the yardbirds. They are sneaky and relentless.

It's fantastic! I've been subscribing to them for a while now. :-)

I think there are an array of threats currently, that being among them. It's good to be prepared.

Quite right!

Quite right. There will be needs that a person with some foresight can provide. Also, a means to operate machinery, in it's most rudimentary forms, will be helpful. Antique tools and other household items really are useful when viewed through this lens, as well.

Excellent point, Susanne. I aim for 'survival in sybaritic luxury' because if I miss that aimpoint there is still a lot of room before I hit 'starving or dead'. For example: Chickens. Most urban and suburban neighborhoods allow at least hens, from which you can get a fairly nice supply of eggs. I am down to one hen right now (and some fat coyotes in the hills above me) but come Spring I hope to be up to a half-dozen or more. I have a neighbor/renter who is a great gardener - eggs for produce.

Jan

Thanks, Robbie, the eagle has landed. Or maybe I should say that my pterodactyl did. I was wondering how rocky signed up for anything. I signed up for "ll"s" email. That's an el neato site. The one with 2 l's that is.

Thanks, NMA - added to my library of SHTF books.

People look at me funny when I mention this to other, um, "preppers"... but in addition to the 3 "B"s, I'm also looking at the practical aspects of living after a SHTF or TEOTWAWKI event. One is business and commerce, and the other is retaining a sense of normalcy in life.

I mean, I have read a lot of books from a lot of "survivalist/prepper" authors (Forschen, Rawles, et. al.) and while they write a good story (and have good advice in places) their one flaw is the world ALWAYS ends up in some zombie-esque war-torn state... where everyone lives from one paranoid moment to the next seemingly engaged in a war with the "bad guys" as their consuming - and sole - occupation.

Maybe I've lived in one too many actual SHTF situations (between bad weather, earthquakes, and hurricanes), but even *if* things like the power grid goes down irreparably people will still need the things a producer produces to get by... as they have for centuries before the conveniences of the 20th century came to be.

Already have the book. Very good info. However, there is but 1 overlooked tool that unfortunately many people forget about and neglect to train it in preparation. THE MIND.

My pleasure. :-)

I just signed up on survivalife.com and will order this book. Thank you for posting nonmooch.