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Post by Fractus on Nov 21, 2014 17:31:35 GMT 10
  the dark two at top right are barnavelder chooks which although are not great layers they are known for laying in winter.
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Post by Fractus on Nov 21, 2014 17:18:17 GMT 10
Bees were really in England before henry VIII closed a down a church or two for their candles. The honey was a fortuitous by product for mead and sweetness.
I am going to get a photo of my famine busters and post it now.
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Post by Fractus on Nov 20, 2014 20:11:01 GMT 10
Oh boy!!!!!!!
This is my dream thread.
I have various creatures but I am really looking forward to Muscovy ducks. When/if I can afford it I would deepen the dam and get fish
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Post by Fractus on Nov 20, 2014 13:06:51 GMT 10
I believe its legal to make for personal use , but not legal to sell . Also be careful when making top shelf brews , a by product of stills is methanol if not correctly done , methanol can be fatal Methanol can cause blindness I heard in lower levels. |
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Post by Fractus on Nov 20, 2014 7:25:33 GMT 10
This never came into fruition, any word on how we dodged the bullet? I think the gist of it was/is a potential threat to fuel as we have little reserves and susceptible fuel transport lines. |
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Post by Fractus on Nov 19, 2014 9:25:41 GMT 10
We have built a few hen houses now and they are a bit costly but we get what we want that way. However I needed something smaller just to use as a laying hen check, so I can see if hens are actually laying or just eating food as there are no free rides here except for the rescued hens. i got this cubby on eBay and it has cost $200ish which is far less than I could have bought all the material for. Not quite tall enough to stand in but does the job  |
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Post by Fractus on Nov 19, 2014 7:08:42 GMT 10
I am can ride out a temporary coffee shortage with aldi capsules. Sorry to any coffee snobs but my son and I did a taste test with all aldi pods back before they brought out the super strong ones. We did a round robin elimination and came up with 2 we both agreed on. I rotate by using one strength and buying the other until I swap over thereby using all. I have tins of illy in case of grid down. Boss does not drink coffee so it is all mine!!! 37 cents a capsule and I use two per coffee and have 4 a day at the moment. Less than buying one $3 cup in cost.  |
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Post by Fractus on Nov 18, 2014 16:20:45 GMT 10
 Found one use for the empty bags, but the boss may not like my re-purposing of the hills hoist. |
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Post by Fractus on Nov 18, 2014 14:18:45 GMT 10
I have 9 rescued hens, 6 non rescued( all brown hyline) 2 barnvelder pol (point of lay) 2 very young leghorns and 4 geese. One borrowed rooster that has just started to attack me so it needs to go home.
Chooks are easy but do need to be looked after. Time is needed for feed water and clean area. Plenty of info on the net, what is not always explained is that chooks can be your best prep as if you have the room they free range and can get by without any food from you although that is not ideal.
If you don't have room to let them out of their hen house at all then they will just be caged hens which should be a last resort.
I am no expert by any measure but very committed to my chooks and have made a lot of mistakes so have learned quite a bit from my errors and love to share info.
Ps geese eat grass and not a lot else. If you incubate them yourself you are head honcho with them until they breed then they are temporarily angry teenagers for a while.
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Post by Fractus on Nov 18, 2014 14:04:33 GMT 10
I quite like aldi chocolate. Better get a bulk purchase ASAP.
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Post by Fractus on Nov 18, 2014 6:32:14 GMT 10
I planted one and it eventually sprouted. I sold the farm before I saw a blossom. About five years. Plus the fruit from the tree can be in a wide range of quality. Where as a grafted tree is identical to the source material.
You could use the new tree and graft onto it a piece from a good tree from grandma's. But then I have never succeeded in grafting yet. Always die off.
Good luck
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Post by Fractus on Nov 13, 2014 21:19:23 GMT 10
Is it still water tight? Micro-cache, put a copy of important documents, some cash and precious metal, a multi tool and fire steel and whatever else you can cram into it and bury it somewhere you're likely to go in an emergency. Similar use but different. Covert urban survival kit for work/travelling on public transport? Pack in tightly so it doesn't rattle and have a lighter, knife, hankerchief, multitool, first aid items, water filter straw and whatever else you can pack in.. Stove? Rip all the plastic crap off, remove the lid and drill some holes in it. Put your favourite tinder in the bottom and some kindling in the middle. Chuck your metal cup or pot on top and have a warm brew from your thermos... with less of the convenience haha That is scary good. Repurposing like a ... I dunno what. Makes me want to take my good thermos and do stuff to it. |
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Post by Fractus on Nov 13, 2014 14:05:23 GMT 10
 Re used water drum Mark IV. Thanks Daniel for the suggestion of cross piece. I went with wire on it as the chooks won't stand on it and foul the water. Adjustable props on the end will be on both ends next time as it will be super easy to move prop and roll over to empty. Including drum deliver and timber about $15 per trough
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Post by Fractus on Nov 13, 2014 13:59:20 GMT 10
could cut a hole in the middle at the top, then one on each side below the corner, PRESTO PONCHO  Also if you cut the corners out of it and step into it and put your legs through the holes it becomes emergency pants. You could make a whole polypropylene bag suit. The suit sounds a little scratchy but if that is all you had I suppose I could live with then. |
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Post by Fractus on Nov 13, 2014 13:54:59 GMT 10
I think the jerry cans were a it over $20. They sold out of one store but there were a lot left at another. Red and green only. They were not as heavy as the ones I bought at Aussie disposals so they are probably not as sturdy. It has been a while since I got them so they may come in again soon. I will post if I see them
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Post by Fractus on Nov 13, 2014 13:49:24 GMT 10
1 Organise armed scroungers to gather all the water, food, metal and valuable items surviving including tools knives ammo, nails paper pens corrugated iron livestock,
2 divid group into teams of skills ie builders metal workers medics, gardeners security and include crossover into more than one group
3 as a group decide the type of society you intend to become. Will you mimic the past and try to regain many of the skills and technologies or be a more thoughtful group that does not try to get back to the current western lifestyle.
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Post by Fractus on Nov 13, 2014 11:27:42 GMT 10
Experiments here I come, thanks for the link
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Post by Fractus on Nov 12, 2014 14:55:34 GMT 10
Sorry if it seemed I was forcing my views on anyone. And although it is simple maths to some it was enlightening to me. This is an area that interests me (population growth vs resources) and if anyone has info that argues for any persepective I would appreciate hearing it. Again no offence was meant and sorry for leading this thread astray.  |
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Post by Fractus on Nov 12, 2014 10:36:02 GMT 10
Aldi don't have a fee here in Vic and they are quite cyclic in their non staple items.
One week will have ski gear the next will be camping, tools etc. if they don't sell all the stoke they put a red price tag and discount it. I got some 20 litre jerry cans very cheap. The trade off is sometimes they sell out and you miss it. Their fruit is usually cheaper than the two majors but that is no really hard. We shop at all three plus IGA as they are all close to each other and can access all bargains.
I joined Costco when they opened in vice and although there were bulk items cheap you really had to know your prices as they used different volume and weights. Soft drink came in 330 ml instead of 375 ml and similar. Join fee was a put off also as could only put one other on account then.
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Post by Fractus on Nov 12, 2014 9:26:15 GMT 10
Hey Fractus, Personally I do not believe anything that bloke says. Did you watch him on the session of Q&A? Went on about the climate, but when asked about the temperature measurements but three acronym organisations (cannot remember the names of the measuring organisations, but they are who the world goes to), he did not even know what they were. total flake and a fraud. Not particularly sure of his credentials but the maths is sound. All that is required for exponential growth is a regular growth. Just takes longer to double. 70,000,000 increase this year www.worldometers.info/. Even if the growth is 1% we have 15 billion people to find homes and food for in 70 years. I know some countries have tried to slow their growth and that is what is required. Slower growth leads to ageing population which is also a problem. I don't know the answer, but my kids will know the result. |
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the dark two at top right are barnavelder chooks which although are not great layers they are known for laying in winter.
