Preparedness for when

D&DD

mm I'd love to be able to keep chooks etc but
1 no room
2 lady across road tried and they went off the lay due to too many foxes etc bothering them
3 time sadly

Not that that'll stop me reading and learning how to,when I win the lottery I'll be set

Wartime sites/books may be of use Helen my mum said everyone round here had rabbits and chickens during ww2

I need to learn how to make jerky too as I have the tools (but it scares me I'll poison everyone!)

fuddle

Our beagle/collie cross will come into his own in that scenario No, I don't think that deeply about prepping. Not that I'm against those who do, just that I don't find it relevant for me. It might be worth thinking about other sources of protein and fats too. We don't need to eat meat for survival.

Popperwell

rosieben wrote: »

no pops it isn't awful, it was silly of me to get into the argument in the first place, life's too short

I won't disagree with that Rosie! I usually try to avoid such situations and trouble still finds me even when I think I haven't said anything controversial:p

Popperwell

fuddle wrote: »

Our beagle/collie cross will come into his own in that scenario No, I don't think that deeply about prepping. Not that I'm against those who do, just that I don't find it relevant for me. It might be worth thinking about other sources of protein and fats too. We don't need to eat meat for survival.

True Fuddle, I guess that's where pulses, grains come in, substitutes like nuts and things like Quorn and of course veg/fruit for vitamins and minerals...

Churchmouse

D&DD wrote: »

Churchie good to see you too hows your grandson getting on?

Must get my backside to bed

Take care all XX

That's kind of you to remember him He's doing OK thanks. He's making progress now he's in the small specialist ( only 8 kids ) autistic unit. It's tiny steps and sometimes it still seems two steps forward one step back, but hey he's gorgeous whatever When I get a bit of real interaction, no matter how small, that's priceless.

valk_scot

Helen2k8 wrote: »

In a long term shtf scenario, I dunno maybe the benefits system goes tits up and we're all skinter than a skint thing... Well some of us are growing our own veg. Who is producing meat? There are growing numbers of people keeping chickens, for sure. I'm swotting up on rabbits; anyone else thinking this way?

I would like chooks but atm I'm a bit worried as to the local yoofs coming over our wall and hurting them. My neighbour at the far end of the cul de sac has three chickens but her garden is a bit more secure. However if push came to shove I'd get two or three and try to make the garden more secure. I'm growing some impressivly thorny roses up the walls for example. I don't fancy keeping rabbits for meat, they're too cute and furry!

I think if the budget did get that tight I'd be looking to swap skills for food items, either by teaching the skills or producing items or doing jobs like repairing clothes and alterations. We already do a bit of this skill swap thing locally between us three in the cul de sac and a couple of other women I know but I could extend it. And with all due modesty I'm very good at the veg growing thing, I may not be up to much digging these days but I've got the knowledge and I could teach/help others set up their own gardens as veg plots.

ETA: I have thought about bee keeping though. I've got a pal who is a member of the national association, I might look into it.

mardatha

Not me, I hate rabbit stew and its not nourishing meat anyway. I'd far rather tuck into a nice bit of venison...:)

Popperwell

mardatha wrote: »

Not me, I hate rabbit stew and its not nourishing meat anyway. I'd far rather tuck into a nice bit of venison...:)

Never had venison...

jeanniefaethecarse

Our former neighbours kept rabbits for the pot, and hens too. My sis and I were about 12 and 10 respectively when we realised that the reason they had so many "escapees" was because they used to tell us that to spare our feelings.
Reminds me of how my DH's family beat the hyperinflation of the '70s - his dad does a lot of fishing and shooting and used to be invited to "thin out" game at the end of the season. They basically lived off that meat-wise.... as have we at times.... and venison's lovely
ETA (to save two posts)
valk_scot I'd highly recommend skills sharing. My DH has a long established family owned shop in our town which serves as a bit of a meeting place too. People just come in for a blether, or to pat our dog! I've lost count of the number of bits and pieces we've acquired though people's kindness, from seeds or honey or eggs to smoked fish! We do bits and pieces in return. Give out jam at jam making time, soup if the regulars happen to be in at lunchtime... what goes around comes around.

ginnyknit

hiya guys, just returned from the preppers meeting and had a fab time. Lots of sharing of ideas to suit each persons needs and certainly no doom and gloom - a lot of laughter though.

Im sure PAH will tell more but Im now very tired after a 6.30 wake up by DGS shouting Grandad!Biscuit! Met some very interesting people from all walks of life and none of them were loonies at all. Most of them were prepping mainly against financial distress - a common theme- and some just in case the SHTF. From a care worker on the 16th floor of a tower block to a couple who lived in the wilds renovating a property and make a lot of what they need themselves. Of course our PAH and the irrepressable Smileyt were there. PAH is very organised and gave me ideas of how to do that myself much better. Smileyt was full of sensible ideas and info and made me cry laughing as well.

Then Smileyt dragged me to Abhakan, screaming ' No smiley we must resist the craft shop!!' we were actually thrown out of there but only cos it was closing not cos we were bad :rotfl:

One point, well made, you dont only need water for drinking in a crisis but for much more so it doesnt actually matter if its out of date for washing hair or rinsing clothes etc. We regularly get the water cut off here due to a dodgy main and it wouldnt take much for that to happen for longer periods.