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Prepping is hard. I've had the privledge of having access to enough land to theoretically grown enough food for me and my family. Howver, it isn't trivial. This
by hunter-gatherer 3y ago
Prepping is hard. I've had the privledge of having access to enough land to theoretically grown enough food for me and my family. Howver, it isn't trivial. This year was a prolonged winter, which delayed planting. This summer was incredibly hot, which has been devasting on our crops. Also... the grashoppers this year have been insane, like nothing I've ever seen. If we were going at it alone, we might not be making it through the next winter. Haha.
- dvh 3y agoDid you planted potatoes? Wouldn't chicken eat the bugs?
- pixl97 3y agoDo you have enough feed for the chickens when the bugs aren't around? Do you have enough chickens to eat the bugs faster than they eat your crops? Do you have enough other food not to have to eat all the chickens? Do you have enough materials to build pens to keep the predators from eating all your chickens?
- hunter-gatherer 3y agoHaha. Yes, this is it. Our neighbor has chickens and we do a swap for vegetables and eggs. We will likely get chickens in the future, but like all things there is nuance. Our neighbor in particular lost 4 or his 6 hens a couple years ago to bald eagles. Turns out chickens don't do well in numbers less than 4 (maybe someone can clarify this, as I'm ot sure), so they eventually got sick or stressed and died. But yeah, to the GP point, chickens are actually pretty good hunters.
- hunter-gatherer 3y agoOur potatoes did better this year than ever before. We planted in bags which was helpful for monitoring water which I think helped.
- phero_cnstrcts 3y agoChicken also eat the plants. Ducks are better.