Episode-1397- More on Raising Chickens

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Modern Survival| 15 Comments
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A Happy Hen Waits for a Treat

A Happy Hen Waits for a Treat

In spite of the fact that yesterday’s show went two hours I realized at the end that many things I wanted to include didn’t get included.  For instance we didn’t cover breeding, incubating, brooding, slaughter and cooking.

Today I am going to take a second pass at this.  I am going to give you some actual numbers about weights when it comes to the slaughter of young, non meat breed cockerels.  Likely it will have you never bothering to pluck one again.

I am also going to provide you with a variety of ways to cook cull birds in order to deal with either their small size or tougher texture for the older birds.

I will also cover the basics of brooding your young birds and my experience thus far with geese that tells me a broody hen is worth more than two incubators!

Join Me Today to Discuss

  • Ordering chickens vs. buying local
  • Setting up a brooder
  • Introduction to an existing flock
  • Incubation of your own eggs
  • What the geese taught me about brooding
  • Keeping roosters from attacking you (sometimes this involves culling)
  • How I slaughter a chicken
  • To pluck or not to pluck, some real numbers
  • Some ways to cook cull chickens
    • Coq au Vin
    • Jacks Chicken Soup
    • Shredded Tex Mex Chicken
    • Chicken Stir Fry – The Key is the “Cut”
    • Making broth/stock from broilers “waste”
  • Some cool ways to use eggs
    • The easy “over easy” egg
    • The “nested egg” (I use sprouted grain bread)
    • Egg drop soup
    • Remember anything can go in an omelet

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Episode-1396- All About Keeping Chickens

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Modern Survival| 28 Comments
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Our Rooster Upgrayedd More than Earns His Keep

Our Rooster Upgrayedd More than Earns His Keep

I think perhaps the hottest thing in the modern homesteading trend right now is keeping chickens for both meat and eggs.  It isn’t hard to understand why!  The chicken and mankind go back thousands of years as allies.  I figure the natural fit is mostly that chickens will eat almost anything people will eat and many things we won’t.

Hence you have a bird that lays eggs almost year round that in many places can make its living off your scraps and the surrounding land.  Once trained to a coop, which takes about a day on average it will put itself to bed at night and always come home unless something eats it.

If you want more of them you let a hen do all the work and hatch and raise the babies.  You take older birds and excess males and turn them into surplus meat.  At least that is the philosophy that chickens were raised under for most of history.  Today things are not as simple, in some cases they could be and in others modern reality conflicts with what would be easiest or cheapest.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • What is great about chickens
    • Easy to raise
    • Produces eggs
    • Provides some meat
    • Provides entertainment
    • Largely self sufficient
    • Produce fertilizer
  • What is not so great about chickens
    • Poop management
    • Can be destructive
    • Cost of upkeep
    • Housing requirements
    • Winter needs
    • Dealing with culling
  • Ways of raising chickens and my thoughts on them
    • Coop and run
    • Tractoring
    • Free range
    • Restricted free range
    • Paddock shift management
  • How many birds do you want (layers)
    • Most hens lay 5-6 eggs a week in peak
    • My hens tend to lay 3 eggs off peak your mileage may vary
    • Birds will eat about .25 pounds of feed a day, budget for it
    • I don’t consider roosters money sinks, they are guardians
  • Coop Size and Perch Size Requirements
    • 4 sq ft. per bird of floor space
    • 10-12 inches of roost per bird (at highest level)
    • For confined runs minimum 10 sq ft per bird
  • Thoughts on some layer breeds
    • Rhode Island Red
    • White Leghorn and Crosses
    • Production Reds (sex links)
    • Black Australorp
    • Buff Orpington
    • Your Own “Mutts”
  • Raising meat chickens (thoughts on breeds)
    • Cornish Cross
    • Heritage Whites
    • Red “Freedom” Rangers
    • Delaware Chicken
  • Protein Requirements
    • Layer Chick Starter (20% protein)
    • Layer Grower (16-18%) No Calcium Supplementation
    • Layer “Laying Phase”  (16-18%) With Calcium
    • Broiler Starter (20-22% protein)
    • Broiler Growing (18-20%) Be Careful
    • Broiler Finisher (15-18%) Not Required it’s about fat!
  • Feed Options
    • Commercial
    • Organic
    • Non GMO
    • Grocery Waste
    • Brewers/Distillers Grain
    • Fodder
    • Growing Feed
    • Kitchen Wastes
    • Pasture
    • Insects
  • Final Thoughts and Just do It

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-1395- Listener Feedback for 7-28-14

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Modern Survival| 19 Comments
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Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails

Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails

Today on the Survival Podcast I take your comments, questions and thoughts on the tree of 40 fruits, teaching children, economics, business, crazy people, basic prepping and more.

Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process.

Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air.

I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Emails On

  • One tree with 40 different fruit varieties, what is the big lesson
  • How parenting children leads one to mastering education
  • To use kickstarter or not and what does it get you if you do
  • I said Africa was China’s China, now Bloomberg says so too
  • Am I accused of working for the Government or other crazy stuff
  • Prepping is real world insurance in a way you may have never considered

Resources for today’s show…

Today’s Conflicted Monday Scenario

A large gang of traveling looters captured you and your family from your retreat.  They drove 150 miles from your location and sold you and your family off at a trading post. 

A Good Samaritan, paid the price for you and set you all free, however, he has no desire to help you any further.  It is time to start over from nothing in a post apocalyptic world. 

How would you go about securing the short term and long term survival of you and your family?

Last Week’s Conflicted Monday Scenario

You are bugging out by foot and see a crashed prison bus. The inmates are stuck and trying to get out. The bus is on fire and they are begging for help. Do you use your axe to break the windshield glass and let them out, or do you let them die?

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-1394- Listener Calls for 7-25-14

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Modern Survival| 40 Comments
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Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails

Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on permaculture, rain collection, foreign wars, insect pests, open carry, military surplus, personal liberty and more.

Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details.

Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard.

While I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get as many of them on as I can.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss…

  • Considerations for designing zone one around a building based on N-E-S-W
  • Sources of rain fall data and what you need and don’t need from it
  • The myth that we can change another nation’s culture with military force
  • Dealing with gnats in ways that don’t harm beneficial s, livestock and pets
  • A story of open carry and law enforcement that went well
  • MOLLE vs. ALICE & LBE
  • Where to start when designing a larger property
  • When should you take a PDC if you plant to go to college too
  • How global is the TSP reach
  • A final message on why individual liberty will change the world

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-1393- Some of the Greatest Lies Ever Sold

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Modern Survival| 78 Comments
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1984 Should Have Been Called 2014.

1984 Should Have Been Called 2014.

I have been on a theme as of late and I think I will leave you with one more show in this vein before I move on to something else.  Do you realize that most people are living their modern lives based on a series of well sold lies?

Everything you hear is largely a lie today.  The TV lies to you.  Your parents though well meaning likely repeat those lies, largely because they believe them.

The radio lies to you while you drive to work, well, unless you listen to TSP or something similar.  Most companies lie very professionally and well thought out to their employees.  The school system is built almost entirely on lies.

This is why so many are miserable today.  One can’t be human, fully human when they are living a life based on lies that lead to largely non human behavior.

Worse yet most of these lies have bits of truth in them.  Understand the most deceptive lies are 90% or more true.  The best way to sell lies is by using the truth.  This is why you will have a hard time likely when you read the list of lies below, accepting that as they are sold to you, they are lies.

PLEASE don’t comment below about these lies until you listen to the episode, I promise you that you will end up defending them out of context.

Join Me Today As We Examine the Following Lies…

  • Responsible adults get good jobs and work hard at them
  • An education is priceless
  • Money can’t buy happiness
  • It will all be worth it when you retire
  • While our political system has problems it is the best we can do
  • It is okay for government to do something that would be a crime if you did it
  • Those people over there are bad, it is okay for us to kill them
  • Your value is based on the opinions of others
  • Government is necessary

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TacticalWoodGas.com – Joins the MSB

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Modern Survival| 16 Comments
This Compact Gasifier Can Provide Lots of Power

This Compact Gasifier Can Provide Lots of Power

I am personally very excited about this product and to be bringing you a great discount on it. TacticalWoodGas.com offers full wood gas systems that are easy to use and very portable. They also offer custom DC generators to run off of their gasifiers. I scored a huge discount on the generators for the MSB. 10% off their generators.

This includes the strait 6.5HP 12V Generator that sells for 799.95, so that is a 79 dollar discount. It also includes the 3.5HP Generator, with inverter that sells for 549.95 so that is a 54 dollar discount.

So this supplier not only provides a complete stand alone, renewable power generation system for under 2,000 dollars, it also provides a discount that is larger than an entire year of MSB Service.

To get the discount you will need to email them and give them the discount code.  The code is already posted on the benefits page of the MSB.  You can learn more at the Tactical Wood Gas Website and you can email them at sales@tacticalwoodgas.com

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Episode-1392- Woodgas Power for the Home User

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Modern Survival| 13 Comments
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This Compact Gasifier Can Provide Lots of Power

This Compact Gasifier Can Provide Lots of Power

After a tour in the Marine Corps Mike Leister completed an electronic engineering degree. He has designs on the International Space Station, the Williams Grand Prix race car suspension, and currently runs a team of engineers that validates the software stack on Windows tablet reference designs.

On the side he is a serial entrepreneur who launched has launched several companies.  One company provided LED taillights for 1940′s street rods, and this year launched Tactical Woodgas Inc that manufactures wood gasifiers scaled for home generators.  He was inspired to do this after reading one of Stephan Harris’ books.

For fun he fabricates Sand Rails and is an active ham radio operator.  He has also been listening to TSP for about 6 years at this point and is a life long prepper.

Join Mike and I Today as we Discuss…

  • What led you to launch a business in gasification
  • What are the design and fabrication challenges  of small gasifiers
  • What components make up a full gasifier system
  • How to produce very clean gas in a gasifier
  • How do you operate a gasifier
  • What is the start up sequence for a gasifier reactor
  • What types of engines can be adapted to woodgas
  • What role do battery banks play in a woodgas system
  • What is the cost of a stand alone system
  • How you can cook with a gasifier

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-1391- Designing Your Life for Personal Liberty

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Modern Survival| 22 Comments
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Do You Really Want Liberty?

Do You Really Want Liberty?

I have talked a lot about personal liberty lately from the stand point of first you must think for yourself or you have no liberty.  This has prompted some requests such as “fine but once you start doing so what do you do next, what actions does a person no awakening take to be more independently liberated?

One some levels this is what we discuss every single day on TSP.  On another level it is a difficult request to answer.  In someways what a person is saying is YOU tell ME what I should do with MY liberty.  As you can see that in and of itself is a problem.

That said one can be taught how to design a building and then use total freedom in said design as long as they follow certain rules.  In other words the building must have a foundation capable of holding it up, there are engineering laws (natural not man made) that you must follow or the building will fail, etc.

Lifestyle design is much the same.  Your final design is yours, you are free to design it as you see fit.  But there are laws to this.  Debt will erode your wealth.  A soul sucking job will suck your soul.  Belief in a lie will drain your energy from your own needs to the will of others.  We will discuss this and more today.

Join Me Today to Learn…

  • Why you must design your life if you want freedom
  • A brief recap on why independent thought is necessary for personal freedom
  • How I define personal liberty and why you must write your own definition
  • Why the elimination of consumer debt is a non optional step
  • The need for two partners being all in eventually in a two partner relationship
  • Why preparedness (at least basic) must be part of this
  • Why you have to shut off the TV and stop being mad about the wrong things
  • Why some should “write it down” and others should not
  • How this is different from “life coaching” and “motivational speaker” BS

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-1390- Listener Feedback for 7-21-14

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Modern Survival| 110 Comments
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Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails

Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails

Today on the Survival Podcast I take your comments, questions and thoughts on liberty, economics, black cherry, air rifles, what is worth making for yourself and more.

Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process.

Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air.

I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Emails On

  • Follow up from last weeks rant on personal liberty
  • We are now  in the third largest stock bubble in history
  • What are uses for black cherry, how best to harvest it
  • Thoughts on air rifles and what to look for in one
  • What you should make at home and what you should buy
  • Thoughts on the traditional roles of male and female

Resources for today’s show…

Today’s Conflicted Monday Scenario

You are bugging out by foot and see a crashed prison bus.  The inmates are stuck and trying to get out.  The bus is on fire and they are begging for help.  Do you use your axe to break the windshield glass and let them out, or do you let them die?

Last Week’s Conflicted Monday Scenario

After the collapse, people start bartering for goods and services.  Illegal drugs have become a hot commodity in your region.  One day while showing off your wares at a local trading post, someone tries to barter with with you by paying you in drugs. 

There are no longer any laws to say what is legal or illegal but you know these substances are harmful and addictive.  Would you take drugs in exchange for your goods and services after the collapse?  Why or why not?

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-1389- Listener Calls for 7-18-14

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Modern Survival| 47 Comments
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Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails

Join Me Today as I Answer Your Calls

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on comfrey, liberty, biltong, tree pruning, politics, idiocy, technologies, global disasters and more.

Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details.

Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard.

While I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get as many of them on as I can.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss…

  • Identifying comfrey
  • Thoughts on personal liberty
  • Making biltong with store bought meat
  • Thoughts on pruning fruit trees specifically peaches
  • Thoughts on high approval for the military and low approval for congress
  • Hay vs. straw for mulching
  • Recording interviews of older parents while they are still around
  • Thoughts on a big disaster like the “Yellowstone Volcano”
  • A really stupid idea, paying people to exist aka UBI (universal base income)
  • What exactly are “tax brackets” and how do they work
  • George Carlin on the big club that you ain’t in
  • Understanding chop and drop, root pruning and more

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.

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