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DR Peter Vincent Fry is a real guy and he very much believes in his own opinion. The real question is do we have an adversary who is willing to launch a nuclear first strike. Would that first strike remain as a singular event or would the first strike trigger an all out nuclear exchange. If the...

There is a great deal in the public about HEMP protection. Just about every piece of US Military equipment has to be qualified to the HEMP testing Standards MIL-STD-188-125-1, MIL-STD-3023, MIL-STD-4023, and a couple of others. There is a large amount of publicly available information about the...

To start getting used to using Linux there are a number of distributions that can be booted and run from a CD or DVD. You can aslo pick up a Raspberry Pi for $35 and use it as a low cost Linux Box.

Most rural areas have at least one terrestrial microwave internet provider. Look around your area for small dishes (18-24") on antenna towers at residential locations. If you are in a hilly area the coverage could be spotty as it is a line of sight service. Most of these companies have very...

There are a large number of hit and miss engines used on oil wells. I am not sure if someone is still manufacturing them or if the oil production industry is just using all the antique engines. Most of the engines on oil well run on drip gas from the oil that is being pumped.

Currently our layers are free range. I know broilers, a least the roosters, will not return to a coop every night so that is the drive for a chicken tractor, and moving the chicken tractor once or even twice a day will not be an issue since they will only be in the tractor for a little over 2...

We are thinking about putting together a chicken tractor for broilers next spring, similar to the chicken tractor Joel Salatin uses at Polyface Farms, http://www.polyfacefarms.com/. The chicken tractors at Polyface are 10'x12'x2', and each houses 70 broilers. Since these are primarily going...

Goats don't escape as long as your fences are air tight.

That is a good price for Kikos. Which registry is the Buck and Doe registered with? There are three kiko registries. The three big traits that most Kikos are bred for are parasite resistance, mother abilities, and foraging abilities. Is that pigs in your pasture with the goats and sheep?

I am think about starting a number of herbs in the garden this year, some for spices and others as medicinal herbs. So far the is is: Chamomile Valerian Spearmint Mint Lemongrass Lemon Balm Skullcap Bergamot Sage Basil Oregano Tarragon Coriander Rosemary Thyme What does everyone else have in...

Those are some great looking tomatoes. My big push for getting a greenhouse built to start seedlings. Our Winters here in North Texas a pretty mild so I am hoping two layers of greenhouse film, one inside the 2x4 frame and one outside will hold enough heat through the nights for the seedlings...

I cut down 6 oaks and a couple of small elms a few weeks back to enlarge the garden and make room for the greenhouse.

Have any of you made your own lye by leaching hardwood ash? When its cold enough we heat the house with a wood burning stove, and the two primary woods we burn are oak and mesquite. I am pretty sure both will work well for producing lye. The process seems easy enough and I have to do something...

I will be getting started on out first greenhouse this week. It will be a 10x12 wood frame greenhouse with greenhouse film for glazing, at least for this year. I will probably upgrade to poly-carbonate over the next several years. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your greenhouse.

Just found the group. I am an engineer by day and a goat rancher the rest of the time.