SageRock
Veteran Member
We have chickens, and I'm not sure how they can be protected in case of nuclear fallout, if WWIII does happen. If we go into our shelter for more than a few days, then the chickens will run out of water and then feed. Also, they won't be protected from the fallout. I'm not sure about trying to shelter them with us in a confined space. I hate the idea of leaving them out there to die with no water (we live in high desert, and if we turned them loose outside, they wouldn't fare much better, but the coyotes would be grateful. )
The only idea I've had so far is to collect fertilized eggs and start up the incubator, which could probably be in our shelter, along with a tub/food/supplies for any hatchlings. Since it takes three weeks to incubate chicken eggs, we'd probably be out of the shelter before they hatched, anyway, if it's only a few days to weeks to avoid the worst of the fallout.
The chickens are also very, very dusty. They love dirt baths, and they take them all the time.
Any ideas out there?
The only idea I've had so far is to collect fertilized eggs and start up the incubator, which could probably be in our shelter, along with a tub/food/supplies for any hatchlings. Since it takes three weeks to incubate chicken eggs, we'd probably be out of the shelter before they hatched, anyway, if it's only a few days to weeks to avoid the worst of the fallout.
The chickens are also very, very dusty. They love dirt baths, and they take them all the time.
Any ideas out there?