We were recently somewhat "snowed in" and ran low on feed for our flock of assorted fowl. So the ever-resourceful Memsahib simply broke out one of our oldest 35 pound buckets of hard red winter wheat from the JASBORR. She soaked the wheat in water for 12 hours, and voila! Soft, plump wheat berries. She is also sprouting some wheat, which is even more nutritious. She mentioned that her maternal great-grandmother, at the turn of last century used sprouted wheat for chicken feed. This kept her hens laying eggs throughout the winter. Before the days of electrically-lighted hen houses, winter eggs brought a premium price.
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Thanks to KBF for sending this: Bangladesh Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
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Eric sent this: Disaster Preparation for Dogs
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An interesting discussion in progress, over at The Oil Drum: More Thoughts on Relocalization.
