Hello from West Virginia, new to site

[hsehntr98]

Hi Everyone; My name is Mickey Carr. I am originally from Ohio, but have relocated to lower West Virginia. My husband and I have been prepping for about 2 years and after reading the first book, "Going Home", I stepped up my prepping. I retired in January, and found a place in lower West Virginia that makes a good place to stand my ground if SHTF. I have informed specific friends & family about coming down in the event it happens. I love the series. When I received each book, I read it until I was done, which meant reading all night. I started with the Kindle version and then bought the paperbacks, so that I can read them again and have them for reference books. My favorite characters are Sarge & Mike. They make me laugh throughout the series, but they make some sense too. I would hope to have a friend and neighbor like Morgan. In my new location I have started a hobby farm ( chickens & pigs) to go along with our large garden. So we will be better prepared for the future. Now just need to figure out alternative power source. I hope book 7 will be coming out soon and it would be cool to see these books in a movie as long as they stick with the books and not abbreviate or change the characters and content of the books.
Thanks, Mickey

[unseenone]

Welcome aboard. You will find a lot of like minded folks here. Jump right in!

[Kessler]

Welcome from Florida from a former Scioto county Buckeye!

[Cwi555]

Welcome from Tn

[Boston_Joe]

Greetings from South Carolina.

[tk]

Welcome from PA.

[Tex]

Welcome to the board. You have joined up with a good group of folks here and if you have any questions about things on the homestead, just ask. There is alot of different experience represented here and everyone is very concerned with helping others. We have a good Farm/Ranch & Homestead section with all sorts of good discussions. I look forward to visiting with you.




Tex

[DMH]

Welcome from MO!

[kickstand]

Welcome from south central New Mexico. I normally ask a few questions, but I think that you already answered them all. Look around and join the conversation.

[Joyce Hoffman-Gayley]

Welcome Mickey, you're going to love it here. Everyone is very helpful and friendly. Even if some (no names) are a little bit different. Seriously, there is a wealth of information here. Enjoy going through all the different threads and then jump in anywhere. Sounds like you've got a nice setup there. Isn't it a kick raising chickens. They are crazy little critters but I love it! Just got to keep the raccoons & fox from getting to them.

[hsehntr98]

Thank you all for the warm welcomes. I look forward to learning more from everyone, especially about chickens. I hope to be able to find the farm/ranch, homestead section to learn more. I come from a 40 yr medical background so I hope that will help me in the future if the SHTF ever happens. What I have learned about starting my little hobby farm I have learned from magazines, books, & a Mother Earth News fair in PA last September. That is where I learned about my KuneKune pigs that I have. My chickens are in a small coop now but there is new barn on order for them, so they will be in the chickmahal when it is done. Being in West Virginia everything is on a hill so leveling things is fun. And since we sit on the top of a mountain it is a little worse. Sorry I have a tendency of running off with the mouth. Thanks

[Av8r84]

Welcome from S Dakota.

[IronWarriors3/354]

Welcome sounds like you got a very nice start to self sustainment.

[hsehntr98]

IronWarriors3/354 why are you heading to Oregon? I hope I have a nice start for self sustainment. I keep wanting to add more but my husband tries to slow me down especially when he has to foot the bill. My husband wants to add more animals, but he just wants them for pets. If they can't serve a purpose like food or self-defense then I don't need anymore pets. I already have 5 dogs and 10 cats which is enough for pets. Thanks for the welcome.

[hsehntr98]

Here is the beginning of my self sustainment: