Cameron Schuckert

Not to move the lamp up and down but to turn on and off the lamp at 90 degrees. I purchased what I needed I think from farmtek, a thermostate which should be arriving today

Hello everyone! Im new to gardening and animal husbandry and I'm building an insulated bird brooder for baby chicks. I'm building it out of pallet wood and I'm almost done with it. I just don't know how to control the temperature. Right now I have 28 guinea keet that are just a few weeks old living in my closet lol but I plan to move them into their new home tomorrow. Anyone know of any devices that I could instal that will regulate my brooder at 90 degrees and turn off the heat lamp? Also a Bluetooth thermometer that I could read from my phone would be awesome too!

Hey thanks John! You pretty much only told me exactly what I wanted to hear haha pure music!

David, France would be really cool. The whole area would offer so much in terms of entertainment and I could always save a little money and backpack to anywhere and have a blast doing it. Yea I know that wouldn't be good for the farm but thats what kids are for right? haha. But I don't speak french, and what are the gun laws? If I can't have my AR-15 then its a no go lol. I am not willing to part with it. I always thought europ was all about anti guns and it was illegal to own them. I would hate to have to shoot someone for trying to take it away from me lol.... but alas I am ignorant on the way of life over there. On the other hand, however, 5 weeks paid vacation time for the miss would be outstanding and I have heard that the healthcare is cheeper out there (but isn't that just paid for with the taxes?) and I do like mild weather. Oh and the best part is is that I absolutly love cheese haha, I hear you guys are loaded with cheese But back to the other hand I wonder if they would force the laws more strictly on me because I would be an "outsider" to their country and customs....

For Europ I have been to Greece and Italy and I liked both, but Italy seemed to be the most racist country that I have ever been to. France has a reputation for really disliking us Americans and after my visit to Italy I am not sure I would like to see what happens when you go to a country that is already stareotyped for it haha. I think I would blind into the enviroment better if I chose to stay in the states just in case something happens with the way we live in this world now....

Ok I'll admit this first, I am not looking to go full on homesteader and completely fall off grid. My wife and I have decided that she will carry on working (as a nerse) and I will run the home farm. We will just expand with aquaponics in a greenhouse and maybe a little of the traditional farming too along with raising chickens, cows, pigs, meat rabits, and maybe a working goat or two. We don't plan on having a big operation but as far as the grown produce out of the aquaponics system we would like to be able to sell locally.

I have been trying to do some research on where would be the best place for us. What I want is to live more country and not near a city. I want the freedom of being able to do what I want for the most part but I don't want to have a 4 hour drive to get to town because of my wife working at a hospital or even for supplies for that matter. I also think that it would be a tactically sound decision to move somewhere where fresh food is hard to come by because of the climate such as a desert/arid area or someplace locked by geographical features like Sitka, Alaska.

I have actually really been concidering Sitka because it fits everything and Alaska is gun friendly for hunting and provides everything I stated above and has mild winters. But what I don't know is laws and taxes. I currently live in Virginia and I have been here for a little over a year and a half and holy cow can I tell you that I can't wait to get out. I can't remember a place I have ever lived in that I disliked more than here or even close to it. So where can I go that is the least restictive on you and at least somewhat allows you to be a small buisness in peace?

I was also looking at Different places in Oregon, everywhere from the west coast to even its desert to the east but I did find out that their taxes suck and are not good for small buisness. Or at least thats what I have been reading. But anyway, do any of you guys have any ideas of places that fit my criteria? Or maybe know something of Alaska laws and the pros and cons of living there? Lol maybe I will just go live in Canada? haha

Thanks for reading!