So I guess I will tackle the new list of questions already....here goes
1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like? Virginia, zone 7
2. How many people are in your family? Marital status? married with two kids
3. How would you define self sufficiency? trying to produce a good chunk of your needs on your own
4. What would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you needed? farming full time--would love to do a CSA
5. Have you ever built a house , or other types of building? Do you want to? yes, helped build lots of stuff--my dad is a brick mason
6. Can you weld? Steel, aluminum, MiG, TiG, stick, Oxy-Acet? No
7. Who or what inspired you to become more self sufficient? MIL gave us two roosters and it snowballed from there--my granny contributed to that a lot too because when she was young being self sufficient was a way of life and not a choice so she has taught us a lot
8 Cloth or paper? cloth napkins unless meat processing and then we use paper towels
9. In what ways are you self sufficient now and in what ways would you like to learn more? produce 90% of our own meat and milk our goats and have a garden, would like to do a pig and rabbits in the future and would love to be a better gardener, learning how to make soap and cheese, cows are in the works for next spring
10. In what way(s) will you never choose to become self sufficient? I don't think I could ever produce all of my own food, I have never canned anything but freeze a lot of stuff. I would love to get solar and be off grid because we definitely have the capacity to do that here but I don't honestly know if we'll do it
11. Are you interested in stocking up for future needs? somewhat but we don't have a lot of storage space for canned goods--I do have a lot in the freezer and I'm working on getting a second freezer set up
12. Where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world? I escape through books...I love to read
13. Can you drive a farm tractor or a semi? I can drive a tractor if someone walks beside me shouting instructions so I don't kill someone
14. Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these? I sew some, quilt, and am learning to make soap. I do like to teach others
15. Can you have legally livestock where you are at? Do you have any? What kinds? Yes, we have chickens, ducks, goats, bees, and are talking about adding meat rabbits and cows next spring
16. Can you operate a lathe? Metal, wood? No but my husband can
17. Do you like to garden? If so, what do you enjoy growing? Sometimes
I like growing my own fruits/veggies but this year has been a challenge
18. Do you fish? Bait or explosives? yes,
we use bait
19. How much space/land do you have or rent? City? Country? We own 3 acres but have access to more with hubby's family land
20. Are you a Novice, Technician, General, Advanced? ARRL? No
21. What is your self sufficient specialty? Or what one would you like to learn? Right now I would say that I don't really have a specialty but I am learning about my livestock and the products I can make from them
22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take? probably animal husbandry and organic methods for plant/livestock management
23. Do you do wood work? framing, finish, cabinet? No but my husband does
24. Are you interested in herbal medicine? a little
25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be? I don't know cause I haven't traveled enough to know what would be ideal--I do like farm living though
26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking? No but had one as a child growing up and I miss it
27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be? Wonder Woman....I had the underoos!
28. Are your family or friends also interested in self sufficiency? Some are in different degrees
29. Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs? Yes, yes, yes and yes
30. What was your MOS? I don't know what MOS stands for
31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs? Yes, we deer hunt and my husband is a waterfowler
32. What skills do you have that help you be more self sufficient? Hunting, sewing, construction skills learned from my dad, gardening/animal husbandry learned from my granny
33. In which fictional universe would you most like to live? never thought about it
34. Do you have solar panels? Plans to use solar energy? Yes, we have plans to add solar to our house once it is paid for in 10 years
35 What is the mass/weight ratio of a European swallow carrying a coconut from the tropics to England?
Are you kidding me???
36. Have you ever lived completely off grid? Would you like to? Not completely...I would like to try it someday, we hope to when we add solar to our home
37. In what do you trust? Is that a trick question???
38. Do you make things yourself to save money? I try but it usually ends up costing me more money than I save by the time I finish
39. Has trying to be more self-sufficient changed your attitude or habits about money/spending? Absolutely
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I also took a look at Aliana's gums today and noticed that they were a little pale and she isn't eating all her food at milking and her production has started to drop some so I ordered some of Molly's Herbals for all of them this morning and will start a worming regimen for them all as they haven't been wormed at all since coming here in May. I thought I saw a small worm on Aliana's rectum this morning so I would rather give them the treatment than not. It should be here by Monday. They still look pretty good so I don't think it is gonna be much of an issue....coats are shiny and they aren't dropping weight, if anything they look a little bloated. They aren't lethargic but if there is a worm issue I would rather nip it in the bud now that wait until I start seeing dramatic symptoms. I've heard good things about her treatments so i ordered the wormer combo pack and if it helps then I will continue to keep them on the preventative once weekly. 
