Who here keeps animals (chickens, goats, rabbit - sorry Dave, cattle, etc.)?
We don't have much space, but would like to start keeping animals this spring. I'm thinking ~20 chickens and possibly some meat goats or sheep. I've got about an extra acre, but it's sort of spread out (the center of our land is dominated by the house and septic).
It'll be a substantial investment as we have no barn to start with (and the animals housing needs to be "presentable" or my wife won't go for it, e.g. no old truck caps, etc.).
Any tips or suggestions? Chickens seem the obvious place to start.
Are you able to produce a substantial fraction of your food? And at what level of savings, if any?
Thanks,
Matt
We don't have much space, but would like to start keeping animals this spring. I'm thinking ~20 chickens and possibly some meat goats or sheep. I've got about an extra acre, but it's sort of spread out (the center of our land is dominated by the house and septic).
It'll be a substantial investment as we have no barn to start with (and the animals housing needs to be "presentable" or my wife won't go for it, e.g. no old truck caps, etc.).
Any tips or suggestions? Chickens seem the obvious place to start.
Are you able to produce a substantial fraction of your food? And at what level of savings, if any?
Thanks,
Matt