Animals we eat, get nutrition from in some form or make products from them or what they produce: eggs, meat, dairy, aquaculture, pelts, hides, leather & textiles, wife just made $500 selling 3 lambs. 2 wethers and a ram. we already have two 14cuft freezers full of lamb, hogget & mutton, so we didn't need them for butcher. they were just taking up space and consuming feed. we already have 3 select breeding rams. we only keep the ewe lambs for dairy. ewe lambs sell for a premium price but like many species, males tend to be more numerous than needed, so $500 for a trio of males is spectacular. they went to a "pet" home so definitely worked out in their favor as well. what are you raising and for what purpose(s)? what would you like to raise? what do you just have questions about or a general interest in?
I'd like to raise utility pigeons. They seem quiet and easy to keep.
>>5137403I want to get into keeping heritage turkeys I just don’t have the space for it right now
>>5137433we did turkeys for a few years. couldn't make the balance sheet work. their voracious intake vs their value juat couldn't pencil out. the flavor of turkey, in general, is mediocre. sales were difficult because you had to price high to offset inputs, which turns away lots of potential customers because people are dumb, can't math, and dont value quality product vs cheaper, mass produced/marketed big-box options. they can go through 50lb bag in a matter of days.we raised bourbons & standard bronze. they were fun. they are friendly and curious. >>5137410interesting choice. I have considered it as well. im honestly concerned about escapees starting a pest/invasion scenario. Im sure the ones I have seen at apartments and bridges are different, but the amount of filth, mite and disease i witnessed have made me shy away.we do quail instead. if i want something a bit more squab-like ill shoot a dove hanging around the poultry coops.
>>5137403Piggies, chickens, cows, and a few goats.Getting ready to finish 6-8 pigs. I had a bunch of them ready to sort and hold in segregation, but they busted through the gate holding them in. Post was rotted at the bottom and they just ripped the gate screw out. -_- Swapped the screws over to the other non-rotted side and will try again today or tommorow.
