The Most Self Sufficient Animal You Can Keep in a Backyard

The Most Self-Sufficient Animal You Can Keep in a Backyard The question that comes up more than any other is what animal to get first. Every planning article says the same thing — get goats, or get a milk cow — but both need an acre you do not have, sold to you by people who have never run out of hay in March. If you are working with a quarter acre or less, the real answer is four hens on a tenth of an acre. They are cheap, quiet, and legal in most towns. The Small Place Book walks through this exact decision and what actually fits on a tenth, quarter, and half acre — the animals, monthly feed costs, and the right order to do it in. Link below. What's covered: Why goats look good on paper and fail in your backyard Why a milk cow is even further out of reach for a small lot What you actually start with, what it costs, and why it is legal where the others are not What four hens deliver in eggs and dollars across a real year How to make the whole thing pay for itself instead of draining your feed budget every month What to plant in the ten-foot strip between the coop and the garden I am telling you what has worked on my place for twenty-two years. I am not telling you your town allows it, and I am not telling you my numbers will be your numbers. Check local permits before building anything and start smaller than you think you should. #smallhomestead #backyardchickens #smallacreage #homesteading #urbanhomestead #chickens #selfsufficiency #smallfarm #homesteadlife #backyardfarm #beginnerhomesteader #poultry what animal should i get first, first farm animal for beginners, best animal for small backyard, chickens vs goats small acreage, cheap backyard livestock, what animals are legal in my town, first livestock for quarter acre, are goats worth it for small lots, cost of starting chickens, milk cow vs chickens, beginner homestead animals, small acreage farm animals, backyard chickens legal, zoning laws for farm animals, what to buy before goats, cheap way to start homesteading