Best Livestock to Keep on 1 Acre

[@DallasRichardson-m8u]

I will chip in here, just to contribute/help - sharing MY experiences. We have a small farm, about 10 acres; however, the animals are kept in lots of about 1/2 to 3/4 acre. We have everything. OK, here's the input. I was TOLD that sheep are robust; they are NOT; but, they certainly have more meat on them than a goat but they don't tear up fences like goats do. Some goats, as you mentioned: Nigerian, etc. ARE easy to keep and ARE more friendly but they are NOT very meaty. Rams (male sheep) can butt you, especially if you bottle-fed them. So, I'd pick goats over sheep but get rid of the trouble-makers. Quails - yes - this is a hidden jewel. A quail egg hatches - and 60 days from that, they are laying eggs!! Furthermore, I've seen many of our quail lay TWO EGGS PER DAY - YES (coturnix); also, quail are amazingly easy to skin out (wow). Pigs...some behave and some are a big problem as they are smart and some have a bad tendency to dig under fences. Chickens/ducks/geese/turkeys: Turkey are ONLY ok, if you harvest them as SOON as they are adults (they peck at others and eat way too much; and, they are incredibly stupid and you can expect more than 50% mortality, due to stupidity, like drowning in 3 inches of water, up to their bellies [suspend your water].). I actually will lean towards ducks, just over chickens, because they lay just as much (the common white duck) and they don't crow at 3 am. We are chicken pros...and SOME breeds are winners: Barred Rock and Ameracaunas are winners - ditch the roosters. Cows on 3/4 acre? Yes BUT, you have to purchase hay. The breed of cow makes a HUGE difference. If I was starving, quails are a TOP choice because they breed like rats and are easy to deal with. Rabbits, mmm mmm - way too much manual labor - but, we do have them but only in cycles (raise / harvest - take a break [learn and repeat]). The last point is critical: KNOW your preditors and how to deal with them. Foxes (smart; they mix their schedules; and, they kill for sport) are the WORST (worse than bobcats, raccoons, opossums, stray dogs). Hope this helps.

[@firescaping1018]

Awesome tips thank you

[@margaloone7970]

Thank you this is very helpful.

[@mattrybacki189]

@dallasRicharddon Great info, thank you. Had no idea about quail

[@Ang.0910]

Why do goats headbutt you more if u bottle fed them? I would assume the opposite. I’ve obviously never owned any 😊

[@DallasRichardson-m8u]

@@Ang.0910 Association. And, this (oddly) doesn't happen near as much with the females - only the males. When you bottle-feed a ram, it sees you as family....and then they view you as competition for the herd. This happens a LOT!!! Alllll the time. Sooo many stories, just like this: Oh an older couple got a baby ram and raised it, then they both got seriously injured when it got older and started ramming them. Please take this info seriously.

[@w4447]

2 hives now but had as many as five at one time. got 19 plus acres in the middle of nowhere.Looking at goats and sheep too clear land pigs to root it and chickens to get the bugs. Then bring in some guineee hens for security, and ducks for eggs and meat.Self sufficiency is where it's at.

[@davidbooher5559]

Amazing preparation! 💪👏

[@TheScotsman1977]

In Thailand they use ducks to take care of all the bugs.

[@robertbailey5239]

You overlooked fish. If you erect an above ground swimming pool and filter the water through an aquaponics system, you can produce a lot of fish and vegetables. And if you enclose the system in a green house, it becomes a year-round operation.

[@DallasRichardson-m8u]

Robert.....nope...and yep. I am actively building a pond...BUT, I didn't want to comment, because I did not have the verifiable experience. BUT I AGREE with you!! Chip in with your input. I was looking at talapia....and, I JUST got 3 turtle traps. Again: KNOW the predators. I also saw a great blue heron land (woof).

[@donHooligan]

...and you can set up an aquaponics system that feed plants to filter the water.

[@HarrryClaudeLaBar]

Great video. Still enjoying our 50 acres and various animals at 76.

[@TrentJ202007]

I bet your kids and grandkids loves it

[@maqboolalvi5353]

Wonderful. I wish could follow you. Even on 5 acres.

[@SgtSnausages]

We do 12 breeder Rabbits (3 each M-F-F-F quads) at about 150 growouts a year. 4 pair of American Buff Geese for 12 to 25 growouts a year. 2 clans of 6 each (M-F-F-F-F-F) breeding Muscovy and target 50 growouts. 10 egg layers (Blackb Austrolorp) and their Roo. 2 breeding pair of Bourbon Red Turkey targeting 6 growouts a year. 25 Cornish Cross Broilers. 25 Delaware Broilers. 1 Roo and 4 Hens on the Delaware are kept back as breeders for next year. Cornish Cross are ordered straight from the hatchery. All feed, hay, snacks, treats, grazing ... all inputs are generated on about 3 acres of extra space (spread around a 9 acre homestead.

[@atangapaul1141]

Copied thanks allot

[@vernonfrance2974]

[@RedRubyFarm]

😅

[@marthapattee]

this is very helpful thank you

[@guyh.4553]

Wow! That is quite the operation. Good for you.

[@OrieCipollaro]

I had 6 acres and 3 horses ate it down to the dirt in 4 months. I had to supplement with feed and bales

[@guyh.4553]

They do that very easily...

[@kathleenredick275]

100 chickens, 2 turkeys, and where did these goats come from?

[@AlleyCat-1]

I had a relative that raised about 100 turkey's on an acre

[@jamesbaker3313]

😂. I’m at 91 chickens, 9 guineas, 4 turkeys, 15 ducks and where did these 8 goats come from?!

[@kathleenredick275]

@jamesbaker3313 LOL. Goats are like the peanuts or potato chips of the animal world: you can't have just one - or 2, 3, 4....

[@guyh.4553]

Okay, my input. There is good comments here on animals & how much area is needed. Didn’t think about quail, interesting. Regarding rabbits, they can breed very fast. But taking care of them isn't as easy as you make it out to be. They need to be looked after. Cages are a a good option with water bottles. Regarding livestock, sheep take a lot more space than what you account for. Pigs do not need a lot of space, a 20' X 20' or 30' pen with a covered pen. A couple 3 - 4 pigs can easily fit in a pen. Another option is miniature cattle. Usually a 1/4 acre per animal, more animals if you supplement feed in the summer. You will need to be primary feed w/hay in the late fall, winter, early spring. You have neglectfully left off aqua-culture which can be done in above ground tanks. A lot can be done as a far crops are concerned. Berries are great for an acre. You can also do vertical market cropping which area is more compact. Interesting and thought provoking for small acreage producers. 😊😊😊

[@ruatarengsicolneyrengsi8924]

Very encouraging presentation. Thankyou.

[@cautious1343]

" Where did these goats come from?" LOL

[@eas-eautocom4871]

On goats, don't let them run around if you have a garden or small fruit trees, they'll eat them yup the branches too. That 9-100$ trees can disappear quik. Just a tip after a neighbor let his roam. Dammit 2 years of growth back to the start.

[@DanielMcconnell-i4j]

I have a small farm and have raised almost everything on the list a lot of this is bullshit- rabbits for instance to grown for food, they have to be off the ground, due to pests, mites,& worms, have a constant diet or they die they cant get wet ever. but yes a NZ white 1 buck 10 does can produce enough (on high quality feed ) 1 meal a day( 5-7 lb. fryer) for about 5-6 months one doe throws about 8-10 babies every 8 weeks but not in hot temps or cold temps they will not produce it takes about 8-12 weeks for them to grow to 5 lbs after birth I raised these professionally for pelfreeze but there is nothing cuter than a baby bunny except two baby bunnies

[@michaelminer1894]

We've done most of these. I've heard alpacas are good, but we've never raised them. Pheasants were difficult with high mortality.

[@PaulBurgeois]

White Peacocks can be a good source of income as well. There's always a good demand for them from smaller local zoos.

[@LisaRucker-x8k]

True.

[@StrawDawg34]

I’ve heard you can humanely keep certain breeds of pigs in confinement using the KNF (Korean natural farming) method. But this leaves you having to use probably most of that acre just grow their feed. (If we’re talking self sufficiency)

[@evelynrogers7145]

Your making it all look very simple, it isn’t

[@Tjp-z4r]

good stuff. keep it up

[@CsZsolt]

I've seen many people keep pigs in much smaller spaces, feeding them with scraps, grains and weeds. They are robust, eat pretty much anything. In my country, in the villages, almost every family keeps at least one pig.

[@AmazingLivestockBreeds]

We don't advocate for keeping pigs in confinement because of soil damage but of course it is an option

[@LAStars-sratS]

Rabbits costing almost nothing is a lie. They are easy and probably the best return for investment for meat choice, but it costs to feed them.

[@mdannenberg7937]

How about a couple of the miniature cows?

[@The-Shadowcat]

We love our zebus

[@henryterblans3482]

Sheep feedlot works great..here in south africa mate

[@vitalisaondoaseer3132]

Great job

[@urkiddingme6254]

9:16 Watering from a sprinkling can is photogenic, but it is NOT a permaculture principle. It's an inefficient use of time and water, and it doesn't get water to the roots where it is needed.

[@219SandPond]

Bull shit on the rabbits. You have to feed them properly, or else they get sick and die.

[@gastrofile]

Yup. If Purina makes even a miniscule change in the formula of their pellets, it could spell gastric distress for you. Rabbits need relatively low protein (odd considering the high protein meat), little to no sugar. An occasional carrot at most, no lettuce, no alfalfa hay for any over 8 weeks, no table scraps.

[@LisaRucker-x8k]

You can grow alot of vegetables and fruit trees.and raspberry and blueberry plants.and have chickens.quail.rabbits pygmy goats.kune kune pigs.on a Acre.use every square inch of your property.grow vegetable straight up on latice fence. Make goat pens longand thin like they do race horse pens so they can run and play.

[@ethanwashington9332]

2 or 3 yaks can be kept on 1 acre. They eat 1% of their body weight each day, much more economical than a cow.

[@Carrie-q3o]

Also can raise geese, turkeys and guinea pigs.

[@adamant3303]

What live stock can I keep in an apartment

[@AmazingLivestockBreeds]

None because animals deserve to live on grass

[@adamant3303]

@@AmazingLivestockBreeds people

[@CsZsolt]

@@AmazingLivestockBreeds Not all animals live on grass.

[@lajwantishahani1225]

Quails should do well in a crate although I believe they make a lot of mess so be prepared to clean regularly. I plan to keep 5-6 indoors because they won't be safe from rats and snakes in my backyard. I want to keep couple of ducks for pest control in my small garden. But hope they won't be too noisy for my neighbors.

[@adamant3303]

@@lajwantishahani1225 it was a tongue in cheek question. People can be kept in Apartments or any taxidermy animals.

[@donHooligan]

"clean" rabbit poo is the best fertilizer....and canned rabbit is a delicacy.

[@urkiddingme6254]

Interesting info about the quail and the Nigerian goats. Cold hearted video at some points. I thought one point of small farming practices was to have happy animals, not chickens crowded like some industrial farm.

[@how2alive79]

2 acres, quail chickens tilapia bees rabbits turkey. considering a pig...but not for food. also dogs of course

[@Farmlifediary]

Love my pro

[@JamesHollinger-lt8qx]

One acre. = 43,560 square. feet... 208 feet x 208 ft

[@shannonfrericks1124]

1 rod (16.5 ft)× 160 rods (2650 ft or a 1/2 mile) = 1 acre.

[@brycewiborg8095]

No geese ?

[@AmazingLivestockBreeds]

They are higher consumers so not ideal

[@brycewiborg8095]

@AmazingLivestockBreeds 50 years ago in Southern Minnesota there was a buyer. I would buy Emden goslings for $ 1.90 USD. About a month under a heat lamp plus a month of starter feed. After that I would turn them on a weed patch around a collapsed building for 3 months. I figured I would make $ 10 per head back when the dollar was real money. They have since gone to mass production in South Dakota. Thank you for the chance to reminiscence.

[@stcstwwlove]

Oops, can't select thumbs up. KZbin is making it difficult

[@russbowman6801]

How about sheep? Less trouble than goats, I think they could work out.

[@rdapigleo]

Written by AI, read by AI 🤷

[@subdrvr]

I don’t care how much land you have or your setup….add one set of animal at a time. Learn how to manage, care for and keep them over a 6 month period before adding another species to the farm. A garden, children, kitchen, root cellar, chickens, ducks, goats pigs, dairy cow, beef cow, sheep…etcetera. It will overwhelm you. Horses are a pet. Expensive pet. Indeed many yard animals animal. Start small, only keep animals that will fit into your eating plan.

[@odnewdylee]

What's up with all these bot Chinese not real accounts? It's been half my suggested feed lately. It's creepy.

[@sondrabradley8040]

Rabbits are not cheep!

[@AaJ-s5j]

Perhaps not where you are. I bought my initial meat rabbits at 5$ each, about 25$ each if you want New Zealand's for size. I mostly pasture them in the spring-fall (I move a pen through the yard) and I feed them a few small bale of hay in the winter, about 5-8$ a bale. They breed like crazy and grow fast, you really can't get cheaper meat.

[@Skorpios1]

Much, much cheaper than chickens; they eat way less, don’t require as much space, are way easier to harvest, and produce three times the meat than chickens; which, is much leaner and tastes better than chicken. We have two bucks and four doe; at any point in time, we have thirty plus grow outs and still find feeding and caring for them much more economical than thirty-ish chickens. Regardless, we love our furry and feathered friends; all are cared for very well and all have purpose in our lives. We’re going to give bees a shot this Spring; wish us luck 😊

[@RedRubyFarm]

😅😅😅

[@ivansheppard1520]

Geese plenty meat good watch dogs

[@DustinUhrig]

Rabbits are not good to have

[@joshbradley61]

I don't know who the hell wrote this script. But it's horrifically written and very inaccurate. Sure, you could keep these animals on one acre. But not in the way that this person describes.

[@vernonfrance2974]

I watched this with the transcript because I don't care for the commentator's voice and accent.

[@AmazingLivestockBreeds]

Lol I wonder if it would break the Internet if people said nice things.

[@mr.potatohead6138]

What's the point of a comment like that?

[@SaintTrinianz]

It's constructive criticism. I almost always avoid AI narrated and illustrated videos, but I was drawn in this time...

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@mr.potatohead6138 My comment is straight forward. I find the commentator's accent and intonation annoying. I still like the content so I'm glad I could use the transcript.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@AmazingLivestockBreeds I like your video's content but I don't like the narrator's voice. I've heard it a lot with totally different videos and it seems to me to be a bit effete for my tastes. Effete definition: ef·fete /əˈfēt/ adjective affected and overly refined.

[@kmarks97236]

I wish you used a real human voice.

[@B0sTonCeltics20534]

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