Raising Chickens?
When I was in second grade, my family moved from the city to the country, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Could 5 whole acres of land really be ours? No fences, no sidewalks, no neighbors within spittin' distance...just peace and quiet living away out in the country. ( Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of our house with me. This is representative. Found it here .) The previous owners had a small amount of livestock, so the property was equipped with some farm buildings. There was a fenced-in pasture of 2-3 acres, a large storage barn, and a chicken coop attached to the back of the garage. My mom had heard that a long-time friend was raising sheep and seemed to be having a good time at it. Naturally, my mom's curiosity was piqued, so she began to read up on sheep farming. We had the land for it, and the barn with a watering trough. A few weeks of research led to dropping that idea - too much work. No go....