my wife wants wants alpacas, so those are coming after I build a shop im sure. As long as they dont scare off the deer I dont really mind. I would rather have a couple of llama's for back country hunting but the wife veto'd that one on the basis of they are not as cute.
You can sell their fur too and pretty low maintenance animals...
I've got done alpaca wool socks that are suuuper warm
You ever see someone pluck a whole emu? It's comical how big they are, drumstick the size of a turkey
That actually sounds pretty awesome. What kind of cost/upkeep are the alpacas?
I felt like that for a long time, I miss having fresh eggs though so thats the big one right now. For the last year I've wanted to transition to only eating meat that I've harvested, getting chickens would be another way to move towards that goal.
Lots if people sell raw alpaca fur for some decent cash.
My goal is to have one for Thanksgiving, but like a surprise.
They're super low maintenance animals, of course some can get bad if there are issues. General upkeep though is about $500 to $1000 a year, we do most the cleanings/trimming/sheering and they're grazing animals so grasses and pasture plants are game, supplement with feed if you want. If you put too many in an area it'll kill the dirt though.
He’s starting to let all the trumpers down slowly. First time he’s used the word loss.
That's not nearly what I expected honestly. I'm sure, like with most things, the start-up is the more expensive part. I have plenty of research to do and more than enough time being home as a trainee to do it. Not that I could afford it on AG pay though lol. We wanted to get chickens as we have a friend nearby that has close to 50 of them, but come to find out, our city doesn't allow them.
You gotta move out to the country man, its cheaper not only in housing size but I dont pay for water (well), sewer(septic) and I do my own garbage (throw it in a small trailer and take it once a month or two to the local drop box 12$) but you also dont have the city if you can have a couple of chickens.
Correct.
It does definitely have it's benefits to live in the country. The plan is to be as close to the city as possible while having the freedoms of the country. Who wouldn't love to be able to say they own some alpacas
I just want a reasonable commute and to be able to blast deer out of my bedroom window.
Haha if only it were that simple. Depends on your definition of "reasonable" but I would ok with driving 45-60 minutes without a second thought. Where I'm at that would be a possibility for you requirements I'm pretty sure
