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  1. patandchickens

    What farm animal would you suggest?

    FWIW, I've never seen a llama in this part of Ontario (may be different elsewhere in canada, not sure where the original poster is) priced at less than $750 apiece (and that was a fire sale -- literally -- the folks around the corner from us lost their barn and the teen whose snowmobile started...
  2. patandchickens

    What farm animal would you suggest?

    Yeah, get something cold-hardier than silkies. Crowing-wise, you could: give away anything that turned out to be a roo; or eat it; or buy grown pullets from someone (ones old enough to sex reliably); or buy sexed pullet chicks if you are willing to order a...
  3. patandchickens

    What farm animal would you suggest?

    So get more than 3 (Or, better yet, trench electric out to the coop so you can hang a lightbulb, doesn't have to be a heat lamp necessarily, to keep em warm on the coldest days.) You will have the exact same problem if you get, like, two goats or two sheep. Only you'll be having the same...
  4. patandchickens

    What farm animal would you suggest?

    Er, the obvious answer around here would be "chickens", of course <g> But in fact I would say that that probably IS the best answer, chicken forum aside They are cheap to obtain and cheap to keep; they are easy to take care of, aside from needing a bit more protection against predators than...
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