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  1. salt and pepper

    My one acre homestead

    Goats will probably be cheaper, there are goats that have different tastes in their milk, maybe you can look up a breed that has milk more similar to cow's? I personally don't like goat, I love their products, but don't like goats. So, if you can find a breed that has a milk you enjoy, and don't...
  2. salt and pepper

    My one acre homestead

    Is the half acre pasture, or woods? If it is pasture, it will be difficult since the cow won't be able to find all of it's own feed, but at least if you rotate the pasture (cut it into quarters) and move the cow to fresh grass, it can graze. If it is woods, you will have a cow, that can't do...
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    My one acre homestead

    Even a mini needs around an acre of pasture, you might be able to get away with half an acre, but it would need to be pure pasture. and you would probably need to rotate it, to give sections of the land a break.You can still have a cow there, you will just need to feed it every day of the whole...
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    My one acre homestead

    It looks great! Question though... You won't be able to sustain a cow on half an acre of wooded area. Even a dexter cow (smallest breed of cow, only weighing 600 lbs) Needs an acre of good pasture. You could keep a couple of goats on the land though, I don't like goats, but they are economical,
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