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<blockquote data-quote="Ready_fire_aim" data-source="post: 3975071" data-attributes="member: 50626"><p>I do all that stuff. Unfortunately I’m not close to Sand Springs. Go for it! You’ll be fine and learn as you go. </p><p></p><p>Keep in mind, true meat chickens are a specific breed. Referred to as: Cornish cross, Cornish-X, Cornish rock, Cornish rock cross, etc… they don’t live very long, they grow very fast, and they have the large breasted carcass type that we are all used to from the grocery store. They are butchered young, so they are tender. Very easy to raise, start with a small batch of 10 or so at first. A small portable coop works great. </p><p></p><p>Egg layers are easy, pick whichever breed suits your fancy, build a predator proof coop, shut them in every night and there you go. </p><p></p><p>3/4 acre isn’t much room if you’re doing sheep. Unless you want to feed a lot of hay and grain. Generally with sheep it’s best to have several pastures sectioned off. Rotational grazing. You could probably keep a few sheep though, depending on your grass quality </p><p></p><p>I don’t have a whole lot of experience with goats. But as everyone will tell you, invest a lot of effort and money into your fencing! Definitely go with small square wire, tall height, etc..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ready_fire_aim, post: 3975071, member: 50626"] I do all that stuff. Unfortunately I’m not close to Sand Springs. Go for it! You’ll be fine and learn as you go. Keep in mind, true meat chickens are a specific breed. Referred to as: Cornish cross, Cornish-X, Cornish rock, Cornish rock cross, etc… they don’t live very long, they grow very fast, and they have the large breasted carcass type that we are all used to from the grocery store. They are butchered young, so they are tender. Very easy to raise, start with a small batch of 10 or so at first. A small portable coop works great. Egg layers are easy, pick whichever breed suits your fancy, build a predator proof coop, shut them in every night and there you go. 3/4 acre isn’t much room if you’re doing sheep. Unless you want to feed a lot of hay and grain. Generally with sheep it’s best to have several pastures sectioned off. Rotational grazing. You could probably keep a few sheep though, depending on your grass quality I don’t have a whole lot of experience with goats. But as everyone will tell you, invest a lot of effort and money into your fencing! Definitely go with small square wire, tall height, etc.. [/QUOTE]
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