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Chickens are always nice to have. They lay eggs for you and are easy to maintain. They are also very good company! I highly recommend getting chickens. A good hatchery is Hoffman Hatchery in Gratz, PA. Their website is http://www.hoffmanhatchery.com/.
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| We've had chickens, ducks, horses, sheep, goats, and alpacas - love 'em all. Chickens are probably the easiest, but they all require care. Of the larger animals, I'd say alpacas are the easiest. They do need to be sheared every year (like sheep and some goats); they need periodic toenail trimming (easier than the goats and sheep, and something I'd never attempt with a horse); gentler on the land than hooved animals and not hard on fences. I'd second the advice to visit farms and see what appeals to you; they've gotta make you feel like scoopin' poop is worth it.  And there's no law that says you can't have 3 of these and 4 of those - you just shouldn't have a single one of any of them. And make sure each individual animal you select is easy to handle. Linda, EasyGo Farm, Hillsboro OR
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Hello reading that you only have 4 acres please remember that bigger animals eat hay. If you have farmers around to buy from it's not a big deal. Do you have a way of picking it up round or square bails. Large round need equipment to move it. If the farmer delivers you have to figure in the extra cost of the delivery. I'm telling you this as my friend got some sheep and no way other then having it delivered. I dropped some off in her yard 1200 lb. round bales she pushed it closer to the barn with her vehicle. I offered to move it with our backhoe but she had a wood pile in the way to where it would be closer to the sheep so know she will have to carry it in a sled. I have sheep,goats (escape artist) chickens, guinea's,peacocks and rabbits. My daughter has horses. Also 1 meat cow he will be in the freezer come spring. When you get animals think about what you want them for pets or food. My sheep and goats are fiber animals, chickens are egg layers one rabbit is angora the other is a someone else didn't want. Yes I have sucker on my forehead. My peacocks are ornamental and the guineas are my bug patrol. I live on 40 acres but ZERO hay field. This past summer I raised meat chickens and yes I would do it again also found a hatchery to get Cornish game birds. The taste is unbelievable. I have bartered my chickens and eggs for different items once it was even to get a small motor fixed.
Please God remember me.
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Sheep
(Note: Shortest post ever made by Plowpoint)
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