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RE: Lesson Learned - Homestead LIVESTOCK Mistake CORRECTED!
Ugh all of them? Are goats tougher? I was thinking of taking sheep or goats because I live in a area with very very infertile acidic heathland.
Just research heritage breeds. Goats are a whole other story. If you like the challenge of raising unruly teenagers, then get goats. Sheep at least won't try and destroy everything you build.
From another friend who raises goats for meat and milk, "It's not if they will get out of the fenced pasture but when."
@gogreenbuddy - we have found that the learning curve for us was much easier with sheep than it was for goats. That is just our experience, of course. We lost quite a bit of our goat herd in 2016 over the course of a week. I think we had around 15 goats and 7 died in a week (the week we returned from a 10 day trip). We had about 8 sheep at the time in the same pasture and only lost one, which was a really young lamb (so maybe more susceptible to disease?). Anyway, goats are escape artists and have lots of personality. Honestly, it is their personalities that attract me to goats. They are so much fun! My husband is more of a sheep guy because they are more "stable" in the personality department. :)
I had goats too...(Nubians and Angoras) not a problem. High Plains of Texas.
Goats and sheep are about the same for getting parasites depending on the breed. Would look at what is in you your area that is doing well on other farms like yours. Goats like browse and sheep prefer grass. Sheep are a little easer to keep in side the fence than goats. Just something to think about good luck.