Mate I left to be self sufficient 5 years ago by buying a lifestyle block.
The number one animal to rear is sheep by far. From a local farmer by orphaned twinned lambs.
Hand raise one ram and how many ewes you need plus first years freezer stock.
My six ewes gave me ten lambs last year.
Lamb is a super food. Super easy to raise. Easy on paddocks. Friendly.
Interesting, never heard that before
$25 per Lamb. $35 of milk powder first year only. There after free. $50 to kill and slaughter or learn to do it yourself.
One year later you get 30kg of meat at $30 a kilo.
Downsides. Shearing twice per year for the keepers. Food doesn't get shorn. Sheep fencing wire needed not just wires.
They use way less grass than beef and don't make big shit piles nor divets.
Upsides
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