I used to free range my birds but after losing 26 to a neighbor's dog--7 to unknown predators (we think eagles) I do not anymore. I have 12 birds for sale now (not much meat on a bantam). The dogs are both used for livestock guarding and since getting our 1/2 Anatolian, we have not lost anymore...
The horses keep me sane. We pack them into the mountains every summer and I've owned one of the mares for 18 years. They actually do not cost THAT much in the overall scheme of things. Their feed bill does not have anything to do with our grocery bill. :) It's just another expense. My husband...
LOL REALLY attached. Hubby would go first. :D One is actually hubby's horse, the other three are mine. One I've owned for 18 years, one is the 5-year old daughter of the 18 year old mare and the other is a horse I bought in college, was forced to sell and "found" on the internet and was able to...
I'm new here...I wandered over from another forum. What has prompted me here is our latest monthly expense budget. I am "allowed" $600/month for gas & groceries.
I live in a very small town in North/Central WA state on 10 acres. We lease another 120 acres from the DNR.
This for myself, my...