Quote Originally Posted by mainbutter View Post
omg i am so freaking jealous right now.

Maybe in 15 years or so I can have a farm

I'm hoping I can find a place where I can at least have chickens.. I've actually looked into aracunas already and they're at the top of the list!

My girl and I want to have an alpaca herd.. and our "ambitious plan that probably wont turn out" is importing and maintaining a herd of vicuņas in the US both for wool and to promote conservation efforts.
You can house a hen or two in almost any backyard.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/...og.php?id=9413

I actually just sheared several alpaca for the first time last month. I still don't understand the business of alpaca farming ($10,000 for a female, $500 for a male) with current wool only valued around $400 a year per animal I don't see the justification of the costs of the animals. Now I really love them and at $1,500 to $2,000 a pair, I'm in