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I'd possibly like a dairy cow at some point. Might sell the goats when I do. MUCH prefer sheep which we already have. 
Like to get a steer or two. Next year we will be raising feeder pigs again.
Like more hives, and we will be getting some more next spring.
One animal I would not have here are horses. Unless you train and ride at least 3 times a week, they are not worth it.
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09/28/10, 07:19 AM
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Wish I had chickens and rabbits again. Would like to have another milk goat and some bees. Probably have a better chance at getting that unicorn than what all I really would like to have.
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09/28/10, 09:00 AM
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Chickens. I can just sit and watch them for hours. There is something relaxing for me in doing that. And having fresh eggs would be nice.
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09/28/10, 09:05 AM
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Location: Hoosier transplant to cheese country
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for farm animals, a gaited mule, and some bees.
I would love to have a pitbull again. our last one died of old age a few years ago. I have a great dane, whom I love, but its just not the same. We really miss rosey and chopper.
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09/28/10, 09:19 AM
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For no logical reason, I would like to have a team of Shetland ponies to pull and drag stuff around.
Used to get calls when I was a cop about someone getting tortured and screaming early in the morning on the edge of town.
Finally located the peacock. Fowl most foul.
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09/28/10, 09:26 AM
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Hmmm...well if we are dreaming I'll take a pair of Icelandic or Fijord horses broken to pull or ride. Milk goats, potbelly pigs(for meat),rabbits, bees(I'm only allergic to yellowjackets) and a small breed beef steer.
Thinking of milk line breeding Nigerian Dwarfs, Californian Rabbits, maybe Dexter beef.
Realisticly, fences must come first!
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09/28/10, 09:36 AM
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I agree with Pancho
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sully
Used to get calls when I was a cop about someone getting tortured and screaming early in the morning on the edge of town.
Finally located the peacock. Fowl most foul.
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09/28/10, 09:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MO_cows
Draft horse or team, plus a nice wagon or buggy for them to pull.
Another Great Dane. We've had 3 and they are just super wonderful dogs. But they don't live as long as most and they break your heart so we are taking a break from them now.
Weaned pigs - we'll be getting the next batch next spring to get them to butcher weight by next fall. Would like to try a heritage breed if they can be found close enough and affordable enough.
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If you are not a purist... try locating a dane/lab mix, the lab adds longevity to the dane and it's a really good mix. We have one and so does my vet. They are lovely dogs...laid back like the danes and mine is about 120#'s, and will mature to about 140. He's taller than his mom who is the purebred dane.
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09/28/10, 09:46 AM
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A pair of Halflingers....
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09/28/10, 10:12 AM
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Bantams. (pronounced Bantie around here)
I have 20 big Black Australorps, but I really want some Bantams. I used to raise them years ago, I miss them.
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09/28/10, 11:44 AM
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Fainting goats!
Already have everything else I want.
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09/28/10, 12:23 PM
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If we had a bigger place....
A riding donkey for my daughter (and a little cart for it to pull, as well)
Sheep (probably Shetlands -- I love their wool and they are a good size to handle)
Geese
A Jersey milk cow (in addition to the Oberhasli goats I already have)
I like horses and would love to have a trained pair of Haflingers or Fjords, but we'd have to have a pretty big place to have enough use for them to justify keeping them.
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09/28/10, 12:41 PM
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I have everything I really want. But I would like ducks again, except they go down the creek then disappear. I would like bees, except I am deathly afraid of being stung. I really want a couple more pigs. I am getting a couple soon, waiting on them weaning. I really like pigs. I have goats, sheep and a Dexter cow + her calf, plus a few chickens and a couple of turkeys.
I try to keep just enough animals around to meet our needs.
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09/28/10, 03:13 PM
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Just living Life
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Location: Now in Virginia
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A trained Reindeer or a Yak. Maybe some Icelandic goats and chickens.
They would go nicely with my Icelandic horse's. 
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09/28/10, 04:25 PM
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I want a cash cow and one of them there gooses that lays gold eggs..................
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09/28/10, 06:20 PM
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Well right now, all we have are chickens, but we're getting a cow (hopefully with a calf), pigs, and turkeys next year. I'd like to have a couple of goats...maybe.
Part of me has always wanted a horse, but, to me, they're a dead expense. They're wondrous, beautiful creatures and all that, but I already have enough pets.
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09/28/10, 06:42 PM
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If you had asked me this 3 weeks ago, I would have said ducks and more baby chickens. But then I had a moment of weakness and bought some from the feed store near my work 
Know I just want more turkey poults. We raised some a couple years ago and thoroughly enjoyed them. Looks like I'll need to wait until next spring to find any though.
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09/28/10, 07:13 PM
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bees
My husband won't let me have them. He's afraid of being stung.
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09/28/10, 07:22 PM
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Location: NE Ohio
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Bees
Jersey milk cow
meat rabbits
Reindeer
A pony with a cart for 8 yo DS.
Beef cows
guineas
peafowl
Deer
Sheep for wool
Already have chickens, goats, and turkeys.
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09/28/10, 08:50 PM
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Location: Wyoming
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Quote:
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I want a cash cow and one of them there gooses that lays gold eggs..................
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Add in a trained grizzly to keep the tax collector away.
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