Integrating Animals into Permaculture Design:
Considerations:
· Inputs
· Outputs
· Benefits
· Costs
Animals:
Chickens
Ducks
Turkeys
Sheep
Goats
Cows
Horses
Alpaca / Llama
Pigs
Bees- Honey / Native
Wild Birds
Dogs
Fish / Aquaculture
Rabbits
Other things to consider:
· Hedgerows
· Breed / Regional Considerations
· Capacity of the land
· Zoning
· Vacation
· Predators
· Noise
· Smell
· Veterinary Costs
· Inputs
· Outputs
· Benefits
· Costs
Animals:
Chickens
Ducks
Turkeys
Sheep
Goats
Cows
Horses
Alpaca / Llama
Pigs
Bees- Honey / Native
Wild Birds
Dogs
Fish / Aquaculture
Rabbits
Other things to consider:
· Hedgerows
· Breed / Regional Considerations
· Capacity of the land
· Zoning
· Vacation
· Predators
· Noise
· Smell
· Veterinary Costs
DWARF NIGERIAN GOATS:
Costs-
•Initial investment in stock
•Hay
•Minerals
•Grain- usually reserved for breeding animals
Benefits-
•income/ cash flow
•weed control
•Small size
•Easy to handle, child friendly
•Inexpensive to buy and feed
•Attracts farm visitors
•Easy to sell direct-manageable quantity of meat
•Usually have twins- 5 months
•Quick return on investment- in less than a year
•Can quickly build flock
•Harvest forage all by themselves- no equipment necessary
•Eat weeds and brush
•Add fertility to land through manure
Income-
•Goat meat, sausage, jerky
•Goat milk
•Goat cheese
•Goat milk soap and lotion
•Show stock- big for 4-H (4-H meat stock big right now)
•Rent out as vegetation management
Costs-
•Initial investment in stock
•Hay
•Minerals
•Grain- usually reserved for breeding animals
Benefits-
•income/ cash flow
•weed control
•Small size
•Easy to handle, child friendly
•Inexpensive to buy and feed
•Attracts farm visitors
•Easy to sell direct-manageable quantity of meat
•Usually have twins- 5 months
•Quick return on investment- in less than a year
•Can quickly build flock
•Harvest forage all by themselves- no equipment necessary
•Eat weeds and brush
•Add fertility to land through manure
Income-
•Goat meat, sausage, jerky
•Goat milk
•Goat cheese
•Goat milk soap and lotion
•Show stock- big for 4-H (4-H meat stock big right now)
•Rent out as vegetation management