Every Farm Animal You Can Raise, Ranked by a Farmer

Donkeys
If you have a coyote problem
We found when a donkey bonds with your other animals
It will protect them
Mine will hunt and kill any coyote that gets close to the birds

I read Michael polka ‘s The Omnivore’s Dilemma about 29 yrs ago and seem to recall a chapter on an Amish farmer in Ohio that made a fortune raising deer-particularly, for their antlers. The profit he was making per acre was staggering-I don’t know what an Amish person would want to spend all that money on , but more power to him. I think it mentioned something about a 28 point buck.

Take back that quail slander! 😤After raising chickens, quail was a breeze! LOL I was honestly surprised with how much meat I got and it takes me like, 30 seconds as a newbie to harvest completely strip one into something that looks edible. It looks small in your hands, but in the pot you're like "Oops, that's a lot!" I don't even raise jumbos exclusively, so that's even MORE meat. An Aviary setting isn't possible for everyone, but it's possible for me and my birds quite like it.

I watch Cross Timbers' channel actually, but I'm also from Kansas so we know about bison, and I have a cousin that works on one of Ted Turner's bison ranches. I will fully agree that bison is a dangerous animal to work, and should only be handled by brave people that have a team lol.

Alpacas, lamas donkeys, camels and horses were bred as working animals. Alpacas and lamas were pack animals in the Andes mountains, their fur can be used for yarn. Lamas and donkeys are also sometimes used as livestock guardians with cattle. In the case of Goldshaw farms, he has dogs to fulfill that role, and let's face it, the long horns of his highland cattle are also great weapons against coyotes, I doubt that a pack of the would make the mistake of attacking them twice.

If you are interested in heritage breed livestock, beware of the people who keep heritage breed livestock. You will run into some pretty "interesting" people.

my late great uncle tink had a half dozen bison in PG county. The seller told him they make great family pets. They got out. He had to hunt them all down. The calves didn't even bother to go out the same holes in the fence the adults made. They didn't get barbed wire fence at all.

Anyone raising pigs for meat should finish them on acorns.

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Dear Morgan, This video is brilliant!! Thank you, thank you! Your personality is perfectly presented 👏👏👏

I would put ducks. Particularly Khaki Campbells and Indian Runners above chickens for many reasons.

1. They lay more eggs than chickens.
2. Their egg production lasts longer than chickens.
3. They live longer than chickens.
4. They’re are cheaper to take care of than chickens.
5. They’re hardier than chickens and can survive well in hot, cold and wet climates.
6. They’re better foragers than chickens.
The list goes on.

Chickens are good for eggs and meat depending on the breed and they can reduce your waste bin and their feed costs by feeding them kitchen scraps so they’re beneficial to have but not as beneficial as ducks and geese in my opinion. Ok yes ducks and geese are messy and they poo a lot but there are ways to reduce the mess and their poop is good fertiliser.

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The farmers who enjoy pigs have them as pets, not livestock.

I love this video and learning about all the animals. Great job.

Hi Morgan would you have another bird, and where would it go on your chart……The Pheasant.

I loved this breakdown and the mention of Cross Timbers Bison. I think the only thing you missed was vet availability and cost for the larger animals – emus, bison, camels, etc. There's a saying about raising horses "How do you make a million raising horses? Start with 10 million!" Love you, Morgan! 😇❤️

I think if I ever end up living on a farm, the only animal I'd have is barn cats lol I've met plenty of farmers in Florida and their most difficult animal is the pig. They're escape artists and don't care how great their enclosures are, they cost a lot to feed (I'm talking meat pigs, not your yard ornament/pet pigs), and they like to invite wild hogs to their late night parties. 😂 My aunt had pigs down here before she retired to the Philippines and one got out before he got processed and joined a wild hog gang. Probably what happened to your pig, Morgan! 😂

Owls are at least A tier. They do at least 2/3 of your rodent

Thank you! I agree with all but one a camel is not a farm animal. I will not eat camel or drink their milk. I have tried their milk but it is not for me. A farm animal needs to provide something to the farm and camels don't do that.

There is a colony of feral peafowl living not to far from me in Portland, OR. They are cool to watch. They will sit on covered porches during rain. Will also stand on cars.

Which farm animals are best to lower?

What is this Tier shit? Don't go down this path, Morgan. Yes, YouTube pays your bills but don't pander to the TikTok generation. You're better than that.

Absolutely loved the "analog" tier list board!

Fun video 🙂 thanks for the info

humans are s tier, humans can restore and improve the ecosystem