Heather Brenner wrote:We know that we want to keep dairy animals, and will eventually want at least one cow, but are wondering whether or not we should start out with a dairy goat or two first, to get our feet wet. We have 40 acres that is mostly pasture.
in my opinion - the choice of cows vs goats is generally answered by the forage available.
if you have mainly grasses - i would recommend cow(s)
if you have mainly browse (trees/brush) then i would recommend goats.
in your case i would recommend a cow(s)
hope that helps.
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