I have raised GP’s - pet type- for meat many times. I have recently acquired a herd of Cuy - the meat breeds- and will be setting them up on a rotational grazing system this summer. They thrive on grazing and can also successfully be fed 100% veggie matter with zero other inputs. So it makes them viable to be fully sustainable if a person doesn’t want to have to depend on buying feed. The downside is that you either have to live in a climate that produces some sort of veggie matter year around, store a copious amount of garden produce for winter or grow fodder(which obviously you are then dependent on growing grain unless you wish to buy). Cuy and GP’s are big eaters.
The meat IMO is delicious. The fat is within the muscle like pork and more moist with more flavor than rabbit.
I live in a cold northern climate (MN), so I have some challenges with winter, but look forward to spring and getting them out for grazing and garden waste. Their poop is cold like rabbit and put straight into garden.
Questions? Feel free to ask 😊
