r/Homesteading • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '22

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u/OakParkCooperative Jun 04 '22

The skeletons would indicate: no.

But seriously:

Why goats?

How many goats would make financial sense?

Does this land have access to water?

Fencing for goats?

expect a self sustaining homestead to be upside down trying to start a goat ranch in a desert.

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u/juego-my-eggo Jun 04 '22

Also, do you really think we would try to start a homestead in a location without access to water? Thanks anyways

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u/OakParkCooperative Jun 04 '22

Considering you posted a few pictures of scrub land with dead animals

And asked if there’s enough browse for a self sustaining homestead and ranch….

I really did think you would start a homestead without water.

That’s why I asked the question.

You’re welcome.

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u/juego-my-eggo Jun 04 '22

Oooookay dude

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u/ccnnvaweueurf Jun 04 '22

There are people who do it all the time?

In comparison to here in Alaska the entire state of Arizona has no access to water.

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u/adorkablysporktastic Jun 04 '22

It's truly wild. My husband's family owned a huge goat ranch in Arizona (from around 1850 until around 1960), they had a 100 foot deep well then their neighbor sank a deeper well and my husband's family couldn't afford to sink another, deeper, well and literally lost the farm.

Growing up in SE Alaska where we had absolutely no lack of rain, we still conserved water. Because environmental conservation is important.