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Hello,

I am attempting to raise as much of my family's diet on food we raise ourself on our family farm. We grow corn and if we wanted to we could store an infinite amount of ground corn that falls out of our machinery every year.

We already have chickens for eggs and meat. Space is not an issue.

What animal should we get that can be fed with corn and grass to supplement our chicken flock? I'm willing to entertain all warm blooded options.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In terms of efficiency I hear good things about rabbits. Pigs are also good, or so I hear. Pigs can also handle disposal of other... waste...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

"Hence the phrase, 'Greedy as a pig.'"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Water buffalo, because mozarella is 🔥

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I was really perplexed by that first sentence in the title before I saw what sub this was