What will it be this year? Any guesses? (cows, the wild, pigs)
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A few years ago it was Alpaca's but the pyramid scheme ran out on those last year. Before that it was Emu's and Ostrich's, but again that is old school breed of the year stuff there. I think last year the breed had to be Dexter cows, and the year before that was Highland cows...all of which have run their course as far as the pyramid schemes go. You know how that goes; a magazine article comes out, overzealous breeders tout up their virtues, make outrageous money on gullible people, then bail before they lose it all.
I was just curious what everyone though this years "Breed of the year" will be as far as livestock goes. The only trend I noticed thus far is a penchant for Soay sheep! That is my guess.
Nah, too many of them in the wild down south. Miniature camels? I would probably buy one of those! Around here, Boer goats were all the rage since we have a large Hispanic community. How about yaks? After the winter we have been having, something with long shaggy fur would fit right in...
I think that on a consumer scale, largely fueled by modern homesteaders, we're going to see a resurgence in "heritage" breeds... multipurpose farmstead animals instead of the now-common specialized breeds that are only good milkers, or good layers, or good for meat or fiber. A smaller farmstead doesn't have need for 4 gallons of milk or two dozen eggs a day, or a half-ton of meat when it's dressed out. A smaller, less "temperamental", and hardier animal that produces adequate "renewables" and then a reasonable amount of meat will be much prefered.
Lord knows what they'll come up with for the commercial scale and pyramid schemes, but I'm guess the whole mini-micro craze is just gearing up. Won't be long before someone gets the idea to breed thousands of pocket-sized critters to sell to the back-to-landers... hoping to bank on their desire for smaller, easier to manage livestock.
A few years ago it was Alpaca's but the pyramid scheme ran out on those last year. Before that it was Emu's and Ostrich's, but again that is old school breed of the year stuff there. I think last year the breed had to be Dexter cows, and the year before that was Highland cows...all of which have run their course as far as the pyramid schemes go. You know how that goes; a magazine article comes out, overzealous breeders tout up their virtues, make outrageous money on gullible people, then bail before they lose it all.
I was just curious what everyone though this years "Breed of the year" will be as far as livestock goes. The only trend I noticed thus far is a penchant for Soay sheep! That is my guess.
I am thinking "incumbent politician's hide"! They have very tough skin that can be made into a variety of useful items, as long as they are not in an elected position.
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