Out of all the animals you have ever raised, what was the easiest?

[boykin2010]

I would either say ducks, chickens, or hair sheep. You don't have to shear hair sheep. The only thing I do for them is give them grain while they are pregnant and lactating. I do not even have to worm mine because they are parasite resistant.

 

[Rebbetzin]

I think next to my desert tortoise, Chickens are easiest for me. Takes me just a few minutes each day to feed and water them and clean the coop.

 

[KinderKorner]

My goats are pretty darn easy to raise. But I'd have to say my pig. Throw her some table scraps, and water and she is good to go. Never seen her sick.


Of course she is a pet, and I've never tried to raise more than one or any for consumption, so it might be quite different.

Chickens, are a pain. So are horses.

I hated raising ducks. Too much poop and mess. They would get water everywhere, and it just wasn't a pleasant experience.

 

[boykin2010]

My chickens I have an automatic Waterer and an automatic feeder for. The only thing I have to do is grab the eggs and clean the coop once a week. Cleaning isn't bad unless you skip a week then when you decide to clean it is pretty strong.

 

[Cricket]

I'd say cows that have been born on your farm from a good mama that respects the electric fence. Their mom teaches them everything, feeds them, watches out for them and lets you know if any predators are around, and you seldom have to worry about the weather/temps.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

The easiest to raise? It would have to be geese. You don't need to do anything with them. If they have water then they will survive. You don't really need to get them shelters or give them feed. They love the rain, but if it gets to hard then they just go under something, like a tree or anything they can find. They don't need feed because they just eat grass. They are very easy. Just buy 'em and turn them out!!

i might have to change my answer and add geese, waterfowl are either dead or alive, they don't really get sick (unless its a production strain of pekin ducks) there easy to tame, a good duck produces more eggs in a year than a chicken, extremely entertaining just need some water deep enough to dunk there heads in and a little bit of food with no special supplements or anything and they come in such a variety

I find that hard to believe, sorry . While i will admit we dont have good layers THIS year (new flock) but we had our ducks, and they were horrid layers. They were campbells, if that makes a diff.

As for the geese - (dont take this offensively ^^, its purely a joke) Really? I want to see goose who you dont need to feed in 3 feet of snow ! Thats AWESOME!!

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

Ive only ever raised waterfowl, chickens and goats, so I'll say chickens. All you have to do is feed, water (which when it rains helps,lol) and grab eggs. Cleaning isnt much of a chore.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

The easiest to raise? It would have to be geese. You don't need to do anything with them. If they have water then they will survive. You don't really need to get them shelters or give them feed. They love the rain, but if it gets to hard then they just go under something, like a tree or anything they can find. They don't need feed because they just eat grass. They are very easy. Just buy 'em and turn them out!!

i might have to change my answer and add geese, waterfowl are either dead or alive, they don't really get sick (unless its a production strain of pekin ducks) there easy to tame, a good duck produces more eggs in a year than a chicken, extremely entertaining just need some water deep enough to dunk there heads in and a little bit of food with no special supplements or anything and they come in such a variety

I find that hard to believe, sorry . While i will admit we dont have good layers THIS year (new flock) but we had our ducks, and they were horrid layers. They were campbells, if that makes a diff.

As for the geese - (dont take this offensively ^^, its purely a joke) Really? I want to see goose who you dont need to feed in 3 feet of snow ! Thats AWESOME!!

I have had Khakis that laid an egg every single day. Some ducks do lay better than chickens, and it's a bigger egg.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

i might have to change my answer and add geese, waterfowl are either dead or alive, they don't really get sick (unless its a production strain of pekin ducks) there easy to tame, a good duck produces more eggs in a year than a chicken, extremely entertaining just need some water deep enough to dunk there heads in and a little bit of food with no special supplements or anything and they come in such a variety

I find that hard to believe, sorry . While i will admit we dont have good layers THIS year (new flock) but we had our ducks, and they were horrid layers. They were campbells, if that makes a diff.

As for the geese - (dont take this offensively ^^, its purely a joke) Really? I want to see goose who you dont need to feed in 3 feet of snow ! Thats AWESOME!!

I have had Khakis that laid an egg every single day. Some ducks do lay better than chickens, and it's a bigger egg.

Hm, must've been our ducks,

From what Ive read tho, chickens are better, but we havent gone too deep into waterfowl , so i dunno

 

[boykin2010]

The easiest to raise? It would have to be geese. You don't need to do anything with them. If they have water then they will survive. You don't really need to get them shelters or give them feed. They love the rain, but if it gets to hard then they just go under something, like a tree or anything they can find. They don't need feed because they just eat grass. They are very easy. Just buy 'em and turn them out!!

i might have to change my answer and add geese, waterfowl are either dead or alive, they don't really get sick (unless its a production strain of pekin ducks) there easy to tame, a good duck produces more eggs in a year than a chicken, extremely entertaining just need some water deep enough to dunk there heads in and a little bit of food with no special supplements or anything and they come in such a variety

I find that hard to believe, sorry . While i will admit we dont have good layers THIS year (new flock) but we had our ducks, and they were horrid layers. They were campbells, if that makes a diff.

As for the geese - (dont take this offensively ^^, its purely a joke) Really? I want to see goose who you dont need to feed in 3 feet of snow ! Thats AWESOME!!

My ducks are great layers. I have red sex-links and White leghorns from McMurray that just turned 8 months old. My ducks are out laying them. I have 2 pekin ducks and I get 2 duck eggs every single day. They rarely ever skip a day. The good thing about the pekin duck eggs is that they are 2x the size of chicken eggs. So it is really like they are laying 2 eggs a day without eating THAT much more food than a laying hen. My ducks easily pay for themselves. I sell 6 duck eggs for $2 to people who like to bake.