🐐 Your backyard can feed you. You just need the right animals.
Most homestead books start with chickens. This one goes further. Small Livestock on Small Land is a complete beginner’s guide to raising goats, rabbits, ducks, and quail on a modest plot — giving you fresh milk, reliable eggs, and quality meat without a farm, a big budget, or endless free time.
Whether you have a quarter acre or a generous backyard, this book shows you exactly how to make it work.
📖 WHAT’S INSIDE:
✅ How to choose the right animals for your space, budget, and schedule
✅ Nigerian Dwarf and Pygmy goat care — milking, kidding, and health basics
✅ Raising meat rabbits quietly and efficiently on a small plot
✅ Duck keeping — egg production, water management, and yard design
✅ Quail for tiny spaces — surprising egg returns in a minimal footprint
✅ Zoning, permits, and neighbor relations before you buy anything
✅ Shared fencing, shelter, and water systems across multiple species
✅ Stacking species so animals support each other and feed your garden
✅ Humane processing for rabbits, ducks, and quail
✅ Scaling up slowly and turning surplus into small income
👥 WHO THIS IS FOR:
Perfect for first-time hobby farmers, suburban homesteaders working with limited land, urban and rural self-sufficiency beginners, and anyone ready to go beyond a backyard garden and add real protein and dairy to their homegrown food supply. Also ideal for readers of the Home Food Preservation companion book looking to complete their homestead system from pasture to pantry.
Small land. Real food. A system that actually fits your life.
