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if you could introduce any one color (or pattern) to a goat or rabbit breed, what would you choose? and by any color I do mean literally any color (or pattern) - dayglow pink, racecar flames, spots in the shape of middle fingers, oilslick rainbow shimmer, whatever you can think of :>
i'm more of a realism person so as fun as rainbow would be, realistically i think it would be fun to have a different sort of spotting gene in rabbits. like moonspots, or rosettes, or something. or a true brindle, like we get in dogs
conversely in goats i would love a predictable white spotting gene. imagine: dutch goats. irish mark goats. it would be fun.
What’s a dream animal you realistically could never own but you want so bad
if i was going to be the kind of person who owns non-reptile exotic animals i would have genets
i love genets so much. they are one of my favourite animals and they are apparently not terrible pets (for exotics) but ethical issues aside my life is just not one where i have the time space or spoons for a catweasel
i have the pelt of one though and it's the closest i'm sure i'll get
If you could have any domestic/livestock animal on your farm, what would it be? Or, if you've already got your dream critter, which one is it?
there's not really that many domestic animals that i haven't had at this point besides camelids and equids... i think it'd be fun to have an emu but also i don't know that i really feel like putting in the work to make an emu not evil. i just think they're silly
honestly at this point i have most of the animals i like to have. i did a lot of experimenting in the early days and i am very happy with my farm right now.
what could i have possibly done that god feels the need to punish me by making every single goat i put in the kidding pen scream nonstop because i won't give them endless alfalfa