We greatly appreciate the feedback from friends and family.  I've struggled a little because I've wondered if  the way I present things would make one think it is so easy, almost magical, like raising a herd of unicorns that poop butterflies.  Unfortunately, there are all kinds of challenges, here are a few...

The septic failed.  Don't worry, typically there isn't an audience.

Flies, thousands of them (maybe tens of thousands). You want to arrange animals so that one will mitigate or eliminate the effects from another. Our problem is that we've got rabbits against the back of the house but no animal to scratch their poop.  If we spent some time re-arranging things we could have chickens eating the larvae flies are laying in the rabbit poop (they make the poop look like it's alive, hard to explain and I won't post a pic).  Sammy: "I hate fwies, time for a paci bweak."

Surprises (well, shouldn't have been a surprise). Feed bin empties on a Sunday and Monday is a holiday.  We buy from the Mennonites ("Are they going to be open tomorrow?  Do they recognized the same holidays we do?  Maybe not, I know they're exempt from things like the Socialist inSecurity tax.  I would love not to pay that uncon stitutoinal ponzi scheme theft.  Are there Reformed Presbyterian Mennonites I could join?")

The incredibly trustworthy Toyota tractor broke down. Turns out it is the starter which is low to the ground, I think it failed from too many water crossings.

Liberty got a nice mayonnaise hair treatment thanks to lice a few of us got when we brought a goat into the house after a cold night to revive him.

Thankfully the van helps us recover some problems. The Lord cuases all things to happen for good (Rom 8:28), can't forget that.

The van is used a lot (oops).

One way to relieve stress is to handle wild animals (Blaise cornered a wild rabbit).

And use them as air guitar props (or trying and communicate telepathically to them).

Or study this new breed of pig.

That reminds me, the other ones need water.

So for others who are thinking about doing this here are some initial lessons learned to reduce stress and help accommodate challenges:
-Fencing is paramount, have enough paddocks in place before collecting animals.
-Start slow, perfect your techniques for producing meat, milk, produce, etc. before ramping up.
-Learn from the mistakes of others, seek out other farmers to learn from before making major investments.
-Study an animal you are interested in before purchase, you could be buying someone else's problems (and quarantine them before introducing them to your herd).
-Eat lots of bacon, fat is actually good for you, the food pyramid is a lie (seriously).
-Farm raised pork chops are delicious.