Hi, and a belated welcome. I joined a while back but have not really been on much and today decided to revisit. I live in Sweden and have a smallholding here with my husband and three children, all we have aquired so far are domestic pets lol, we have been a bit hesitant in taking the plunge in investing in farm animals, I think it is the thought of their ultimate destination which is a little off putting. Has anyone else felt this way and if so how did you manage to overcome this in order to fulfill the dream of being self sufficient. I would be interested in knowing also how other people cope with the winter(we have snow from Dec to April)