My OH and I live on a farm which is, as the estate agents say "in need of total modernisation!" I already owned some land just along the lane, and are fortunate to be able to get this farm with another 12 acres.
We have what could be termed a menagerie. My passion is Dales ponies, and we have 5 at present and a foal due any day, plus three other horses, some goats, sheep, llama, lots of farm cats .....around 14 and two litters of kittens at present, 6 dogs, some rabbits. Oh, and 50 free range hens. We are volunteers with a battery hen rescue, and bring hens from the farms and rehome them all round the country ......I always end up bringing some home for myself. I sell the eggs by the farm gate to help feed them all.
I now want a dexter house cow to add to my menagerie. I grow vegetables in my spare time - when I have any!!! Some of our land we let to a farmer, and I enjoy watching his suckler cows and their calves during the summer months.