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Icu4dzs - I can tell that your reply was extremely well thought out and I really welcome your input, you obviously know what your talking about and if was possible to stay where we are, we would have already dug a basement and started building an earth ship here. However we just can't stay here...

Good to know! I already have a BLM mustang and you can get BLM donkeys for $125 each so that could be a good plan. Now I get to tell the husband that we should get a donkey or two also! They are really adorable with those big fuzzy ears :D

Hinotori - water right are a HUGE concern for me here in Colorado. We are always fighting with someone over water, and most people don't know this but it is illegal to collect rainwater!! I will definately be getting all the water rights and info sorted out before we sign anything because I...

Britesa - I will for sure look at that book. We had even thought of moving a small older trailer up there as you can get them really cheap or even free sometimes but the few companies we talked to said insurance regulations would prevent them from hauling them. I only called a few places so this...

I hope this is an ok place to put this, not sure where it would go so very sorry if its in the wrong place. I am just wondering how much land everyone has or wants or needs to run a self sufficient homestead? Right now I have 45 acres with a 2100 sq ft modular home. We have no water here. We...

Hi everyone!!!! I am new here, I have been on backyard herds for a while though, but looking forward to the homestead stuff here. We just got enough money saved up for a downpayment on our new land where we will have no choice but to be mostly off grid and we are striving for 90% self reliance...