Mini farm animals

[Catherine]

There is a new trend happening in the USA. People are buying mini farm animals. It started with chickens during the pandemic and then people wanted mini goats.
Then there are mini horses, mini donkeys and mini cows. Some people have an acre of land and want to have a mini farm experience.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-int...s/3619101/

There are some problems. Things don't work out the way people expected because they have no farm experience. Someone got mini goats, planning to milk them and make cheese and dairy products. They didn't realize the goat has to give birth to start lactating. Once the goat gave birth it was nursing its kids and couldn't be milked. They have a number of goats, but no source of milk. 

I am sure there are a lot of other little issues that come up because of people's inexperience. Just because it is miniature doesn't mean it isn't work to look after.
Little farm animals are so cute, but they are still farm animals. They need the same amount of care, perhaps more.
I really don't know how well this mini farm idea is going to work. If you have never had farm experience, it might be a good idea to volunteer at a farm animal sanctuary for a while and see what farming is really like.