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If I had to start my Homestead all over again, it could only pick one animal…

Name: If I had to start my Homestead all over again, it could only pick one animal…
Uploaded: 2026-04-06T20:20:54+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: Justin Rhodes
Description: In this brief monologue, the speaker explains that if he had to rebuild his homestead and could keep only one animal, he would choose chickens. He argues…

6 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker explains that if he had to rebuild his homestead and could keep only one animal, he would choose chickens. He argues that chickens provide both meat and eggs, pose minimal safety risks compared to larger livestock, and serve as highly productive workers that handle composting, bedding turnover, mowing, manure stirring, fertilizing, and creating garden space. The speaker uses a personal anecdote and a direct address to a listener named Josiah to emphasize his enthusiasm and confidence in chickens as the most versatile homestead animal.

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If I were starting my homestead all over again and could only have one animal, I would start with the chicken. Why the chicken? Well, they give chicken meat. They give eggs. Those are obvious. They will not, unlike maybe a cow, accidentally run over and kill your children. And lastly, look, Josiah, point to these guys. They're the hardest workers in the room. They work from dawn till dusk, never stopping. Somebody called me a chicken once, and I was proud of it. Here they're creating compost, stirring in this deep bedding, but they can mow, they can stir manure, they can fertilize the yard, they can create garden space. Chicken all the way.