Livestock, Not nearly as static a topic as you think Options Track this topic Email this topic Print this topic Download this topic Subscribe to this forum Display Modes Outline Switch to: Standard Switch to: Linear+

[Koekepan]

I was looking out of my window at the sheep attacking a crabapple tree, and wondering about cyber-sheep.

Obviously a silly idea, for dozens of reasons, but that led me to wonder whether livestock might not change in other dimensions.

One dimension is that of breed preference. What if beef cattle move away from your usual Black Angus stock? They could. Given the resurgence of the wild, that's always possible.

What about the rise of other types of livestock? More beefalo, maybe? Perhaps rabbit rather than chicken? Maybe a general move towards rabbits because they're smaller, easier to keep, highly fecund, produce high quality lean meat and soft pelts?

Right now I'm not sure what the answer is, but as the Greengrocer thread highlighted, the risks of awakened critters might change the preference in stock.