Hi, we've been looking for a 5-10 acre farm for a while but haven't found our perfect property yet. We have found a 1 1/2 acre property that other than being smaller, ticks every single one of our boxes in terms of house and yard for the kids etc. The problem is, one of our kids is dead set on getting a pet cow (probably a mini). I've read some stuff that suggests 1 acre is enough for 1 cow plus a few goats to keep the cow company, but I'm just not sure. We'd probably get a steer as we don't really want to milk or breed and I have no issue buying in hay to supplement feed, but is if fair? I have mixed feelings about keeping a single cow even with goats for company and am also not sold on the idea of 1 acre being enough land for it. I was thinking one way around this might be to raise a poddy calf or two for a local farmer? We did that as kids but I'm not sure if it's still done these days? What do you all think?