Be careful with the chickens though. A guy I know just bought some chickens, he was so excited. Literally two days later, foxes broke into his henhouse and ate all his chickens. Invest in a dog if you're in fox country.
racoons and rats will also kill tbe chickens
Martens too can be a nuisance.
Everything like to eat chicken.
Have you had any experience with smaller animals similar to cattle?
Sheep, goats and the like?