[@Loony] Haha wow, my little sister wanted a bird at one point but it's probably better we never got one, my mom would have lost it and probably attempted to kick the bird out.

Hm I've mostly had good experiences with farm animals but yeah, I've been weighing the benefits between raising kids vs lambs.  For some weird reason my dad actually owned a pair of pygmy goats once, they weren't particularly social and he never used them for anything.  They just sort of wandered around his property avoiding any people who got near.  I've met plenty of friendly goats too though, as well as some very skittish and also very friendly sheep.  I think it depends a lot on how an animal was brought up.  There's a local farm that lets people visit the animals sometimes and the sheep there are all very friendly, they'll gladly approach people and press their faces against your face if you let them. 

One big reason I wanted sheep is because I've heard they have the best milk ever, although I've heard goat milk is pretty good too.  Also after getting to feel both I think goats have the more comfortable wool, so there's that.  Also, what kind of dogs do you hang out with?