My wife and I, with our 2 younger children, have been actively prepping for 10+ years. We've live on a 5 acre homestead, in rural Western Washington. I have been in the military (x2), law enforcement, a paramedic, & most recently a bartender.
We raise rabbits and Muscovy ducks for meat, and have chickens for eggs. We've experimented with pigs (Kunekune), sheep (Katahdin), and goats (Nigerian Dwarf). We weren't a fan of goats, and pigs had their own challenges. But we enjoyed the sheep and will likely get more again soon. We kept the ram and boar for potential future herds, and also to work as grounds crew around our place.
Our place was a HUGE fixer upper, but we're finishing up. The house is done, including solar panels with a battery backup. The barn is done. Property/excavation work is done, including grading, building 2 ponds, and building a nice shooting range.
My wife (MamaSarah) has taught herself how to do most of the needed electrical work, how to sew (she's gotten quite good), she’s the main gardner, and she’s learning to become a bee keeper. We've both become decent homestead animal handlers and vets.
We breed English Shepherds (we own both the sire and dam). Boarstead English Shepherds (https://boarstead.wordpress.com/)