Chickens are a gateway drug. They’re super easy to start with as they’re really hard to err with, and their turnover is easy so if you do have something catastrophic happen you can reboot easy. I like buckeyes, but I like buckeyes because I am in OH, my chickens walk in snow & need to be cold hardy, yours don’t. Buckeyes would be unhappy in your land. You need to find a heat tolerant breed to start with. What do you want? Meat birds? Laying hens? Dual use breeds? Look into heat tolerant birds who fit the bill. If you’re going dual use I recommend an incubator so you can grow some out if your females don’t go broody.

For sheep - I currently have shetlands which are gorgeous! They are also a wool sheep. Hubs & I have discussed switching to Khatadins over the next year, but I currently have no experience with them.

I like a California rabbits. I’d like to restart my rabbitry, but hubs has a real problem with rabbit dispatch so all I have right now is a male that I keep around for rabbit manure for the garden. If you go this route I’d recommend 3 does & a buck to keep you in dinners year round.

No experience with goats at all.