Farming is one of the hardest jobs due the relentless nature of caring for animals when you have livestock. It is also oddly enough one of the most fulfilling. I have looked at buying a farm for retirement and concluded that I would never survive the work required with livestock -but I am ten years older than you. So, I think that I will finance a microgreen and mushroom grow facility in an urban area, cover off the sales, have paid employees planting and harvesting and play with my dogs. I would LOVE to play with your tractor but will be working more with a hydroponic water distribution system. At least I won't have to get up at 4:30 am. Thanks for sharing and I do not think you are nuts; I think that this is nothing but fun work (but probably a little more fun in your twenties and thirties). Congratulations.
thanks for the comment. I analyze this everyday. It is a learn as you work process. Next year I will expand the garden as well as beehives (things I enjoy). We will see about the rest
I may take you up on that offer! I like to automate things. Have you ever considered some automation like automatic door openers for the chicken coop? Something similar can be accomplished for the barn to the paddock - depending on the layout of course.
We have tried the auto doors for the coop. We have had chickens not go in at dusk so they were stuck outside. We lso had one malfunction and stay open all night so at this point, I am doing it myself. i agree what we can automate we should and I will look to what we can.
That is the plan going forward. As first time farmers, it seemed we wanted to try everything and then finding out a lot of it is just an expense. Next year will be much more involved with growing vegetables and we’ll see what else
Farming is one of the hardest jobs due the relentless nature of caring for animals when you have livestock. It is also oddly enough one of the most fulfilling. I have looked at buying a farm for retirement and concluded that I would never survive the work required with livestock -but I am ten years older than you. So, I think that I will finance a microgreen and mushroom grow facility in an urban area, cover off the sales, have paid employees planting and harvesting and play with my dogs. I would LOVE to play with your tractor but will be working more with a hydroponic water distribution system. At least I won't have to get up at 4:30 am. Thanks for sharing and I do not think you are nuts; I think that this is nothing but fun work (but probably a little more fun in your twenties and thirties). Congratulations.
thanks for the comment. I analyze this everyday. It is a learn as you work process. Next year I will expand the garden as well as beehives (things I enjoy). We will see about the rest
I may take you up on that offer! I like to automate things. Have you ever considered some automation like automatic door openers for the chicken coop? Something similar can be accomplished for the barn to the paddock - depending on the layout of course.
We have tried the auto doors for the coop. We have had chickens not go in at dusk so they were stuck outside. We lso had one malfunction and stay open all night so at this point, I am doing it myself. i agree what we can automate we should and I will look to what we can.
@@RonRamsden at the very least letting the door open in the morning to let the birds out will let you sleep a bit more 😁
@@b1zarre23 good point. never thought of that. thanks
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If it’s too much scale it down some and focus more on what you enjoy.
That is the plan going forward. As first time farmers, it seemed we wanted to try everything and then finding out a lot of it is just an expense. Next year will be much more involved with growing vegetables and we’ll see what else