C&D Farming..oh what a life!

[CntryBoy777]

Ya may want to research your "liability" before allowing others on to your property....we always think of people as responsible and respectful....however, even if there is only 1 that isn't...it could be the "nightmare" ya never wished ya had.....if ya rent a parcel, there are state laws that give them rights on your land.....just be careful!!....

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

Oh, geez, never thought of that..great point!! Thanks!! We HAVE been been asked if people could rent out the farm for kids’ birthday parties....and, although it might sound fun...it would be a disaster waiting to happen. Ani stressed, us stressed, the work before, the work after, might even have a bunny list..and heaven forbid, someone got hurt?? So, we have declined. Friends have brought kids over...but it’s at their own risk, and that’s...obvious..I warn everyone..wear boots, wear your hair up because goats eat hair, etc...but, I don’t want a bunch of people runn8ng around, etc. we e also had a TON of people ask if their kids, I mean 8-12 year olds could work for us!! Seriously? I’ve dodged the question, because I’m the type that doesn’t know how to say ‘no’..but last week Chris flat out said, we are not a baby-sitting service...I think she still wants her son to come help me scoop poop. It’s like the Covid situation, everyone else has time, farmers don’t, we’re busier than ever!! But people stop by, or want to Zoom...etc...come to buy a bunny and want to stay an hour...ugh. Thanks for the tip @CntryBoy777 !!

 

[Baymule]

X2 on the liability. Parties, renting a piece for a garden, not only no, but he// no to that on our place. Nope. We carry a policy so that if anyone consumes meat, eggs or produce from our farm, gets sick for any reason, blames up and sues us, they won't walk away with our farm.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Wow i forgot about that. Makes you wonder what a fan should and should not sale. I have had friends get eggs and some wanted to (was not that long ago) give the calf a bottle. I don't let anyone feed or near the animals. I planning to sale some gosling and I probably meet them off farm to do the deal just because i personally dont trust people near my human kids.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Liabilities ,...just say NO

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

Yeah, we have the produce and egg licsence, don’t sell meat...got it for the milk too...what a major hassle..and now with Covid the lady that wanted all the cheese, her store is shut down! A restaurant wants it, but not until they are open, and can have it on the mend, or as a special. So, for now I’ve got gallons in the freezer...I’ve put it on sale on FB...but Chris doesn’t want me to do that because of all the work I put into it.id rather it ge5 enjoyed!

 

[Bruce]

We decided that if we can sell he4 we will give her half back.

Seems reasonable. REALLY sorry the lady is such a loser that she didn't prep for the pig.

 

[farmerjan]

Having a license does not cover you for liability. We have a huge liability policy for our farming operation so that if anyone gets hurt even coming to get hay, we will not lose everything we have worked our butts off for. You will have to check for rules and such, as having people on the property to even have a garden plot will wind up with you having people where they are not supposed to be on your property. Plus the possibility of them bringing their dog to the garden and it running loose and killing or just terrorizing the animals, because they wanted it to be able to run out in the country.....
What if someone opens a gate and lets an animal out.....
You need to talk to your insurance person before you go letting people on the property. There is always one that will "sue you in a NY minute"..... You really need to know what you are getting into before you go and do it. Selling a living farm animal is one thing as far as it goes. But there are also cases where you need for it to be spelled out who is responsible for what. This case with the pig ought to make you realize that you need to have a policy and it needs to be in writing with anything that is sold.
It is one thing to sell to someone you know and have dealt with for years... but you are constantly having strangers coming there to buy stuff. You are setting yourself up for a major disaster if the wrong person comes there. What if a kid got in with the sow with the pigs and bit them?
And the sow doesn't necessarily remember you delivering her pigs..... sows can get very aggressive once they farrow. Towards anyone. A pig/hog can inflict some very nasty bites and do alot of damage to a human.

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

@farmerjan ...as usual, you are probably right...darned you! Lol...the sow has loosen up now that th3 piglets are gone, and is nice again to me. Now we have to get the sister out...to ge5 her on a diet, get Petunias weight up! Because Paris was a food hog! So, the returnEd mini pig..sold like a flash! In fact...I hav3 four people on a waiting list! So, I put an ad on FB about getting on the waiting list...and, I don’t think I’ll have problems getting people on there. ALTHOUGH....I did have THREE guys call me to see if they could buy my min8 pigs to butcher in 6 months!! . I was very nice about it but to,d them that the $200 piglet would probably be only 30lbs by then..if that...we have three that are almost 2, pregnant, and just now weight about 40#! The last night with the piglets I though5 Chris was going to lose it! He was sooooo sad! He let them out to run around..I wasn’t happy..but they were great! They were cute...did a few laps...hid a bit, then ran back to to the cage, and...yes..they tinkled in the litter pan!! Yeah!! Couldn’t believe it!!! Yeah! I told him, when kidding season is here, the kids are staying in the office, and he said..no way! Huh? But, I guess you can’t litter train goats...and goats jump out of a pen, and goats are much noisier? We’ll see? Lol

 

[rachels.haven]

Yeah, your pigs at that size would be kind of strange butcher pigs. They can find better ones. They'd be somewhere between rabbits and dwarf goats for meat-dwarf pigs.