rachels.haven's Journal

[Legamin]

Dan doesn't want a veal calf. He says he wants a whole cow family. And then they can make baby cows and he can sell a bull and get a new bull and make MORE baby cows basically until he has a cow empire. I told him "no bull. Just bull juice". (also, good luck Ai-ing them as a 6, going on 7 year old). He wants to replace my goat goat army with a cow army because cow milk is apparently superior.

I think our 4 acre pasture could support 1 maybe two cow calf pairs...

But on the one hand, it's annoying he's trying to serve my goats their eviction notice. On the other he's talking and reading about farm animals rather than video games or other things. He's just got a lot to learn and I need to pick the time he's going to do it.

(and the goats will not be evicted, a milk cow at some point will be a compromise, right?)

Have to agree to disagree on the milk. I have always love goat milk and as I’ve gotten older the cow’s milk does ‘things’ to me that are not always best done in a crowded room….getting older has it’s drawbacks…

 

[Legamin]

Dan doesn't want a veal calf. He says he wants a whole cow family. And then they can make baby cows and he can sell a bull and get a new bull and make MORE baby cows basically until he has a cow empire. I told him "no bull. Just bull juice". (also, good luck Ai-ing them as a 6, going on 7 year old). He wants to replace my goat goat army with a cow army because cow milk is apparently superior.

I think our 4 acre pasture could support 1 maybe two cow calf pairs...

But on the one hand, it's annoying he's trying to serve my goats their eviction notice. On the other he's talking and reading about farm animals rather than video games or other things. He's just got a lot to learn and I need to pick the time he's going to do it.

(and the goats will not be evicted, a milk cow at some point will be a compromise, right?)

I have been amazed at the expense of shifting from goats and sheep to a specific breed of sheep. If you have things squared away with your goat army I think you’re smart to just make the compromise. My wife…who cried when I came home with three animals instead of two that first day…who said “I never wanted animals!” Now loves to come out and help with the sheep and has been scheming to open up the unused barn with a herd of goats! I asked her who she was and what she did with my wife!? I definitely need the UTV if we are going back a half mile to feed and care for goats everyday!

 

[Baymule]

I have been amazed at the expense of shifting from goats and sheep to a specific breed of sheep. If you have things squared away with your goat army I think you’re smart to just make the compromise. My wife…who cried when I came home with three animals instead of two that first day…who said “I never wanted animals!” Now loves to come out and help with the sheep and has been scheming to open up the unused barn with a herd of goats! I asked her who she was and what she did with my wife!? I definitely need the UTV if we are going back a half mile to feed and care for goats everyday!

My husband was a city boy. He supported my madness even though he didn’t understand it. He would feed and care for my horses during the winter because I got home from work after dark. We lived i town, I built a chicken coop in the back yard, he thought I was nuts. I put a garden in the front yard, he thought I had lost my mind. But he sure enjoyed the proceeds from my crazy! When we retired to the farm, he enthusiastically joined me in slaughtering chickens. I’d didn’t kill them or clean them, but he was a chicken pick in’ champion! He grew to love the sheep and lambs and would help me when I ran them through the chute for shots, feet trim, fecal testing and so on. He was for whatever made me happy and I dragged him into farm life. He loved it.

So if your wife has gone from a crying spell from 3 animals to wanting her own goat herd, you are most fortunate! Celebrate with a gift of a trio for your wife! There’s nothing like hitching a ride on the Crazy Train! It’s never boring!

 

[Baymule]

The kid also needs a course in very basic economics, cow maintenance numbers, and cow selling.

Take him to cattle auctions and let him talk to buyers and sellers. You might make some good contacts that lead to the cow of Dan’s dreams!

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

Is there a 4H or FFA group in the area he could join?

 

[Bruce]

The kid also needs a course in very basic economics, cow maintenance numbers, and cow selling.

I think Jan could impart some knowledge in his head.

4 acres isn't going to provide winter feed, where is he going to get the money to buy it?

 

[rachels.haven]

Take him to cattle auctions and let him talk to buyers and sellers. You might make some good contacts that lead to the cow of Dan’s dreams!

I'd be afraid we'd just skip straight to the "cow of Dan's dreams" part. Good idea though.

In all honesty though, he is a good boy, very handy, and very mature about projects and the way things work. He discovered he's good with a hammer this week and has been building and painting all the Lowes kids craft kits he can find. He loves his electronic circuitry kits and taking all the household things apart and putting them back together and making them work (after he breaks them technically...usually). If I wait until the time is right he WILL be able to take care of his cow and eventually run a tiny cow herd.

 

[Baymule]

This small family dairy is close to me. They went up north to buy their first cows. They ran the milk business on the farm for some years, then opened a store.

The Waldo Way Dairy Farm | 395 County Road 2482, Mineola, Texas 75773

The Waldo Way

thewaldoway.com

 

[Legamin]

My husband was a city boy. He supported my madness even though he didn’t understand it. He would feed and care for my horses during the winter because I got home from work after dark. We lived i town, I built a chicken coop in the back yard, he thought I was nuts. I put a garden in the front yard, he thought I had lost my mind. But he sure enjoyed the proceeds from my crazy! When we retired to the farm, he enthusiastically joined me in slaughtering chickens. I’d didn’t kill them or clean them, but he was a chicken pick in’ champion! He grew to love the sheep and lambs and would help me when I ran them through the chute for shots, feet trim, fecal testing and so on. He was for whatever made me happy and I dragged him into farm life. He loved it.

So if your wife has gone from a crying spell from 3 animals to wanting her own goat herd, you are most fortunate! Celebrate with a gift of a trio for your wife! There’s nothing like hitching a ride on the Crazy Train! It’s never boring!

Cheers to the crazy among us! We just celebrated 40 years! I dragged my family all over the world during my career and retiring to a farm was my wife’s dream…My plans were to travel constantly and own nothing…I love the farm and now we both love the animals. It is perhaps the furthest from either of our dreams but is such a BLAST!

 

[Baymule]

Cheers to the crazy among us! We just celebrated 40 years! I dragged my family all over the world during my career and retiring to a farm was my wife’s dream…My plans were to travel constantly and own nothing…I love the farm and now we both love the animals. It is perhaps the furthest from either of our dreams but is such a BLAST!

BJ and I were so happy on our farm, we told each other that we were on vacation. Leaving for a few days was ok, but we were so glad to get back home. Travel the world? Nah, we were already living our dream.