N/A Well I think im gonna have more time to shoot now

You are now on my prayer list!

sad to see another farm and farm life go.. we had to sell the farm in 2020.. several years of pests eating over half the hay crop and taking down the fencing every day, which let out the cows.. was just too much.. lost 59% first cutting and all the second cutting.. elk are nice and pretty looking up on the hill.. 6 wasn't a deal they were happy to stay out..then 12 then 24 and so on ..no hunting cows just the bulls.. so last count was over 89 and growing fast..
my health went down too in 2016 and my thyroid quit, and apparently I was one of the very rare few that are allergic to the thyroid replacement meds.. doctors tried every brand, every size dose and finally the emergency room doctor said please don't ever try another one again.. even tried IV levothyroxine because they thought it might be fillers.. terrified the poor nurse because of course my throat swelled shut. slammed in IV benadryl and she was terrified my eyes rolled back and I was barely breathing but told her calm down it's ok whatever happens..came back with ephedrine and then after awhile something else..
OSHU tested TSH 40 and said I had 6 months.. it went all the way to TSH 95.. then dropped down over a long time.. then went hyper thyroid and then back.. currently closer to normal then it's been since 2016.. I think I'm quite a bit past the 6 months OSHU gave me, and I survived cancer since then and still am cancer free after the surgery.. so it's all good..
just really miss the farm life.. grew and put up 300 tons of hay and likely around the same amount of custom hay . plus built hydraulic sliding axle tilt trailer in the farm shop for nut harvesters.. about 4 per winter.. and 80 head of feeder cows..
good times
hopefully it all works out for you..sad seeing another farm go though.. I'll tell you for sure, it's going to be a big change for you..
not one id desire..
hopefully you can make up for it with hobbies.. and hopefully you will be ok for income..
take it from me, it's very hard to survive on disability and SSI.. and we go to the food bank every week, plus grow a big garden every summer.. I'm slightly worried about the garden though because our state is cracking down on small farms if you don't have water rights.. we don't, we have well water and use mulch and drip irrigation but the size of our garden is close to the same size they are cracking down on small farms.. but we don't sell a single thing.. might give a dozen ears of corn once a year to the neighbor but we literally preserve and eat it all.. still eating potatoes from last summer.. they do the checking by ariel photography so we might get flagged and warned but since we don't sell anything and eat it for survival I hope they have consideration..
Mark

Hope you enjoy the extra time to shoot and the transition goes smoothly.

Sorry to hear this, I have a friend who sold the dairy cows too

I hope it opens new avenues for you and your family that brings happiness and together time for you all .

I wish you all the very best in you new and exciting future . You will surely enjoy the extra time for pesting and plinking around the farm in between the new course of task at hand.
Chin up back straight and a big happy smile you got this brother no sweet .

Dairyboy said:

Well this is a post I didn't think I'd be posting about. In a month we will be selling our cows. It's been a whirlwind in my head lately trying to wrap my head around it. My dad started the dairy 33 years ago, about 6 months before I was born. It's all I've ever known.

Plan to keep the place for another year and raise our heifers still to sell off and lots of stuff to clean/fix up to get ready to sell. I will be able to have a decent amount more time to actually pest now so that's good at least. Hopefully wipe out our pigeon flock that tries to nest in our barn.

Will have time to actually dial in my guns and test them thoroughly and get them all setup with Strelok. It's been awhile since I've done that.

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Sorry to hear about the farm Dairyboy. We sold our family farm 17 years ago. Seeing it sold was every bit as painful as a death in the family. It was hard work, but now holds a place in my heart with the best memories. I still capture our farm in the backdrop of many of my photos, but it’s bittersweet to look over those fields now. Hang in there!!

Steve

Sorry to hear this Dillon. Glad to hear your finding the silver lining in all this. Please keep in mind when things get rough that when one door closes three more open. Enjoy your new found time with your airguns.

Universe is in constant change, so we do.

Notwithstanding we should be thankful for what we did must part of our life's, we should also be thankful for resting of those responsibilities, duties and labors.

Life is life....

Looking forward with faith and looking back with thankful !!

Best wishes for you and your's . Sound to me like you have a good plan .
Stan in KY .

I wish I had a farm or a ranch, way back farfrom civilization = but without all the risks and work that comes with it!!!!

Life is weird.

Will keep you in my prayers too.

@Dairyboy, sad to see another Dairy going away, the two closest to me are no more. They were long time dairies run by local owners… Good luck in your future endeavors…

Feel your pain brother. Our farm had been in our family just shy of 200 years. My mother got real sick and eventually passed away. Medical bills thru the roof forced a very hard decision on us and we had to sell everything and still owed close 100K. By the grace of God, they forgave the remaining balance. Out of the entire Deeded Homstead, I have 7 Acres left.

My grandfather owned a milk route. My dad started driving it when I was young. I'd get up with him at 3am. Ride the route until the kids daycare center opened. Then either stay there or catch the bus to school depending on what time of year. I still remember. Milk truck tanks aren't baffled or separated. All milk from all dairies are mixed unless one is big enough to fill a full truck. A one pint milk sample is taken from each dairy so if the tank tests bad for any contamination they know what dairy it came from. Dad would always get me an extra sample with full milk/cream mix so I would have that every morning to drink and put on cereal. Some of my fondest memories are also of the dairy industry. Sending all my support brother. Hoping everything goes smooth and I'm always here if you need anything.

On my fathers side we have been masons in my family going back several 100 years.
My first education was in metal working.

Mind you coming from where i come, if need be i can in a meaningful way assist in just about all parts of building a house, which here involve very little wood as we are the smart one of the 3 little piggies.
Or that is,,,,,, these days my body should not really be part of such undertakings.

Peashooter said:

On my fathers side we have been masons in my family going back several 100 years.
My first education was in metal working.

Mind you coming from where i come, if need be i can in a meaningful way assist in just about all parts of building a house, which here involve very little wood as we are the smart one of the 3 little piggies.
Or that is,,,,,, these days my body should not really be part of such undertakings.

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About 1/2 way through any project i have thought up i Realize i am not 40 years old anymore . HAHAHA