I grew up with my dad working weekends for different farms and ranches. I worked on them since the third grade, graduated from school and statred putting together my own. It's funny, you learn a ton more when your own money is at stake......
My wife is from a small town and thought she wanted to marry a cowboy. She has learned a ton, complains about the work, but just try to sell one that she has decided is one of "her babies"......LOL.....
I have found I need to rent aground and own the cattle. It works out on paper, but it does lead to a gypsy ranching style......Seems like you have everything lined up, then the owner sells or decides a relative or friend needs the place worse. It has lead to a few times of feeding until you find some grass. It is also a juggling act to find pasture matching the number of cattle you have......
There's a ton of satisfaction walking through the cows right before calving, enjoying the cows you put together and the anticipation of the calves they'll have. There's also a ton of satisfaction from riding a yopung horse that everyopne says , "That's a damb nice horse." I haven't paid more than $1,000 for a mare or $500 on stud fee to get these babies and have enjoyed raising them. I know there's a ton of nice three year olds that are for sale and just need rode that wouild pencil out better, but there's just a lot of rewards in raising your own....
I also get a lot of reward buying rough looking cattle and turning them around. Be it calves or broken mouth bred cows. Just something about taking an animal and treating it right, turning it around and being right, it has it's own rewards...
Hmmmm..... seems like I have rambled. This either resonates with a person or doesn't,
PPRM
My wife is from a small town and thought she wanted to marry a cowboy. She has learned a ton, complains about the work, but just try to sell one that she has decided is one of "her babies"......LOL.....
I have found I need to rent aground and own the cattle. It works out on paper, but it does lead to a gypsy ranching style......Seems like you have everything lined up, then the owner sells or decides a relative or friend needs the place worse. It has lead to a few times of feeding until you find some grass. It is also a juggling act to find pasture matching the number of cattle you have......
There's a ton of satisfaction walking through the cows right before calving, enjoying the cows you put together and the anticipation of the calves they'll have. There's also a ton of satisfaction from riding a yopung horse that everyopne says , "That's a damb nice horse." I haven't paid more than $1,000 for a mare or $500 on stud fee to get these babies and have enjoyed raising them. I know there's a ton of nice three year olds that are for sale and just need rode that wouild pencil out better, but there's just a lot of rewards in raising your own....
I also get a lot of reward buying rough looking cattle and turning them around. Be it calves or broken mouth bred cows. Just something about taking an animal and treating it right, turning it around and being right, it has it's own rewards...
Hmmmm..... seems like I have rambled. This either resonates with a person or doesn't,
PPRM