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NatureNymph
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Tracy
Barrie
Ontario
Canada
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 Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 10:31:16 AM
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can I expect to never be able to leave the farm?
I'd like to have chickens, and a few sheep and a miniature cow...however I also want to be able to go camping with my family and travel (once a year)... are these things possible when you have farm animals? Do you find there are lots of things that can not be done because someone has to be there?
How easy or difficult is it to find someone to take care of the animals when you are gone?
"Everybody likes to go their own way--to choose their own time and manner of devotion." Jane Austen, Mansfield Park
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 11:11:17 AM
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Tracy, when I am not milking goats I can leave for a few days and the animals are fine. I just make sure they have plenty of water and hay. I have a neighbor across the road that will check on them to make sure everything's ok. But when I am milking 5 goats it's hard to find someone to do all that.
But with just chickens and a cow or sheep, they're ok a few days on their own. Or get a friend or neighbor to check on them.
I would make sure that you do have someone first, just to know you're covered.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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southerncrossgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
631 Posts
Gena
Harmony
NC
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 2:00:19 PM
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I am so lucky to have a friend that loves animals and will look after our farm when I go out of town. She usually just stays at our farm. I board her horse there. Hopefully, you can think of a friend that you would trust your animals with.
"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes"==Cinderella |
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simone947
Farmgirl in Training
34 Posts
sarah
peru
NY
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Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 2:16:13 PM
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| luckily i work on a farm with other "animal people" so its not impossible to find someone to look after all the beasts. i do try to make it easy for whoever is going to watch the animals, either they can stay in the house with free food, or we take them out to dinner afterwards. also i never go away when i have baby calves or a cow due in heat. look for farm-sitting flyers at local grain stores, i dog/horse/house watched alot when i was growing up and i'm sure there are plenty of people that would enjoy playing farmer for a week/weekend. |
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idsweetie72
True Blue Farmgirl
129 Posts
Sandra
New Meadows
idaho
USA
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Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 3:06:19 PM
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I am training 2 responsible teens from our town to help out here- they will stay at our house for the few times we are gone- we also have neighbors- but I like the idea of teaching someone a skill they can use later in life
Mazy Day Farm |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
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NatureNymph
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Tracy
Barrie
Ontario
Canada
73 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2009 : 05:12:21 AM
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This is all good to know.
My closest family lives a 2 hour drive away and I had visions of not being able to visit at the rate we do now, once a month, leaving at dawn back well after dark. We have small kids so it's not like we travel a lot...but we love camping and I hated the thought of my hubby going off with the kids without me.
I don't know any farm people right now... we're all military around here, but once we get settled at our farm I am sure I will find someone.
Thanks for helping me out...
"Everybody likes to go their own way--to choose their own time and manner of devotion." Jane Austen, Mansfield Park
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twzlrwho
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
christina
dewitt
va
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2009 : 05:36:59 AM
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Two words...automatic feeders. They have saved my cabin fever self so many times.
Good Luck! Hugs
 Christina
Work like you don't have to, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like nobody is watching :) |
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