Dairy Farmer with too many "Hobbies"

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Hi from Iowa. My husband, 3 boys and I own/ run a dairy farm. As far as animals we have dairy cows, beef cows, pigs, a goat, a bunny, a chinchilla, tons of cats, 4 dogs, pet fish, and all kinds of birds.
The birds we have are Rouen and Swedish blue ducks, heritage turkeys (Bourbon Red, Royal Palm, Spanish Black), ringneck pheasants, Spalding peafowl, and lots of chickens of all kinds. We have a real diverse mixture of chickens, and of housing for them; some are in chicken house, some are in the barn, and some are free range.
I have beehives, a small orchard, and I keep a garden. I enjoy canning what I'm able.
I really love to incubate eggs, but with it comes a lot of frustration and heartache. It helps to know I'm not the only one who has had things go wrong even when you think you are doing everything by the book.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Wow! You have a LOT going on.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Thanks!

 

[Beer can]

Hi from Iowa. My husband, 3 boys and I own/ run a dairy farm. As far as animals we have dairy cows, beef cows, pigs, a goat, a bunny, a chinchilla, tons of cats, 4 dogs, pet fish, and all kinds of birds.
The birds we have are Rouen and Swedish blue ducks, heritage turkeys (Bourbon Red, Royal Palm, Spanish Black), ringneck pheasants, Spalding peafowl, and lots of chickens of all kinds. We have a real diverse mixture of chickens, and of housing for them; some are in chicken house, some are in the barn, and some are free range.
I have beehives, a small orchard, and I keep a garden. I enjoy canning what I'm able.
I really love to incubate eggs, but with it comes a lot of frustration and heartache. It helps to know I'm not the only one who has had things go wrong even when you think you are doing everything by the book.

That's not too many hobbies LOL!
I Work at a dairy plant, and deal with truck drivers everyday. Love you farmer's, thank you!!!

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Miss Piggy Sue says, “Welcome to our eggcelent flock here at BYC!”

 

[eggspecto_patronum]

Hi from Iowa. My husband, 3 boys and I own/ run a dairy farm. As far as animals we have dairy cows, beef cows, pigs, a goat, a bunny, a chinchilla, tons of cats, 4 dogs, pet fish, and all kinds of birds.
The birds we have are Rouen and Swedish blue ducks, heritage turkeys (Bourbon Red, Royal Palm, Spanish Black), ringneck pheasants, Spalding peafowl, and lots of chickens of all kinds. We have a real diverse mixture of chickens, and of housing for them; some are in chicken house, some are in the barn, and some are free range.
I have beehives, a small orchard, and I keep a garden. I enjoy canning what I'm able.
I really love to incubate eggs, but with it comes a lot of frustration and heartache. It helps to know I'm not the only one who has had things go wrong even when you think you are doing everything by the book.

Hi from Alabama. I love your mix of animals. You're an inspiration for sure!

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I was (not anymore) custom raising ringneck pheasants for a hunting lodge. They would release the birds to hunt but the birds just came back to our farm! So now we have pheasants running all over our yard.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!!

Good luck on your adventures! Your place sounds like so much fun! I can't wait to get a milk cow.

Feel free to check out the links below for some interesting reading.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!!

Good luck on your adventures! Your place sounds like so much fun! I can't wait to get a milk cow.

Feel free to check out the links below for some interesting reading.

Thank you! I grow fodder in my basement in the winter for my birds as a treat.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Awe, I've wanted to do that... I've come to the conclusion that I may be too lazy haha. How do you find the time?