How many hours/week do farmers actually work?

[Flossie]

Ha ha i want a farmers daughter that any guy would proud to have on his arm ( weird how you never seem to see a cute/fit farmers daughter!! )

Sorry thats off topic..

We get snapped up fast

 

[gone up the hill]

agreed but the acreage to fitness ratio is very important

Hmmm not sure on that one lol... rather had a fit bird with 200 acres than a bird where u havent got enough feed bags to use with 1000 acres....

 

[gone up the hill]

couldn't agree with you less

Hell must be different in Somerset to Devon then lol...

 

[gone up the hill]

We get snapped up fast

Ahh well i hope your better half knows how lucky he is

( sorry this is all getting a bit off thread!!!! ) perhaps Clive should set up a dating section lol....

 

[jimmer]

Hell must be different in Somerset to Devon then lol...

you never been to a yfc convention

 

[gone up the hill]

you never been to a yfc convention

Hmm better not go there....just hope the pics never turn up lol....

Anyway back to the thread....

 

[nick channer]

Do av 100 hrs week through most yr... Obviously hay making harvesting end may to October. Then in lorry with 5am starts all winter with delivering firewood every weekend etc...

 

[Derrick Hughes]

around 120 give or take depending on calvings ect thats being stockman on a 220acre pedigree farm and running my own 120acre suckler farm, 6am-8am at home, 9am-7pm at work, 8pm-12pm at home 6 days a week then 6am-6pm at home on a sunday. In the middle of calving on both farms atm so busy but things do calm down for a couple of months in the summer, down to 12hr days, then back up to this when the cows come back in

Me and my family were like that, most of them 6 ft under before their time and my body is worn out, sorry to be doom and gloom but no one will thank you for it, get out and enjoy evry bit of life it's very short

 

[Gulli]

varies a great deal for me depending on where i am working, some days im working 18+ hours some days ill be done by midday. thorugh the winter at home i tend to do 8-5 6 days a week, and then we just feed on a sunday which takes a couple hours + checking stock through the summer i reckon on 80+ hours a week for silage if not silaging then anywhere between 45 and 60 depending who im working for

 

[Recoil]

About 50 hours a week average, more at silage time.

 

[fingermouse]

50 to 60hrs a week maybe upto 80 odd at peak times.

 

[Robigus]

Ha ha i want a farmers daughter that any guy would proud to have on his arm ( weird how you never seem to see a cute/fit farmers daughter!! )

Sorry thats off topic..

I'll make sure my wife and daughter don't see that post

 

[rc mx110]

average week (7 days) 85 hours that includes all breaks, one good thing being your own boss is that breaks take as long as you want.
more hours when at silage
less when cows are out

 

[Thick Farmer]

As little as possible! Cemeteries are full of heroes...

 

[Derrick Hughes]

As little as possible! Cemeteries are full of heroes...

I wouldn't let Tesco here you say that

 

[Thick Farmer]

I wouldn't let Tesco here you say that

Unfortunately 'as little as possible' still comes to 50+ hours on a typical week.

 

[Spartacus]

Most of the time 40-50 hour weeks, don't really work wknds unless we are busy as I go to dog trials a fair few Saturdays and Sunday is a day of lazing about as much as possible unless there's a trial on plus wife n three kids to tend to! Not including any late night look rounds in that though. During April lambing it'll be a 14 hour day right through the month and at siloing a little longer too. Get a few jaunts abroad paid for judging dog trials too which is nice

 

[lady muck]

Hubby generally works from 5am until 7.00 pm with half an hour for breakfast and lunch sometimes. Often back out after tea to check cows etc. He will also do an hour sorting out his dairy program in the evening. Works 12 days per fortnight but on his 2 days off still does a couple of hours per day. Generally he gets 5 days holidays per year but can sometimes get half a day away between milkings. I would say he is very tired and grumpy most of the time. When we met he had a lot more free time and could even go on dates and the occasional sleep over .

I am on gardening leave for 5 months so practicing unpaid slavery.

 

[DrWazzock]

It varies greatly with the seasons. Tonight I was out spraying from 4 PM till 9 PM. It does not matter to me what day of the week it is or what time I getup, as long as everything is done at the most opportune time.

While spraying, I could see the poor souls travelling back from the sea along the road in a great queue of traffic. Their holiday looked harder work than my job to be honest.

I don't work very hard. There are moments of intense activity, and sometimes periods of relentless drudgery but the variety makes it tolerable.

My teacher wife works longer and harder than I.

 

[exmoor dave]

Brother spends all winter feeding cattle. Seems to be in a grump through most of that! But won't accept help with any jobs. Not such a early starter but goes on late. No hobbies off farm. Does worry me abit.

Feb til end of April are 12-15 hr days for lambing. Then may is mostly 12hr days. Starting with checking stock and ending with checking stock. Shearing & other stock jobs between but have a good hour for breaki and lunch but eat tea when ever home. Usually bout 9pm.
Once shearing is done I can pretty much make it up as I go. Can't be trusted on a tractor so not involved with silaging.

Got to have interests off farm. Got a epic fishing trip planned for Saturday with bro in law, now lambing is drawing to a close & its not warm enough to shear.

Mind I'm happy just to shut myself away in the workshop for the day, get all the toys....mean tools out. Don't usually achieve much besides making a mess, burning myself &/or something, most likely have a accident at some point as well BUT it's not checking/lambing/shearing/ dosing sheep for a change.