Could drive anything I put my mind to
Just come for a few weeks, loads to do, I'm sure TFF members can find you plenty of work once you get bored here
Struggling abit
- Thread starter will6910
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Just come for a few weeks, loads to do, I'm sure TFF members can find you plenty of work once you get bored here
- Location
- south norfolk
Sounds pretty typical for family farms as far as i can see.must be loads of us on here who could tell similar stories.get away for a while if you can
Nick...
Nick...
Baling Hay
Member
Yeah lots of us have that same dream but unless you get up and make it happen it most likely never will!!
That's never going to happen. So stop dreaming. You need to start helping yourself.
Could you not get away for just a few weeks to start, even a week?
Just tell your dad, I'm going away on Monday, be back next week. Then drive to airport.
If it works out just don't go back. If you don't like it you can go back home again, im sure your parents will be all too glad to see you and it might wake them up a bit.
Big Al
Member
- Location
- Middlewich
What's your handling yard like, sounds like you would benefit from having a look at the layout. It shouldn't take all day to weigh a group of lambs even on your own. Working with sheep can be stressful enough without making things more difficult for yourself.
A good handling system doesn't need to cost a lot of money either, just wooden fence posts and second hand corrugated sheets would make a reasonably good set up for very little money.
Quite a good guide from eblex on the subject on this link.
http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/wp/w...-sheep-handling-for-better-returns-181214.pdf
banjo
Member
- Location
- Back of beyond
Will this sounds familiar to me, my old man was similar in my teens, bloody ungrateful and always throwing the lure of " this will be yours someday" into the conversation. It got to the point that I couldn't work with him in the same pen, I would walk off, everything was done wrong according to his views.
It took a bloody good row and basicly a walk out for two months, I was happy working somewhere else, then one day a knock at the door and I was asked to come back. I went back but with an understanding that anymore bulls**t and it would be permanent and he could stick the farm up his hole.
It did the trick and we respected each other a bit more after, I had plenty of faults at that age aswell and I had to change a bit. Best to walk off when they try and wind you up, just leave em to it on their own, soon get the message when their knackered.
It took a bloody good row and basicly a walk out for two months, I was happy working somewhere else, then one day a knock at the door and I was asked to come back. I went back but with an understanding that anymore bulls**t and it would be permanent and he could stick the farm up his hole.
It did the trick and we respected each other a bit more after, I had plenty of faults at that age aswell and I had to change a bit. Best to walk off when they try and wind you up, just leave em to it on their own, soon get the message when their knackered.
I understand and listen to all advice about leaving but I'm really not well enough to do that. If I told u wha would happen me ud probably all think I'm mad, well more mad. Iv a iae race way in tunnel for sheep. Getting the buggers in Isn't easy either, they just stand there or run half way up lane to tunnel and decide to run back out again. In tunnel i weigh bridge in middle of race and can only put few ewes and lambs at back then have to walk up and let them out all time so takes for ever. They don't seem to follow up race after each other
most people run away when they see people in need , but their is a few good ones out their just finding them is the job ,
llamedos
New Member
Can you make a pen, for just past your exit gate, but still inline with the race, and put a decoy ewe in there, the rest are more likely to go forward if there is already one there.
Work smarter, not harder, so you can give your dad
Big Al
Member
- Location
- Middlewich
What size is the pen the ewes and lambs stand in before they go into the race.
It need to be quite small, sheep don't like being in a confined space and are more likely to look for a way out of a smaller pen.
- Location
- South wales
People are reluctant to help you because of your bully of a father I suspect they don't want to stand there feeling awkward while he treats and talks to you like shite
Need a good dog Will.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Will, you have said before about having problems leaving home etc...but you really need to face up to whatever is stopping you. It will not get any better while you stay at home with your dad. Some great offers above for working in England for the summer which I did for a couple of years, but I think you need to start with smaller steps.
I take it you haven't even travelled much in Ireland even? Why not come and visit me some weekend, I'm only an hour away, we don't live at the farm so you don't have to meet anyone else, I'm a similar age to yourself if that makes any difference.
I take it you haven't even travelled much in Ireland even? Why not come and visit me some weekend, I'm only an hour away, we don't live at the farm so you don't have to meet anyone else, I'm a similar age to yourself if that makes any difference.