What do you wish you were told?

[CottageFarm]

i WAS TOLD PLENTY....

BUT THEN MY HEAD AS ALWAYS BEEN SIMILAR TO 10,000 PSI CONCRETE.

Ditto. Sorry I can't come up with anything else. Everytime I think I'vve come up with something, I remember somebody, at some point, had already told me not to do that.

[slick4591]

I wish I had been told to not waste so much money on horny women. Oh crap! I was told that. Think of all the cows I could have had by now.

[Double E]

First would be to quarantine anything new for two weeks before exposing the whole herd to whatever the newbies bring with them, reducing the treatments to a few instead of all. Second, keep a year's worth of hay in reserve in case mother nature throws you a curve. Third, learn all I can BEFORE jumping in with both feet, as it seems you are doing. But even with the harsh lessons, love what you do or don't do it at all.

[jedstivers]

I wasn't told anything, but this is all I've ever done. I was even raised in a hog barn till I was 5. ( I have a reason for the way I am, what's y'alls excuse?)

[jedstivers]

I wish I had been told to not waste so much money on horny women. Oh crap! I was told that. Think of all the cows I could have had by now.

Slick, thats a durn sight better than spending it on non horny women.

[dun]

I wasn't told anything, but this is all I've ever done. I was even raised in a hog barn till I was 5. ( I have a reason for the way I am, what's y'alls excuse?)

I was born and raised in a chicken coop, does that count?

[jedstivers]

I wasn't told anything, but this is all I've ever done. I was even raised in a hog barn till I was 5. ( I have a reason for the way I am, what's y'alls excuse?)

I was born and raised in a chicken coop, does that count?

Should.

[TexasBred]

I wasn't told anything, but this is all I've ever done. I was even raised in a hog barn till I was 5. ( I have a reason for the way I am, what's y'alls excuse?)

Daddy always had hogs too....pretty good chance I was "conceived" in a hog barn.

[JWheeler331]

Maybe at a later time I will be able to say that I wish someone would have told me this or that but right now im still doing my own research for a while before I buy.
I have always been interested in having a far with cows and horses....maybe more but everything I do is me doing it on my own for the most part. None of my family do this. They grew gardens and stuff but no livestock.

At least I found a place like this to hopefully learn...SOME things.

[bigbull338]

i was told to never make solid plans todo anything or be somewhere because the cows control what happens.

[Jogeephus]

Can't say I wish I was told these things cause I was and I found them to be true.

You can't make $50/hour doing $6/hour work.
Fads will come and go so take the middle of the road and provide what people are willing to buy.
You can make more money with a pencil than you can with sweat.
When planning future financial projections, use a dull pencil.
Listen to the person who is trying to help you and not argue with them or the help will dry up.

[Tim/South]

That my cows/calves are as good as other people's horses. Keep the best hay for yourself. You may make more money in the short run but it will cost you in the long run.
One bite of good hay is worth 5 bites of lesser hay.

Never buy a baler at a auction unless you are planning a career change as a baler mechanic.

[B&M Farms]

I spent most of my life around cattle and farming with plenty of advice. I guess I should have known better. It just gets in your blood.

[Caustic Burno]

The one it took some years to get in my head and I heard it a million times you aint no cowboy your a grass farmer.

[Isomade]

First would be to quarantine anything new for two weeks before exposing the whole herd to whatever the newbies bring with them, reducing the treatments to a few instead of all. Second, keep a year's worth of hay in reserve in case mother nature throws you a curve. Third, learn all I can BEFORE jumping in with both feet, as it seems you are doing. But even with the harsh lessons, love what you do or don't do it at all.

Yup, those are some good uns.