crimsoncrazy
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I'm a younger guy. 29. How do I get my grandpa and dad to listen to me a little bit about certain things I think they could improve on. They are kind of stuck in their ways because "that's always how it's been done".
jerry27150":mi6q6nkj said:just keep talking to them and tell them you would like to try something with a few head to see how it would help or hinder. let them know that you need to try something different now & then to keep your sanity & prove your way could work. takes time & patience. might get an extension person to tell them your way might work also
Are you telling me that they are not right about the extension people. :shock:Aaron":8v3d6wtm said:jerry27150":8v3d6wtm said:just keep talking to them and tell them you would like to try something with a few head to see how it would help or hinder. let them know that you need to try something different now & then to keep your sanity & prove your way could work. takes time & patience. might get an extension person to tell them your way might work also
:lol2: :lol2: :lol2: If his dad and grandpa are as uptight and ornery as my old man, than extension bums have shyt for brains and should go get a real job! If this is the case, than the last person you want giving any advice is an extension agent!
I am 57 and maybe as hard headed as most but here are some ideas. Older people deal in what they understand and feel comfortable with. If they dont understand or it is real different then it is wrong. I try new things all the time and watch people make mistakes just like I do. It took me forever to start texting instead of calling on the phone. Now I text probably as much as most young people. Make it easy for them to do whatever you want them to do and help them to understand. But first make sure what you are doing is the correct thing.Craig Miller":3bai2716 said:Best think with me and my dad is for me to do what i want to-to a point. Some thing i want to do i cant be cause i cant seperate out just my cows from his cause they are all on his place. Example though, before we had all them together i put out a stimulyx tub and mixed cottonseed hull with my mineral through the winter. He told me i was giving them too much protien and that all they needed was hay and a mineral block. On the other side of that winter though he was telling me how good my cows looked compared to his. Now though he still will only by mineral blocks and not give them any extra and last year i bought the tubs out of my pocket and this year too. He still thinks all they need is hay and mineral block and probably always will.
See there, your both wrong. Mineral blocks are a rip off. Only time they help you is in a drouth with really bad hay and even then I think other things can be used. Look around and find other sources of protien cheaper and work on your grass and hay.Craig Miller":1xdmisin said:Best think with me and my dad is for me to do what i want to-to a point. Some thing i want to do i cant be cause i cant seperate out just my cows from his cause they are all on his place. Example though, before we had all them together i put out a stimulyx tub and mixed cottonseed hull with my mineral through the winter. He told me i was giving them too much protien and that all they needed was hay and a mineral block. On the other side of that winter though he was telling me how good my cows looked compared to his. Now though he still will only by mineral blocks and not give them any extra and last year i bought the tubs out of my pocket and this year too. He still thinks all they need is hay and mineral block and probably always will.