Jena
Member
Some here may remember me. It's a long story, but I have lost everything due to my lying, thieving husband. I opened a letter from the bank back in March and my world fell apart. It has been very tough, but at this point, I have paid the bank back every penny I owed them and got rid of the liar. The only cow I have left is the one I had tattooed on my arm as a reminder that I can raise cattle and I did it once before. I was thinking that was going to be the only cow I would ever have, but....
I simply cannot live without cattle. I can't. Yeah, I can survive and go to work and pretend I'm living, but I can't really live without cattle. So...
I have no ground (well, 1.5 acres around the house), no equipment and very little money. I'm thinking of taking what little money I do have and buying some cattle. I am pretty sure I can get some free pasture to use, or I know of another I can rent for cheap. I figure I can put my cattle on that ground, run them through the grazing season and then sell out. Do it again next year, hopefully with a little more money so I can buy a few more head. Maybe someday I can save up enough to get some ground, but who cares...as long as I have cattle to look after.
I am supposed to sign the final papers with the liar in a few days. Before I do, I will go secure myself a hay ring or two, a fence charger, water tank, corral panels and other "small" equipment. It used to seem incidental, but without any money, those things add up quick. At least I will have the basics.
As I said, I was raising cattle and I do understand the expenses of maintaining them, even if all they eat is grass. I also understand that short term cows don't always calve when they are supposed too (if at all), stockers get sick and sometimes die, etc etc etc. Been there, done that on all of the things that can go wrong with cattle. I am not the best cattle person in the world, but I am confident that I can go to the sale barn and hold my own. I am also confident that I can deal with whatever nightmare I bring home (have to pay to have them hauled, no trailer).
Am I crazy? I keep thinking that I can't do this, but I don't see why not. I have the knowledge to raise them. I know who to call to do the things I can't, such as hauling them. What else do I need? It's like a mental block that tells me I can't raise cattle by myself. I know enough to know that I can't count on making money, but I'm pretty sure I will make a little bit, or at least break even.
What do you all think?
Jena
I simply cannot live without cattle. I can't. Yeah, I can survive and go to work and pretend I'm living, but I can't really live without cattle. So...
I have no ground (well, 1.5 acres around the house), no equipment and very little money. I'm thinking of taking what little money I do have and buying some cattle. I am pretty sure I can get some free pasture to use, or I know of another I can rent for cheap. I figure I can put my cattle on that ground, run them through the grazing season and then sell out. Do it again next year, hopefully with a little more money so I can buy a few more head. Maybe someday I can save up enough to get some ground, but who cares...as long as I have cattle to look after.
I am supposed to sign the final papers with the liar in a few days. Before I do, I will go secure myself a hay ring or two, a fence charger, water tank, corral panels and other "small" equipment. It used to seem incidental, but without any money, those things add up quick. At least I will have the basics.
As I said, I was raising cattle and I do understand the expenses of maintaining them, even if all they eat is grass. I also understand that short term cows don't always calve when they are supposed too (if at all), stockers get sick and sometimes die, etc etc etc. Been there, done that on all of the things that can go wrong with cattle. I am not the best cattle person in the world, but I am confident that I can go to the sale barn and hold my own. I am also confident that I can deal with whatever nightmare I bring home (have to pay to have them hauled, no trailer).
Am I crazy? I keep thinking that I can't do this, but I don't see why not. I have the knowledge to raise them. I know who to call to do the things I can't, such as hauling them. What else do I need? It's like a mental block that tells me I can't raise cattle by myself. I know enough to know that I can't count on making money, but I'm pretty sure I will make a little bit, or at least break even.
What do you all think?
Jena