KDailey
Chillin' with the herd
1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like?
~East Texas, United States, Usually pretty hot and can be muggy sometimes. It's december 30th and just yesterday we were outside in short sleeved shirts.
2. How many people are in your family? Marital status?
~I live with my boyfriend, I'm 20 and he's 21
3. How would you define your farm?
~In the works. Even though I have many animals it's really not very organized and there's a lot that needs be "fixed up"
4. What would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you needed?
~Completely rebuild every fence on our 100 acres. Build entirely seperate barns for each species of animal I have. Actually start building our house.
5. Have you ever built a house, barn , or other types of building? Do you want to?
~I've only ever helped to build our little chicken shed and coop. We're planning on building our house.
6. Can you weld? Steel, aluminum, MiG, TiG, stick, Oxy-Acet?
~Did a little in 9th grade Ag shop
7. Who or what inspired you to be a farmer/rancher, hobby farmer?
~I love love love animals and the country way of life. I think I was born in the wrong century. I'd love it if we still rode horses everywhere and relied completely on our farms for food
8 Is it a hobby or an occupation?
~Hobby but I would love for it to be my full time job
9. In what areas are you knowledgeable and in what areas would you like to learn more?
~I know a lot about horses and dogs, a good bit about chickens, and I showed lambs in FFA so I know a little about them. I'd like to be more knowledgeable about every farm animal there is and have one of everything at some time in my life, not necessarily all at the same time.
10. In what types of farming will you never choose to do?
~I can't really think of anything...
11. Are you interested in providing more of your own food supply?
~Yes! I'd love to start a garden and raise animals for meat
12. Where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world?
~Pretty much somewhere doing something with animals
13. Can you drive a farm tractor or a semi?
~nope
14. Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these?
~I can if I have the time to get creative
15. Can you legally have all forms of livestock where you are at? Do you have any? What kinds?
~We have 7 horses, 1 donkey, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 7 rabbits, around 50 chickens and 6 ducks (2 are calls)
16. Can you operate a lathe? Metal, wood?
~nope
17. Do you like to garden? If so, what do you enjoy growing?
~I don't but I would like to
18. Do you fish? Bait or explosives?
~occasionally, bait
19. How much space/land do you have or rent? City farm? Country?
~113 acres. It's my boyfriend's parent's land
20. Are you a Novice, Technician, degreed?
~Just me
21. What is your farm specialty? Or what one would you like to learn?
~We don't really have a specialty yet since we aren't very organized but I have a few things I would like to do. I'd like to raise Pygmy Goats and Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Bantam Cochins and Old English Game Bantams, and Dutch rabbits.
22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take?
~A degree in how to run a farm as in how to run a tractor, how to build a chicken shed, etc. Not the finacial aspect.
23. Do you do wood work? framing, finish, cabinet?
~My boyfriend runs a portable sawmill and builds things out of pine and red cedar
24. Are you interested in herbal animal medicine?
~Not against it, not necessarily gung-ho either
25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be?
~Right where I'm at, just more land
26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking?
~No but I think it would be nice
27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be?
~Someone that knew everything there ever is to know about animals and farming
28. Are your family or friends also interested in animals?
~Ehh. They like animals but definately not like I do. My neighbor is really into chickens
29. Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs?
~I like to cook. I just don't like the clean up afterwards. I think it would be awesome to have farm fresh milk and I already get fresh eggs
30. What was your best animal experience? Worst?
~There are so many good that I couldn't even begin to tell you. Worst experiance was when I was thrown from a family friend's horse when I was like 10.
31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs?
~My boyfriend and his dad do a lot of hog hunting, I'd like to be more into deer hunting. We have wild raspberries growing in the pasture that we like to pick
32. What skills do you have that help you be more a self sufficient farm?
~Ryan (my boyfriend) runs a portable sawmill and he saws all our lumber from logs. We never have to buy lumber.
33. Do you process your own meat? Can or preserve?
~I haven't ever processed my own but Ryan and his dad do sometimes
34. Do you use alternative energy sources on your farm? Would you like to?
~none
35 What is on your to do list?
~Way too much to list
36. Have you ever lived completely off what you produce? Would you like to?
~That would be a dream come true!
37. In what do you trust?
~God and Ryan
38. Do you make and fix things yourself to save money?
~Ryan is the handy-man king!
39. Has the experience with animals changed your attitude or habits?
~I have always been an animal lover and sometimes I let that part of me take over and I wind up bringing in all kinds of strays and any free animal. This tends to get me in trouble with Ryan.
~East Texas, United States, Usually pretty hot and can be muggy sometimes. It's december 30th and just yesterday we were outside in short sleeved shirts.
2. How many people are in your family? Marital status?
~I live with my boyfriend, I'm 20 and he's 21
3. How would you define your farm?
~In the works. Even though I have many animals it's really not very organized and there's a lot that needs be "fixed up"
4. What would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you needed?
~Completely rebuild every fence on our 100 acres. Build entirely seperate barns for each species of animal I have. Actually start building our house.
5. Have you ever built a house, barn , or other types of building? Do you want to?
~I've only ever helped to build our little chicken shed and coop. We're planning on building our house.
6. Can you weld? Steel, aluminum, MiG, TiG, stick, Oxy-Acet?
~Did a little in 9th grade Ag shop
7. Who or what inspired you to be a farmer/rancher, hobby farmer?
~I love love love animals and the country way of life. I think I was born in the wrong century. I'd love it if we still rode horses everywhere and relied completely on our farms for food
8 Is it a hobby or an occupation?
~Hobby but I would love for it to be my full time job
9. In what areas are you knowledgeable and in what areas would you like to learn more?
~I know a lot about horses and dogs, a good bit about chickens, and I showed lambs in FFA so I know a little about them. I'd like to be more knowledgeable about every farm animal there is and have one of everything at some time in my life, not necessarily all at the same time.
10. In what types of farming will you never choose to do?
~I can't really think of anything...
11. Are you interested in providing more of your own food supply?
~Yes! I'd love to start a garden and raise animals for meat
12. Where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world?
~Pretty much somewhere doing something with animals
13. Can you drive a farm tractor or a semi?
~nope
14. Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these?
~I can if I have the time to get creative
15. Can you legally have all forms of livestock where you are at? Do you have any? What kinds?
~We have 7 horses, 1 donkey, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 7 rabbits, around 50 chickens and 6 ducks (2 are calls)
16. Can you operate a lathe? Metal, wood?
~nope
17. Do you like to garden? If so, what do you enjoy growing?
~I don't but I would like to
18. Do you fish? Bait or explosives?
~occasionally, bait
19. How much space/land do you have or rent? City farm? Country?
~113 acres. It's my boyfriend's parent's land
20. Are you a Novice, Technician, degreed?
~Just me
21. What is your farm specialty? Or what one would you like to learn?
~We don't really have a specialty yet since we aren't very organized but I have a few things I would like to do. I'd like to raise Pygmy Goats and Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Bantam Cochins and Old English Game Bantams, and Dutch rabbits.
22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take?
~A degree in how to run a farm as in how to run a tractor, how to build a chicken shed, etc. Not the finacial aspect.
23. Do you do wood work? framing, finish, cabinet?
~My boyfriend runs a portable sawmill and builds things out of pine and red cedar
24. Are you interested in herbal animal medicine?
~Not against it, not necessarily gung-ho either
25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be?
~Right where I'm at, just more land
26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking?
~No but I think it would be nice
27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be?
~Someone that knew everything there ever is to know about animals and farming
28. Are your family or friends also interested in animals?
~Ehh. They like animals but definately not like I do. My neighbor is really into chickens
29. Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs?
~I like to cook. I just don't like the clean up afterwards. I think it would be awesome to have farm fresh milk and I already get fresh eggs
30. What was your best animal experience? Worst?
~There are so many good that I couldn't even begin to tell you. Worst experiance was when I was thrown from a family friend's horse when I was like 10.
31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs?
~My boyfriend and his dad do a lot of hog hunting, I'd like to be more into deer hunting. We have wild raspberries growing in the pasture that we like to pick
32. What skills do you have that help you be more a self sufficient farm?
~Ryan (my boyfriend) runs a portable sawmill and he saws all our lumber from logs. We never have to buy lumber.
33. Do you process your own meat? Can or preserve?
~I haven't ever processed my own but Ryan and his dad do sometimes
34. Do you use alternative energy sources on your farm? Would you like to?
~none
35 What is on your to do list?
~Way too much to list
36. Have you ever lived completely off what you produce? Would you like to?
~That would be a dream come true!
37. In what do you trust?
~God and Ryan
38. Do you make and fix things yourself to save money?
~Ryan is the handy-man king!
39. Has the experience with animals changed your attitude or habits?
~I have always been an animal lover and sometimes I let that part of me take over and I wind up bringing in all kinds of strays and any free animal. This tends to get me in trouble with Ryan.