What do you enjoy most about farming?

candor

Just wondering what you do you lads and lasses enjoy most about farming?

whelan1

the fact that this day 3 weeks is 1st of december (sfp) there is a thread down further on the delights of farming

5live

After last year, remaining solvent:(. I like April mornings. A touch of frost on the ground. Cows out. About 6.30 leaving the house to the birds chirping and ,if the wind is right, the sound of the waves breaking as i walk down the yard to let out the dogs and the sun just clearing the horizon. Oh god i'm starting to look forward to calving:D

ihatetractors

August,..... The chaff, The Grease, The oil, oh and the harvest ,
The one time of the year i straight up refuse to keep over, 'Feck YA i gots a combine to get back ta!!'

snowman707

enjoy

lambing time,
working close to nature
challenge of always trying to improve and learn more

but I suppose the best benefit for, me and the thing that gave me most enjoyment was that farming allowed me to be with the kids when they were young, they all took an active role in the farm from a very young age and we let do their own thing (within reason)

they like us took their knocks and had their triumphs and I believe that they grew into far more responsible young adults as a result.

reilig

I like letting cattle out after a long winter - a lot of things combine to make letting out time - longer days, drier weather, grass growth, the end of teh indoor feeding. Its lovely to see that gallop that cattle do around the field for the first hour that they are out.

supersean1999

the smell of freshly cut grass, the first lamb being born and of course the cheque from the factory

kay 9

Most if it apart from pickin stones

Casinoking

kay 9 wrote: »

Most if it apart from pickin stones

I don't mind picking stones at all, in fact I quite enjoy it. But then I do it from the tractor seat. The joys of mechanisation!

mikemac

Lambing and putting the lambs out.
People pull up by the road, get out of the cars and look at them. Not many sheep farmers around the area.
And there isn't a child in Ireland that doesn't love looking at lambs

lol, the ewes get very defensive and charge at the poor sheepdog, send her running for fear of a puck

Yeah, I don't mind picking stones, something different

Love early mornings and getting around early.

bogman_bass

feeding the last bale of the winter.
making good hay
when we were milking I love milking on a sunny august aftenoon
walking thw fields in may when the hawthorn is in bloom
Getting a live calf from a cow

sea12

May time when the grass really starts to grow and everywhere gets really green,

Seeing the Baler leave the field without any breakdowns

bog_savage

Think this pretty much sums it up for me !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pDTiFkXgEE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

candor

Seeing young calves thrive after they are born, like to see the gusto of them as you handle them.

The site of the fields on a frosty clear morning.

Working machines and doing a good job, nice to have the satisfaction of it.

BeeDI

reilig wrote: »

I like letting cattle out after a long winter - a lot of things combine to make letting out time - longer days, drier weather, grass growth, the end of teh indoor feeding. Its lovely to see that gallop that cattle do around the field for the first hour that they are out.

Agreed, and also the opposite. Putting in the cattle early December in my case, after 6 weeks or so of herding at 6am and 7pm, in the dark and the rain, and the sh1te, with head lamp and a butt of nuts on the back.

The day I put them in, I say thank God. Feeding on concrete floor, with electricity overhead. I know, I can stay on at work till midnight if there is any issues, and feel happy that the stock are ok, and I can get them fed without changing my clothes if necessary.:D

pakalasa

BeeDI wrote: »

Agreed, and also the opposite. Putting in the cattle early December in my case, after 6 weeks or so of herding at 6am and 7pm, in the dark and the rain, and the sh1te, with head lamp and a butt of nuts on the back.

The day I put them in, I say thank God. Feeding on concrete floor, with electricity overhead. I know, I can stay on at work till midnight if there is any issues, and feel happy that the stock are ok, and I can get them fed without changing my clothes if necessary.:D

Ya, know the feeling. I have no one at home to keep an eye on things, so when I wean the weanlings, have to lock up the cows. Otherwise they will break through every ditch in the place. Use a lot of silage because of this too.:(
It's the time of year too, when cattle are prone to getting sick. I had cattle in 2 different places, took a chance with the older ones, only herding up close every second day. Sure enough, bullock with touch of pneumonia on saturday morning when looked at. Not easy herding them at night with a flash light.

UPCS

Putting the cattle out in the spring and watching the calfs skipping and playing down the field!:D

eorna

walking through the meadow when is ready to be cut on a fine day, if there is a bit of a breeze better again

Muckit

The rush of cold water in the crack of an old welly...

Being welded to a gate when you go to open it on a frosty morning ....

Oh sorry, wrong thread! :D:D:D:D

pakalasa

Muckit wrote: »

The rush of cold water in the crack of an old welly...

Being welded to a gate when you go to open it on a frosty morning ....

Oh sorry, wrong thread! :D:D:D:D

Opening a bale of silage with numb fingers on a cold and wet, windy night when you suddenly drop the knife into 3 inches of sh1*e.

dryan

that last tank of slurry - and seeing the field covered with no damage to the sod.

scarymoon1

I come from a farm but dont work on it - my dad and brother do - but what i like is being able to go for a walk with my dog in the peace and quiet, seeing the first calf that is born, the smell of hay in the summertime and how busy it is at silagetime But I guess ask my dad and brother and they will have a list of negatives

leg wax

after reading some of these posts ,i like when i am in front of the fire with the slippers on thinking and smileing about some poor farmers slobbering around in the shi? and dark trying to find a knife and all i have to worry about is will i open a bottle of red or white:D

tabby aspreme

watching a ewe leave the yard with a lamb to her left and right
having all the sheep walking on all there feet
opening the first bale of silage and finding out its well preserved
seeing nettles fall after the mower [im buying a weed licker]