career ADVICE needed folks please!

easymoney!

Hi all looking for some advice here, as some of you may know i was on about doing a hoof trimmers course, i have it completed and ive been training with a guy on and of, ive no crate yet of my own have the tools and doing some locally with a hoist, ive very low funds at the moment but im going away after christmas to work for 3 months... now also i have my own herd and flock number but i only rent land as my father still farms, ive sheep dealing and cattle dealing in my blood , i buy ewes and feed them to killing and and buy some sheep and calves for guys , i sold me jeep to pay for my flight so not at it nowadaysetc.

my questions are as follow

1. credit union loan chances? (only set up an account 2 weeks ago.)
2. hauling sheep or cattle and the bit a dealing etc money in it ?
3 jeep and trailer and hoof trimming crate and equipment needed ?
4. renting land best options ?


i know folks you"ve heard it all before but im very serious about this and im not going to stand back and think anymore just going to go for it but i know it will take time, id love some helpful advice on this matter thanks in advance!1

moy83

easymoney! wrote: »

Hi all looking for some advice here, as some of you may know i was on about doing a hoof trimmers course, i have it completed and ive been training with a guy on and of, ive no crate yet of my own have the tools and doing some locally with a hoist, ive very low funds at the moment but im going away after christmas to work for 3 months... now also i have my own herd and flock number but i only rent land as my father still farms, ive sheep dealing and cattle dealing in my blood , i buy ewes and feed them to killing and and buy some sheep and calves for guys , i sold me jeep to pay for my flight so not at it nowadaysetc.

my questions are as follow

1. credit union loan chances? (only set up an account 2 weeks ago.)
2. hauling sheep or cattle and the bit a dealing etc money in it ?
3 jeep and trailer and hoof trimming crate and equipment needed ?
4. renting land best options ?


i know folks you"ve heard it all before but im very serious about this and im not going to stand back and think anymore just going to go for it but i know it will take time, id love some helpful advice on this matter thanks in advance!1

I reckon the hoof pairing is the best option , where are you heading for work ? A buddy started in Sri lanka working on monday . He reckons he will have 9 k made in 6 weeks !

easymoney!

moy83 wrote: »

I reckon the hoof pairing is the best option , where are you heading for work ? A buddy started in Sri lanka working on monday . He reckons he will have 9 k made in 6 weeks !

going to usa , what hell hes working at ha?!

whelan1

the guy who does our hoofcare has a young lad that does a couple of days a week for him, he has his own crush and jeep, would the guy you are training with be interested in something similar?

easymoney!

whelan1 wrote: »

the guy who does our hoofcare has a young lad that does a couple of days a week for him, he has his own crush and jeep, would the guy you are training with be interested in something similar?

if he was busy but tbh he has another lad (bro) with him there down the country so we wont be clashing if you get me

whelan1

easymoney! wrote: »

if he was busy but tbh he has another lad (bro) with him there down the country so we wont be clashing if you get me

can you skull/dehorn/ castrate as well?

moy83

easymoney! wrote: »

going to usa , what hell hes working at ha?!

Assembling crushers mostly I think . He would hardly fix a puncture here so I dont know how well it will go for him

easymoney!

whelan1 wrote: »

can you skull/dehorn/ castrate as well?

dehorn and castrate yes could learn how to skull lad beside me does ours would show me

easymoney!

moy83 wrote: »

Assembling crushers mostly I think . He would hardly fix a puncture here so I dont know how well it will go for him

haha if does get on well it would be worth it!

bob charles

easymoney! wrote: »

Hi all looking for some advice here, as some of you may know i was on about doing a hoof trimmers course, i have it completed and ive been training with a guy on and of, ive no crate yet of my own have the tools and doing some locally with a hoist, ive very low funds at the moment but im going away after christmas to work for 3 months... now also i have my own herd and flock number but i only rent land as my father still farms, ive sheep dealing and cattle dealing in my blood , i buy ewes and feed them to killing and and buy some sheep and calves for guys , i sold me jeep to pay for my flight so not at it nowadaysetc.

my questions are as follow

1. credit union loan chances? (only set up an account 2 weeks ago.)
2. hauling sheep or cattle and the bit a dealing etc money in it ?
3 jeep and trailer and hoof trimming crate and equipment needed ?
4. renting land best options ?


i know folks you"ve heard it all before but im very serious about this and im not going to stand back and think anymore just going to go for it but i know it will take time, id love some helpful advice on this matter thanks in advance!1

a good hoof trimmer is hard found and they are always up the walls busy. but you have to get the fancy hydraulic stall etc to look the part. if you get into a few big herds you cant start doing months calls.

whelan1

our hoofcare man is coming on friday, he will do afew lame cows, castrate a couple of weanlings, dehorn 20 calves and skull 2 heifers that where missed earlier in the year. Never in a million years would we get all that done ourselves in a few hours

Zr105

The hoof parer that comes here insist on using his own crush as he says, and rightly so, that the cows know something is up when you start going to your own crush, he sets up in corner of the shed and works away!

He had a very simple crush and it worked well, everything was manual but he could do everything he needed with the cow with it. He changed up to a hydraulic wopa i think and it is some job, but i wouldn't think any less of him if he had the basic yoke still,

My point i dont feel you need to have the massive fancy crush, simple straight forward one and good workman ship/ manner with the cows will get you the work and with time you can upgrade yourself!
Best of luck with it!

Zr105

Oh and go enjoy your time in the us first

easymoney!

thanks for the help folks, what about the other questions and a loan just like to hear peoples views

J DEERE

easymoney! wrote: »

going to usa , what hell hes working at ha?!

what part of US ya heading to?

epfff

easymoney! wrote: »

thanks for the help folks, what about the other questions and a loan just like to hear peoples views

Costs are against dealing and hauling at the min in my opinion
Would only really work if you were there on business anyway