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Some land to develop
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30-07-2015 4:41pm#1Hi all,
I just wanted peoples opinion if i could on something that has been bugging me for a while and doing alot of day dreaming about it
I have built a house on fathers in laws land, he has 10 acres that he rents out to a local farmer, he says he hasn't got paid in 5 years for renting this land and he doesn't go chasing it. Remaining land goes around my house, both sides and back. The farmer that's renting it only puts animals into it now and again, horses, yearlings etc, but it is a bit wild and lots of rushes/weeds/ragworth etc in it that's horrible to look out on. The father in law and i have done alot of work on the ditches by hand to tidy them up and I have put an electric fence around my house and the roadway to at least stop the animals going onto my lawn and onto the road, the remaining fencing leaves alot to be desired, as in the can break into his own land and he often has mixtures of animals in with each other for days on end till he comes and separates them again.
My issue is, ive been day dreaming about asking the father in law (who i get on well with) about taking over this land and actually doing something with it. i got some chickens recently and slowly getting the bug to grow your own food and doing things you actually enjoy doing. I used to be big into sport but have since retired from playing and have a busy job and a young family, but i still have a bit of spare time i could use and become a 'farmer'. I spent my youth working on my uncles large dairy farm and often miss the work i did on it.
I dont have alot of capital to invest in this pipe dream, there's no housing facilities and i'd have to pipe water, i have electric fence purchased, i'd have to do a small bit of drainage and alot of fencing.
What i was thinking, was maybe 2 donkeys (for the kids), 2/3 pigs, 2 bee hives, maybe a poly tunnel, veg area, bigger area for hens, 2/3 goats maybe lambs don't know for sure.
Are there any grants i could get to help out with fencing or starting up and with lack of machinery to help out i'd either be slaving away by hand or paying a contractor, but i'm in no panic with things, dont mind taking things slowly.
Am i mad to think i could have fun with this or would this all bring about unnecessary hardship and costs on top of me?
Sterling1
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We were born to dream!
I second the earlier advice, start small and only increase your small holding as you get comfortable with each element.
Pigs aren't the easiest to manage IMO and hens definitely don't mix well with lovingly tended fruit and veg gardens lol.. Keep them well fenced apart for the good of your sanity
Avoid 'pets' because they quickly become a drag when there are other animals who provide you both pleasure and 'profit'.
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