TerrierLad 0 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hello iv been offered an apprentiship on a farm, but im from a construction family and i want to know abit more about farming, i know the moneys crap but what does an apprentice usually do is it entertaining and different every day, or will i be sorting egg sizes all day iv also got the chance to do a second year in plastering , but its donkeywork and not what i want to be doing.... my heads in peices trying to work out what to do... so please if any farmers are reading, do you like your job, and what prospects does an apprentice look to once hes finished the apprentiship? i dont want to be doing one thing all day like milking cows or sorting chicken egg sizes out or cleaning cow shite up, ill do it but not something id want to do all day every day id like to hear thats its a varied job, but dont lie to me please thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gerjan 7 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 If you have a farm you also have fermin -> shooting/ferreting/snaring/trapping! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TerrierLad 0 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 yes and thats apealing, but it wont be long till im paying bills so i need to weigh everything up cause my life depends on this decision lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gerjan 7 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 make a weed-farm! :drag: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TerrierLad 0 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 cheers lads, just gave the woman a ring got to ring back in a hour sounds ok, and not a dick lol... i couldnt stand an office job and ill be on alot more than a tenner a day mate as its an apprentiship, a week is the minimum legally id go into keepering or something but i dont want to move from home, and i live in s/yorkshire. i no the apprentiship will be shit, its what comes after that really matters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gerjan 7 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Make a deer farm! You know with deers and bucks running outside and a barn were the can walk in you only have to feed,give medication and clean the barn! you can feed them carrots and potatoes and stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,476 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Good luck mate whatever you chose ,you only got one life so live it its not all about money .The thing that scared me about that type of job was the tied house when you fell out with the boss you where out . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TerrierLad 0 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 as of yet i havnt been offered a house, but i only live 5 minutes away it sounds great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 What does the farmer farm?? I think that the answer to the duties you will be undertaking will be within the above question. I can assure you that you will work your nuts off, All year round and it will either make you or break you. Early starts and late finnishing (especially during the summer months). The thing is farming isnt just a job, its a way of life. You can be assured that you will never be bored as you will always be doing something different. Would you want to be stuck inside an clean, dry and air conditioned office for only 8 hrs a day? Or do you want to work all the hours god sends in all the elements that mother nature sends? A little food for thought and i hope it helps Good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiff 36 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 The thing is farming isnt just a job, its a way of life. +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonathan 0 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 i live on a farm and work on one but i wouldnt like it for a proper job because the moneys crap and your tired down with milking and things. but on the good side your out side in the muck. but you got to be hard because there is a lot of dead things some times over lambing time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Dont get me started on farming!! ex farmers wife..... note the EX!!! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TerrierLad 0 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 (edited) lol didnt work out to well then, what iv tried explaining is its basically farming or plastering, plasterings good money, but for how long?? its all about supply and demand the prices for plasterings falling year by year meaning plasterers have to work harder and harder so basically, i wouldnt mind a country job such as farming and iv been given the chance. but.. after my apprentiship will i be a farm hand or actually have a role to fill hmm lol Edited May 16, 2008 by TerrierLad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borderboy 80 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Just think where you want to be in ten fifteen years? and that should give you your answer...! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 too the comment about never being bored always doing something different compleat nonsence its get there 7am feed calfs feed sheep feed heifers feed bullocks feed main sukler herd lunch muck out sheds bed down sheds its the same grueling jobs everyday dont get me wrong its better then school but i wouldent go into it Nowt but a barrow boy then!!! What happens in the summer months? Do you not turn out the livestock? What about running fence repairs, drystone walling general maintainence around the farm, drainage,livestock health,etc etc and dont lets get started about crop yields and haylage. How about tractor and machinery repairs and maintenence? The list goes on. How could this be mundane and be classed as boring? Yes if yer heart isnt in it. but your only a young boy (no offence meant) and you have a lot to learn. Its not for everyone i know but do we all want to be office workers and porn stars LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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