I built and sold an MSP, now I farm grain and cattle. If anything, I work even more, but I don’t have to deal with customers. And I can eat the product.
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FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I had decades of tech experience including Linux administration. I now have a homestead with geese.
ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
So cool. Are they interactive? Do they recognize you and let you pet them?
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Depending on the time of year they will dodge or attack me. So they are very interactive. My wife can pet them.
We got them because hawks were taking out chickens. After we got geese that stopped. In addition to being excellent guard animals they also mow the grass and in the spring they give us giant eggs.
After the initial cost to buy, raise for a month until they can be outside and their housing they can live entirely on grass making them practically free to maintain. Best farm investment ever.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
That’s so cool. Thanks for the information!
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I am from the internet. I’m here to help.
killea@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Damn that is cool. I’m glad I learned these things about geese today!
kandoh@reddthat.com 5 hours ago
How often do they get sick or injured?
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
In 6 years we have had one sick goose. She was always too small for her breed. Not sure why she was sick.
This year was the first injury of a goose. They did something that cut up a foot. We treated it with some safe wash and they recovered just fine.
Injuries to me have been numerous. The boys like to attack me when I’m putting them to bed so I occasionally end up with welts and bruises. The girls occasionally give me a nice little buffeting with their wings when I’m trying to remove them from a nest so I can take away their eggs.