Freemind, I've been following your posts and I'm glad you found what you wanted. 30 yrs ago I was in your shoes, feeding cattle 365, NO DAY OFF. My family lived 6 hrs away and I didn't see them for 3 yrs. Money was tight and time was tighter. Today I own that feedlot and 3000 acres that goes with it. My boss died unexpectedly in his sleep one night and there was no way I was going to work for his son and I was the only one that knew how to feed the cattle. His wife made me a partner and I ended up owning all of it 25 yrs later. I have 2 men that know how to feed cattle and I still do it myself 2 weekends a month and every other holiday.You're a good man for doing what you are doing. I'm glad you got what you wanted and could afford. I've had a lot of ATV's around here and those Polaris' are good ones. Do the maintence on it, especially that chain that runs the jackshaft, and you will get a lot of service from it.
Wow. Thank you, really. I NEVER here a positive thing from the guys I work for. Means alot coming from a fellow cattleman.
Of the five years I have worked here, I can count on two hands how many days off I have had, including vaction time. It is a thankless job, especially the guys I work for. I don't have to worry about ever owning/being a partner here. The owner allready GAVE partnership to two other of the guys (one was my direct boss).
I really like working with the cattle, but I am tired of being the whipping post. I have a life too, but you certainly couldn't tell it.
Is it safe to assume, with what you have told me, you do cow-calf? Or are you just a feedlot? How many head on premise?
If I am being too nosey, I appologize. Around here, there are no other feedlots that are our size (1500 head all the time, different ages).