Hello from Oklahoma

   / Hello from Oklahoma #1  

2GenDeere

New member
Joined
Jan 10, 2016
Messages
2
Location
Terlton, OK
Tractor
John Deere 620
Hi, Everyone!

I don't really know what to say other than, I grew up on a 20-acre small-scale farm and then moved to the city for almost 20 years. We were finally able to buy our first house :cool2: and it's in green country Oklahoma. We've got just under 14 acres and I'm anxious to be able to have a garden in the ground this year (instead of in containers!) Our five-year plan includes a progressively larger vegetable garden, chickens, a donkey, a few goats, and a couple of horses. Maybe a couple of steers way down the line. Don't worry. We're taking it slow and being smart. Even though I grew up with chickens, turkeys and other small game and a huge garden, I have a lot of research to do before enter into the animal phase of our plans. The gardening I've been working on for years, so I think that's the place to start. I'd love to have a coop ready for chickens starting next spring... but when I think of things realistically... it'll actually be spring 2017 before my feathered friends enter the picture.

Thanks in advance for all the help I'm sure to ask for and I sincerely hope I can offer some up along the way ;)

OMG, :confused2: I rambled on about all that and forgot to add that we are the proud owners of a 1958 John Deere 620.
 
   / Hello from Oklahoma #2  
Hi. Welcome. We like pics of the JD.:thumbsup:
 
   / Hello from Oklahoma #3  
I want animals.
How can I do it with lots of traveling?
 
   / Hello from Oklahoma #6  
Welcome !!!!
 
   / Hello from Oklahoma #7  
Welcome. I grew up in OK and graduated from OU. My wife and I now live in Virginia.

I downsized to raised beds after coming down with congestive heart failure 3 years ago. Never did go the animal route. Grew up on a dairy farm until HS and really didn't enjoy the animals. Before retiring, I travelled the world doing work on lube oil plants as a chemical engineer.

Ralph
 
   / Hello from Oklahoma #8  
:welcome:
To The forum 2GenDeere. Donkeys are easy if you have grass or hay. Chickens are only a little more work but more to feed them and with goats it is keeping them in the area you want them in but horses require the most work and expense.
 
   / Hello from Oklahoma #9  
Welcome to the forum.

:welcome:

Congrats on your new house and John Deere!
 

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