Getting chased by an angry dog is bad enough but an ostrich? I thought ostrich can run at around 30MPH or faster. Oui.

Farming is my second career. Partly out of choice. I was tired of engineering design work for 30 years then I got laid off. Can't get a job at my age so decided to do what I liked. GARDENING!! and growing veggies/fruit. So I'm a farmer now. Not so Green Acres with Arnold the pig.

I don't miss my old profession all that much. One thing is for sure, I am happier for the most part. Strange in that farming isn't all that glamorous, its not easy, long hours, no such thing as weekends when you have farm animals. And if you do have animals, you end up becoming a mama who feeds them and clean up their mess everyday. I'm just a nanny and a janitor to my 150 strong layer chicken. Clean air? yes, except when the "neighbors" are engaging in Ag-burn where agricultural waste is burnt on site. think of it as an over sized camp fire which generates lots of white smoke. And yes, clean air when its pouring rain outside. Unfortunately, you are getting drenched head to toe even though you are wearing appropriate clothing. Its bone chilling in winter, its mind numbing hot in the summer. YOU REALLY HAVE TO LIKE FARMING if you want to be a farmer.

For your second career, do what you love if money is not all that important.