Retired Expat Selling Impressive Farm In Rural Thailand.. "I Can't Do It Anymore"..

[@thenakedguru]

Bit of a big production vlog for you guys today, huge thanks to Tonys for the tour and i know this is right up many of my subscribers streets. Offers for you and chapters below! 🌐 SURFSHARK VPN: Go to surfshark.com/nakedguru for 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN free! Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:50 Arriving At Tony's Farm In Thailand 03:15 Farm Tour - How Did It Start? 04:18 Processing Rooms 05:17 How Is Business? 06:10 Problems With Turkeys 07:10 Tony Wants To Get out 08:40 Is It Expensive? 09:14 The Economics: Money Made? 11:15 Water Pump & Other features 11:49 Why Is Tony Getting Out? 13:30 The Build Quality 14:55 Problems With Thai Staff 15:47 More About The Operation 16:50 Problems With The Neighbours? 18:00 Tonys House & Living Area 21:30 Other Land For Sale (Rice-fields) In Rural Thailand 23:16 Farm Deets 26:30 Hang Out With Some Concluding Thoughts 👉 OUR LAZADA SHOP For Honey, Cacao, Super Greens Powder, Ginger Extract Celtic Salt & Lots More! Here: shorturl.at/Q863r 🌵CACTUS & SPECIALIST PLANTS: www.lazada.co.th/shop/shamans-garden/ 🍄 MUSHROOMS: Discounted Fruiting Body Mushroom Supplements Thailand & Worldwide Shipping: bit.ly/3Vu8Hp3

[@Kevin-lo1le]

Tony is a man of steel, they don’t make them like him anymore, fantastic video again, Thank you ☘️

[@dmbrod]

I used to know an English guy who bred Turkeys in the late 90s in Phetchaburi province.Was quite famous and had an article written about him in the Bangkok Post.Lost everything when his Mrs kicked hin out!

[@thomasclementz8149]

Why do I hear this story over and over? 😂

[@thenakedguru]

From what I understand Tony has followed the rules and has it locked up

[@puddingtvinc]

@thomasclementz8149 because there is a sucker landing at the suvarnabhumi airport every minute

[@MrFrobbo]

​@@thenakedguru has her locked up 😂

[@warntheidiotmasses7114]

Yea that never happens!!

[@Kernowking101]

In all the years I have lived in South East Asia, I never once saw Turkey meat for sale. Either as street food or in a restaurant. But there are loads of people who keep Turkeys in Thailand. Never added up to me.

[@SirCandleDick]

its too expensive, why eat turky if there is black chicken is more yum and half the price or what, simple economics and taste

[@PhilipMR223]

20myears ago our neighbours had a few turkeys mixed in with their chooks. Da told me turkeys cost more to feed and were not as easy to sell and produce far less eggs, only one or two eggs per week and for the consumer chickens are much cheaper to buy per kilo.

[@bend3451]

maybe frozen for export? But yeah.. same.

[@robertcarpenter7486]

Also alligators

[@พันธุ์อย่างผมนั้นเรียกผ่าเหล่า]

ไก่งวงไก๋ต๊อก หมักเครื่องปรุงรสดีตามด้วยสมุนไพรไทย ย่าง อบ นึ่ง อบใต้น้ำ พระเจ้ายังน้ำลายหยด สูตรทำอาหารชนบทไทยไม่ธรรม มี ไวน์ บรั่นดี วิสกี้ เบียร์ อย่างใดอย่างหนึ่ง โอ้พระเจ้า

[@simonB143]

Tony seems a top bloke. Possibly the most Australian Aussie in the world, very laid back and straight talking 👍😁😎

[@brianwinner2249]

He's actually a Kiwi.

[@simonB143]

@brianwinner2249 same thing.

[@Heathrow75]

Completely different

[@25Soupy]

Has anyone ever seen turkey meat for sale anywhere in SEA? If it isn't holiday season it's hard to find turkey even in North America. I have to say, Tony did a great job on building this farm. The buyer can always bring in chickens opposed to turkeys. Personally, I love turkey meat.

[@chuckmaceanruig]

There is so much “mystery meat” in Southeast Asia. The turkey is probably just hiding jn plain sight. 😂

[@TheLukanda]

Interesting, it's always available in western Europe.

[@tuckt6180]

Consume 1x per year that s it

[@leifsiripot]

no you cant raice turkey and chicken together.. they get easy sick

[@patrick54847]

Why don't u google Thailands' biggest agriculture export market? U think USA is the only country in the world ?

[@tuckt6180]

Tony needs a miracle ❤❤

[@boxcartwilly]

It's nice to see a variety of things on your channel the farm was good to see but so was the coffee shop at the service station 😁😎👍

[@luceinbattaglia9425]

I recently travelled all around isan and definitely agree with you when you talk about isolation. Is not for everybody living there. Big up to all of you that manage to leave the dream there, me I prefer a way in the middle, southern Thailand is my favorite choice at the moment! 😅 Respect and love for you pioneers! 🔝👏😉🙏🦾

[@ronhansen1316]

We live in the northeast near Sakon Nakhon and have never seen Turkey meat in the markets.

[@reggie5495]

I'm a solo traveller and do enjoy my own solitude but you'll go crazy without doing some socialising from time to time. The isolation can get too much sometimes especially in Thailand if you're in a place where they don't speak much English.

[@iranoveryourhead]

Hi Ryan. Probably an unusual request but would it be possible to do a blog on the insects , spiders and snakes around your farm and elsewhere. If it’s too much trouble, don’t worry about it. Enjoying working my way through all of your blogs. Very well presented and entertaining.

[@nimeshpatel6545]

Why do you want to see a video of this you weird 😭

[@nimeshpatel6545]

Look on you tube and Google and don't waste this guy's time

[@nimeshpatel6545]

Can you do a video of the hedgehogs, baggers and black adders in the UK please 🥺

[@SqueelBeale]

This guys awesome. He seems very laid back and built a cracking farm. Wish him all the best in whatever he goes on to do next. Thanks for the video!

[@Vincent_Farmer]

Interesting content, the farm setup is properly planned, nice and clean! One thing, maybe mic is due for an upgrade, at times it was difficult to hear conversation 🙂

[@25Soupy]

The mic is fine, it's the fact the guest keeps turning his head away from the mic when he talks.

[@soi2studio21]

I put Deepseek to work on this one. At 15m baht ($450k usd) you’d need to be selling about 1500 turkeys a year to hit a 10% roi. Doable I guess. Apparently you’d need to start with 4 Toms (males) and 32 hens to breed 1500 turkeys from scratch, and at least 2 rai for that many turkeys. At 3.5 rai he’s probably got a little room for expansion up to about 2000+ turkeys a year, which would give you more like a 13% roi. The secret sauce is probably what he’s feeding them. Apparently turkeys will each pretty much anything and need at least 21% protein to put on mass. Lot of street dogs knocking around in Thailand….

[@sgraham005]

Very interesting. Tony, has a nice property/operation. I was wondering where you got your Turkeys. Smoked Turkey leg is one of my favorite foods. Thanks for sharing. We enjoyed the content. Crazy nice coffee shop. Agree we see very nice buildings / coffee shops in area you would never expect.

[@TheThailightZone]

Wow, you cannot get more Aussie bloke. Blue tank top, beer gut, shortened nickname, vastly understated success. 🦘 🙏 In Australia you can meet an unassuming guy like Tony at the end of a dusty old bar in the middle of nowhere town, only to find out he owns/runs a 40 million dollar station (ranch) with a fleet of vehicles, helicopters, trucks, etc. Don't be mistaken by the short interaction; these guys are smart

[@amaknusa9212]

Sadly, not many dusty old bars left, including Tony's with a fleet's of helicopters, pity he did not invest in Australia, me thinks he would have been more successful. all the same a hard working Aussie gentleman.

[@Heathrow75]

He’s NZ

[@markshelton8411]

You can see a lot of time and effort has gone into this place of the years

[@trustnuffin9121]

Great video and what a top guy too 👍 I hope he gets a good sale and the best of luck to him & his wife for the future 💝

[@stevenharrison488]

The bird is attacking his reflection thinks its another bird in his territory 😅

[@MrGreenthumbs420]

Thanks for the tour of the farm Ryan. I am very interested in this sort of video so I appreciate you making the trek out there and sharing the different business possibilities in rural Thailand.

[@johntbaxter]

Interesting to see this. I wouldn’t personally want to operate a turkey farm, I was always interested in a coconut palm plantation and all the products that can be produced from it.

[@glennamyhotspur]

Cheers, Ruan. This was very different but very enjoyable. Please do more!

[@masonryjoe]

Wow very clean professional farm! You can tell Toney it is fairly cheep to get stem cell therapy to rebuild his shoulders and maybe other concerns in Thailand, one of the things I'm going to get done when I arrive shortly, great vid !

[@staleengan]

Thank you for a great and informative video :) I really like the videos you share with practical information and how you do things. I truly appreciate the videos you make. We are considering the possibility of adopting some of the things you have done, so it has been very educational to follow everything from building outdoor kitchens and houses to animal husbandry and videos like this. Once again, thank you so much for the great videos.

[@TheThailightZone]

also, outside kitchen is necessary for spicy cooking,. Some chili cooks literally add eye watering spice to the air (like garlic)

[@galdessa1]

also when making fish sauce which they use in all their dishes. It stinks the house out when made inside.

[@letsbefrank6269]

Interesting video, you can see where the hard work has gone in, all the buildings and concreting, imagine though the plumbing and drainage that’s been put in, electrical work under all that, you can’t see, pity Tony has health issues, he’s certainly put his heart into it, hopefully the sale will happen soon for a fellow Aussie. 😊

[@inked-qt]

Price was abit shocking the going rate in our village in sakhon nakhon is 80,000 to 100,000 per rai for rice land with water access. He has a great work ethic i would have just invested 15mill baht and brought a nice house for 3 mill baht and enjoyed retirement. Great insight to what others are doing 🙏

[@PhilipMR223]

The empty business/lack of customers is one of my great mysteries. The expense of set up to bums on seats doesn't seem to balance, especially the coffee shops.

[@shabsterstoner]

I like the mixed bag of subjects covered. Not all to my taste but it means your channel doesn't become stale. Keep it going and take a rest when "black dog" visits you.

[@Phiyedough]

Interesting that Thanksgiving would have an impact on the demand for turkeys in Thailand, it certainly wouldn't in Britain!

[@stehenry5634]

Great insight into farms. I'm at the start of my farm journey so ill save this video.

[@thenakedguru]

Awesome, enjoy your journey!

[@CreepyTrendMan]

I personally find this type of video very interesting and inspiring . I wish Tony the best moving forward and hope he's on that beach Soon.

[@thenakedguru]

Glad you liked it!

[@WalkingmanPattaya]

Interesting vlog, but no rants added! 555 Think this was very worthy of your time and may help the guy get it sold, you never know. i like all your content, and always click the like button. Of course the main Life In Rural Thailand channel is a favorite for other reasons, like watching the children grow and play, as i can relate to that and makes me smile, Peace and Love, Y'all

[@44rpalermo]

Tony has really gone all out for his property. A Very nice setup. I enjoyed the view.

[@thenakedguru]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andresinnett4319]

Great vlog , very interesting to see what people do in these rural area's of Tia land .

[@mollerdk2000]

my italian friend has shaky birds, they eat very little and they get a lot of eggs. and the egg is sold for 1 Thb. he makes barely 1000 kr a week. he invested 40,000 in the bird and every 4 months you have to make new birds

[@mythai9593]

That's a great set up. I enquired about buying Turkeys before, i think it might have been Tony. We gave our Turkeys to my wife's sister at Christmas, cost a lot to feed with no return, we only had a dozen though.

[@jameshunt2905]

Yes, very much an interest in seeing land, property operations and how foreigners are holding efforts and investments with security. I also see where many questions over time can be addressed especially as so much is changing and would affect many interests as well.

[@timsmith9485]

great show buddy...enjoyed it, my wife cooks outside too, cooking inside with fish sauce....the smell is quite strong...also cook with very high heat - lots of smoke.

[@bradleychalenger]

Enjoyed the content, thank you, nice to see rurul home possibilities.❤

[@Paul-ek9ur]

I love my wife's village but thankfully it's only 1hr40mins to Bangkok.... So can do many long weekends and not feel so isolated

[@mattalford389]

Really interesting video Ryan. Thanks for that. What a fantastic set up Tony has there. Thought he might be an ex miner. They're the ones with the money 😂

[@stephenkirrane5977]

I have a farm in Cambodia with turkeys, but good meat turkeys BBW and BBB turkeys are almost impossible to find and hard to rear due to the heat in SE Asia , so I wind down the turkey breeding and move to Embden geese.

[@wendy-0101]

❤👍🏼You can see hes put alot of time & dedication into making it a good business. Seems very well built, clean & organised. Good Luck to him. 🍀🎋💞💞💞💞

[@reggie5495]

Jeeze half a million quid for that. I doubt anybody would buy that place. He might be making a profit of money coming in vs out but I doubt anybody will recoup their investment if bought (and who in Thailand could even afford that in the first place? ).

[@skipmcilvaine]

Such a shame! The thing I miss more than anything from the West is a good turkey sandwich / meal. I can't find it anywhere in Thailand. 😢

[@markh2615]

great vlog , very interesting ,can i ask what was the purpose of the wheels turning in the water pond?

[@JohnChristopherTonks-e7d]

The bird can see its reflection and thinks he has a rival. I have seen a gold crest in the UK doing the same thing.

[@604nation]

Tough business, a lot of work - turkeys are expensive in Thailand, hard to find

[@LizafromWhere]

That was a fascinating story. Yes you can do more like this. if you think it's boring when you are filming the content just talk to us more as we love your stories and explanations. I wish I could talk to camera like you do. Keep it up

[@deejay-su7uf]

Where ever you live their are pros and cons....but compare it in today's society.....its a no brainer.warm affordable climate will give you longevity and a gentle reminder of how we used to live before.

[@peterconnolly9828]

He got a good set up

[@brianjlx2010]

Good video but you should've given Tony his own mic cause i could barely hear him for most of the video. Interesting though! 👍 You also walked right past an old red UK telephone box with the Royal Crown on it at the very end of the video and didn't even mention it 😳🤣🤣

[@magnuspettersson5454]

Nice vlog, i like these longer videos 👍👍

[@DenisTrethewy-kc3jj]

LOT OF WORK there mate and a few baht tied up their . chok dee.

[@markbutterfield2189]

Ryan: I enjoyed seeing Tony's property, would like to see more of this

[@bernitajenkins7581]

Ryan, the bird is flying at your mirror/window, because he sees the reflection as a rival. In spring I have to soap my mirrored glass, to stop the poor buggers slamming into the glass.

[@davidkelly-cl4mj]

It's a big farm an you can see there's a lot of work to be done to maintain a business like that. Not sure who would want to buy the farm from him it's a fair bit of money too invest but good luck to him in getting it sold. The Cafe where you went looks like a nice spot but as you said no customers which makes you wonder how it can survive as a business. Thanks for sharing Ryan

[@thenakedguru]

Cheers David!

[@yamazaki997]

Love Tony's farm . ❤❤❤

[@EricCraik]

Another example of an Australian ex builder/mine worker trying to make it big. Easy step, sell the turkeys to Manston foods/ Siambur/ or hotel chains in tourist areas, if the product is good, also get the product out to the expats/expats (facebook youtube etc) as that way no need to pay imported prices. It kinda of says, I want to sell up as failed in the business.

[@damienomen68]

He has a variety of physical health issues. Turkey tastes horrible. Not sure whether Thai people like it. They don't like Lamb, smell/taste.

[@PaulBengtsson]

Yes, very nice farm. I like the rural life. I prefer the Amazon coffee shops at petrol stations when we out driving.

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

prefer over what ?

[@2ozjohnno]

​@@_Alfa.Bravo_he prefers Amazon coffee shops over coffee shops ;) one sells coffee while Amazon sells ........ 😅

[@garystaff3617]

Great to se you back keep well

[@AisHo-i6i]

Loved it. Great video and insight

[@jjensen4029]

The same in my area of Thailand, some very nice coffee shops where I can go and sit for a hour and never see another customer. Just like you, I wonder how they are able to keep operating. As for the turkeys. In my village no one can eat them, it makes them itch. I often wondered if that why I rarely see them sold (CJ does have some frozen). I also wondered about the heat during the hot season in all those metal buildings.

[@clyde7318]

Really like this type of video. Would I buy a Turkey Farm...? No, but someone will.....could be a good business if you like isolation and farming. Tony certainly has done a great job building the farm.

[@coevicman3685]

Quality farm setup, top example for local farmers to copy. But ..... at that price you need a big market or contract to cover your costs. The product could go to a business partner with a shop in the big city.

[@ianmiddleton9668]

your vlogs are excellent mate..goodluck to you

[@philipstuttard1633]

Really enjoyed this vlog fascinating! Thanks NG

[@dakinejeb7890]

I never thought that there would be turkeys in Thailand 😮

[@Moxieman]

Cool content keep up this stuff

[@istvanborbely1563]

Man that farm is my dream.. I would buy it straight away.. unfortunately I don't have that amount yet.. I will have to start small like yourself.. luckily my wife has the farm.. we're I'm planning to get something like that going.. .. make some more videos with farmers and businesses for sell stuff like that we'ry inspirational

[@rpc4266]

@thenakedguru I want to visit the coffee shop. Can you give me the name and location of it. Thanks

[@gailarnold9521]

MORE>>>>>>DO MORE maybe once a month commercial/private for sale property...this one was awesome. very interesting...Thanks Tony for the share xo grammy...

[@thenakedguru]

Thanks and glad you liked it!

[@oursuccess]

You don't see too many like Tony any more, this was an interesting video... aussie expat, rural business, remote Cafe so much different from the cookie cutter youtube vids we tend to see. I'd like to see more land for sale type videos closer to amenities and not completely out in the wilderness. Can't find that content out there.

[@richardbayne7566]

I hope the mate is able to sell his land and farm for a good price and retire. I’m wondering if you can actually sell turkey in Thailand? I guess someone could convert it to chicken.

[@roberttaira6943]

Great video. Interesting content.

[@JMgmkh]

If you come across a Sushi farm , let me know. They're quieter. 🤣

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

... you need to go scuba to see them

[@BinChicken544]

Pretty interesting. Cheers mate.

[@robbie5413]

Impressive set up! I would be interested in video on land for sale in rural Thailand to get an idea of price and what is available. Also properties for sale. Enjoying the content as always

[@thenakedguru]

cheers Robbie

[@noelholman2483]

Old mate with the Jackie how 😂typical Aussie

[@dropattieramsammy1462]

Beautiful video God bless you all always stay safe 🙏 ❤️

[@JayJay-mw5ur]

Great content and very interesting. Tony has done a great job with that property. A big investment for your ‘Average Joe’ but I’m thinking a corporate buyer in Thailand could seize the opportunity, increase production and grow the market.

[@damienomen68]

Can you grow strawberries in Thailand ?? Cooler consistently obviously.

[@seangallagher1396]

About what content you should vlog, I just generally like whatever you put up to be honest. There is always something interesting , even in what could be considered mundane ….just keep on keeping it real Ryan 👍

[@thenakedguru]

Cheers Sean, appreciate it

[@allanfahrenhorst-jones6118]

Wow, that was different. The area looks purpose built just for doing business. Certainly doesn't seem to have the village look where people live a more self sufficient life. The petrol garage and whole area looks new. Looks exactly like a new industrial estate in Australia. I would think in 30 years or so, it will bounce back to feel more natural. Tony works that area by himself. Looking fantastic, but it must be busy when it comes time to sell his product.

[@Nttmf]

Nice interview but I couldn’t hear him at times, should have pinned a mic on him. I saw your eyes light up talking about expanding your turkey farm 😂😂 is it really about money or not ? Fair play to the guy, he’s done it right, got rice growing whilst everyone else is waiting for the rain.

[@GazCooper]

So where can we buy Turkey shocking no link to Turkey Meat for sale.

[@ArmySigs]

You're wearing a jumper, it gets cold in Thailand?

[@onlyforyou3333]

I would like to visit more business like the coffee shop at the service station , with investigation from you to know how are they making money , who is the owner, would he sell his real estatye at discount since there is no clients, story of how they thought this was a good idea to build a coffee out of nowhere . You might have surprising answers . I would add at least a fried chicken to the coffee , etc. this place is losing money everyday, i'm curious to know what motivate them to stay open ( and 2 employees in empty coffee.., lol).

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

When Damol going to see it😂😂

[@salmonnella4930]

Which part of Thailand is this place at?

[@SteveJohn-w9q]

This was a very interesting vlog. Seeing how other westerners have strived, thrived or otherwise would be great for a time. That cafe? Laundering?

[@2ozjohnno]

Only coffee, laundry is done at laundry shops

[@russelprice6929]

Great video sum thing different 👍😎

[@richardlongmore9301]

What a amazing place

[@amaknusa9212]

My understanding is that Thai law does not permit foreigners to buy land, or perhaps in wifes name? perhaps long term lease?

[@2ozjohnno]

It's a business, not a private enterprise.

[@dantae666]

@@2ozjohnno cant own more then 49% of a business, and cant own the land or the building period. channels like this will just ignore that and refuse to mention it as they normally buy everything in some one elses name which is stupid

[@MrEye4get]

Did I miss something? Where is it located? Details are posted where?

[@thenakedguru]

Just out of buriram centre 👍🙏

[@troy4422]

Good show sir, thank you

[@Ardoyne10]

I think I could think of better things to do in retirement

[@anthonydowling3356]

Also worse thing by hanging around Pattaya for example and getting rinsed by the HOs .

[@robertmaloney2255]

What's the point

[@alisonowens1921]

Great video

[@truusjenskens8485]

That bird is attacking itself in the mirror...we had them every day in BKK attacking the car mirrors.