We didn’t get it done as we ran out of lumber. All we have to do are the trusses, another couple of supports for the roof, and the roof itself. Then we have to pull some railroad ties from the existing fence row and move them out to the site of the new fence. Unless we can get a tractor somewhere, that is going to involve a little bit of digging by hand. The railroad ties are about 28″ down and the sand packs them in like concrete.
Here are a few pictures of what we have done so far.
This is the start. Corners and divider posts were set using 4×4′s.
Stall dividers are set and roof is framed in. 2x6x8′s (stall dividers) and 2x6x12′s (roof framing) were used for this part.
Rear and side panels are in. We are also going to put a 4′ wide walkway in the back so we can walk the length of all 3 stalls to feed and water. That will also give a little extra protection for the gang from the bitter North and Northeast winds in the winter. We will install doors on the stalls that will be accessible from the interior walkway also. There will be an area to hang halters and lead ropes for each horse.
When we get this project finished, I will post a picture of what this area looked like prior to getting Dusty.
Cindy
September 9th, 2007
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Here is one of the “critters” that contributed to the demise of a lot of flowers, veggies, and various other plants this summer. Kinda cute isn’t it?
The picture below is a common, everyday, run of the mill, chipmunk. He likes to use the birdbath as his drinking fountain. Oh well, to each his own I guess.
When plants that didn’t get eaten while they were young and tender, managed to grow up a little, the critters left them alone. It’s just getting them past that “new start” stage that is a bummer.
We had some 1/4″ hardware cloth that we cut to size and made cages to place around things to give them a chance to grow. That worked for a couple days until the critters figured there were no tops on them and launched an aerial attack and came in from above. Ok, so we had to put covers on the cages now. Sheesh, the extremes we went to just to get a few veggies and flowers.
Cindy
September 9th, 2007
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We can chalk off another project as done, one more to go. We finally got the nest boxes moved to the outside to facilitate egg collection for Mom. This way she doesn’t have to go into the coop.
Pictures from top to bottom: Outside view of nest box; shows how Mom will check for eggs without going inside; the dark stuff in the boxes are clippings from shearing of sheep and should make for a nice comfy nesting material; we had to put something for them to get across to the nest boxes and got a parade of chickens going across to investigate things; and the last picture are of 3 brave soles that got to the new roost and were checking out the new location of the boxes.
Needless to say, no eggs today. We were in the coop during the time the one was layed yesterday. Hopefully they will lay some tonight and mom can find them in the morning when she goes to let them outside around 6:30 or 7 AM
Cindy
September 9th, 2007
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