Baymule
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Congrats on the nice looking sheep.
Mystang's Homesteading Circus
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mystang89
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Thanks, they are much more mellow than the Awassi but the Awassi are definitely my favorite breed.
We finished up the hay feeder in all three stalls. Hopefully that will cut out much of the hay waste we have when they have access to hay. I'll throw a couple pictures on her tomorrow if I get a chance.
We finished up the hay feeder in all three stalls. Hopefully that will cut out much of the hay waste we have when they have access to hay. I'll throw a couple pictures on her tomorrow if I get a chance.
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mystang89
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Went to put the sheep up today and checked on the East Freisians. The ewe that is pregnant is limping heavy on her right front leg. I tried to check if it was foot rot but she want cooperating and I didn't want to flip her on her back or be too rough with her since she is due any day now. The person who trimmed her feet did not really do a great job of squaring them up. I'm not going to give an injection either especially since I'm not completely sure what it is. I did go ahead and spray a fungicide on her feet along with the other ewes just to make myself feel like I had done something.
Also had a thought about expanding the barn but I can't do that with the silo in the way. It'll have to go. The only problem is how. The silo doesn't have a roof so right now it's just collecting water.
Thought about knocking a few holes in the bottom of it then trying to connect a long chain pull it but I think the metal straps would hold that together pretty well.
I'm fairly good at destroying things but I kinda an at an impasse on this one plus I don't want to destroy the barn while I'm at it.
Also had a thought about expanding the barn but I can't do that with the silo in the way. It'll have to go. The only problem is how. The silo doesn't have a roof so right now it's just collecting water.
Thought about knocking a few holes in the bottom of it then trying to connect a long chain pull it but I think the metal straps would hold that together pretty well.
I'm fairly good at destroying things but I kinda an at an impasse on this one plus I don't want to destroy the barn while I'm at it.
Baymule
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I've seen failure videos where silos fell over on the equipment operator endeavoring to knock it over-but in the opposite direction. I have no ideas on this one.
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mystang89
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Yeah, I've seen those videos too which is why I'm not swinging wildly with a sledgehammer right now lol. Though that does sound kinda fun.
B&B Happy goats
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Can you incorporate the silo into the barn plan , collect water for garden or feeding animals ?
Or drill holes at bottom to drain water out and get something to push it away from the barn and operator ?
Depending on diameter, may make a good housing for some farm critters ?
Seems like you could have fun getting a creative use for it
Or drill holes at bottom to drain water out and get something to push it away from the barn and operator ?
Depending on diameter, may make a good housing for some farm critters ?
Seems like you could have fun getting a creative use for it
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mystang89
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I had thought about that but the solo is right where the entrance to the add-on. The way this whole thing is laid out is that the only way into this silo is through the barn. You have to climb a ladder to the hay loft, then climb a few more rungs on the actual silo itself just to be able to see in it. It's probably around 20 ft or so. That is literally the only way in so I wouldn't be able to store food or materials and if there silo stayed there I wouldn't be able to have an addition since it's located in the middle of that side.Can you incorporate the silo into the barn plan , collect water for garden or feeding animals ?
Or drill holes at bottom to drain water out and get something to push it away from the barn and operator ?
Depending on diameter, may make a good housing for some farm critters ?
Seems like you could have fun getting a creative use for it
As to collecting water for garden I'm currently making a rain water collection system with the gutters I'm going to be putting in the barn.
Ah, why can't life just be simple
Mini Horses
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If no entrance but the top, what was the silo for?
Like the new sheep! Cute -- the new ram is a different color.
While you don't care for Icelandic, their lack of milk production may not have passed to these
Just won't know until you can work them. All I can say is that you bought them for a price that will allow you to sell at a profit! A good thing.
Like the new sheep! Cute -- the new ram is a different color.
While you don't care for Icelandic, their lack of milk production may not have passed to these
Just won't know until you can work them. All I can say is that you bought them for a price that will allow you to sell at a profit! A good thing.
Bruce
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Looks to be a connection to the barn lower down. Seems like that would be where the silage was removed.
Or an observatory!
Mini Horses
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Well, looks to be an OLD silo... They don't make anything like that now...do they?
I'll be interested in how it is taken down. It's obviously a concern with size and being concrete, as to how & where it falls.
They don't make anything like that now...do they? I'll be interested in how it is taken down. It's obviously a concern with size and being concrete, as to how & where it falls.
