Coffee anyone ?

[Weldman]

Morning, all the same here. Tried posting that dog house for sale as in here is what I can do a few days ago on FB, nope no one is interested yet. Guess keep trying something that will sell out here I'm good at doing. Offered custom built calf shelters and such as in this one, except mine will be built like Quonset's using the same steel.

 

[Weldman]

Here let me add some animals

 

[farmerjan]

@Sequestered Ridge Ranch ; Couple of things that you may not be aware of. And this comes from someone with a few years animal experience.
Quonset type huts have been around for a long time and are great for some animals. Hogs do good in them out on pastures... chickens and such... cows do not do as good since they will be constantly pushing against the sides and they will get bent/bowed out somewhat. Need to have a semi straight 4 ft wall on the sides then the rounded top for snow/rain shedding... and the sides will need to be somewhat reinforced every 4 ft... Now younger animals are not a problem, but cattle will push against, and push each other against the sides and they get busted.
The steel you are using is probably way stronger than what they can push though... so might not be a concern.

If they can be moved that is great, But if semi permanent, think also about someone in there trying to shovel out the manure etc... being bent over all the time is not fun. BTDT....

Just some suggestions. I like the food storage compartment on the dog house you made, too...

 

[SageHill]

Morning, all the same here. Tried posting that dog house for sale as in here is what I can do a few days ago on FB, nope no one is interested yet.

Well damn. I'd think that out here - up in the LA or uppity horsey areas people would LOVE that dog house if for nothing else than a yard ornament. Shipping of course wouldn't be easy.

 

[Weldman]

@Sequestered Ridge Ranch ; Couple of things that you may not be aware of. And this comes from someone with a few years animal experience.
Quonset type huts have been around for a long time and are great for some animals. Hogs do good in them out on pastures... chickens and such... cows do not do as good since they will be constantly pushing against the sides and they will get bent/bowed out somewhat. Need to have a semi straight 4 ft wall on the sides then the rounded top for snow/rain shedding... and the sides will need to be somewhat reinforced every 4 ft... Now younger animals are not a problem, but cattle will push against, and push each other against the sides and they get busted.
The steel you are using is probably way stronger than what they can push though... so might not be a concern.

If they can be moved that is great, But if semi permanent, think also about someone in there trying to shovel out the manure etc... being bent over all the time is not fun. BTDT....

Just some suggestions. I like the food storage compartment on the dog house you made, too...

I knew Quonset’s have been around a bit, but none exist around here and I have the machine to build the framing on them including the odd shaped ones. Good points on design as I don’t use them as such and if anyone else has something’s they want changed or added to them I’m all ears. I do know they only put braces every 12’, I’m going for every 6’ and with purlin’s.

 

[Weldman]

Maybe these cows shouldn't get a flat surface to easily lean on and push out. Lose about 9 inches on each side if one were to measure 4' up, but those can be gained back in other areas of this design.

 

[farmerjan]

Cows and horses both do not want to be where their heads are too restricted... that was the reason I said 4 ft up... this design is not bad with them still having head room to comfortably walk in. The thing with cows is there will be a certain amount of pushing and shoving any time there is a boss cow.. or anyone in heat... so they will push each other more than them actually trying to push out the sides. Take one bossy/bully that shoves into another cow... you are looking at 1000-1500 lbs that gets a hard shove into the side of it. Horses will kick more than they will actually shove... I like the peak style roof ... but even with the quonset rounded one... the sides need to be more like this ... basically little curve up to the shoulder height or so...
Most horse trailers are 6'6" or 7' inside except thoroughbred ones and I think they can go to 7'6"... not counting some like @Mini Horses shorter one for her mini's... or real tall ones for something like a draft horse.
I would gladly have something like this, here for shelter... and would make good hay storage and shed off any/all snow and hard rain...
Many quonset type shelters are set on 4 ft "pony walls" that are built of "solid" block/post and board or something... then the rounded top... along the lines of what they sometimes build in this area for salt storage for the DOT... there are several that are built to the east of me for hay storage, and for working on, and storage/parking of big trucks and such. We do not have the cold or snow you have.

 

[Margali]

The puppy needs to get a bigger bladder. Apparently, I'm the only one that can hear him whimpering. He woke me up an hour before the alarm. He's lucky he's cute.

 

[peteyfoozer]

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. I’m working on a sewing project, I’ll get it finished today. Got to get the big tubs ready for baby chicks and it looks like tomorrow may be the only sunny day for me to go get feed until next Monday and by then I’ll be out of feed. So tomorrow it is. Carson will like that, he loves to go in the truck. Wednesday go pick up chicks, all day deal. Friday leave for Corpus Christi and be back late Sunday night. Possibly jury duty Monday. Whew!