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Kalimak
Loving the herd life
That sounds like a good idea.
Hi ya’ll! New here. I wanted to
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That sounds like a good idea.
Bruce
Herd Master
While you live with the animals!
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Kalimak
Loving the herd life
Thanks for the advice. I have an acre and a half to work with.
Bruce
Herd Master
OK, house on 1/20 acre and everything else for the animals and yard! And before you 
too hard, my last house was 1,500 sq ft on just under 1/10 acre - 44'x100'. Design for efficiency and you don't need lot of sq ft.
too hard, my last house was 1,500 sq ft on just under 1/10 acre - 44'x100'. Design for efficiency and you don't need lot of sq ft.- Thread starter
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Kalimak
Loving the herd life
OK, house on 1/20 acre and everything else for the animals and yard! And before you
Lol I could care less about my space, the more room for the animals, the better. We’re on the same page.
greybeard
Herd Master
Humans can live anywhere. Wife & I lived in a 20X25 "house" while getting the animal fencing and facilities ready and you better be careful where ya walked on the floor. Houses are way over rated..you can never see more than the one wall you happen to be looking at at any given time anyway.
(I added the porch after we moved out of it)
A wood burning stove was all the heat it had and one window unit in the only bedroom. 'Living room' was 8'x18'. (the travel trailer wasn't there at the time)
The building is now abandoned..
Mike CHS
Herd Master
The ceiling with the slats is the way our current house was when we bought it. It had OSB rather than drywall that we stripped and replaced with drywall.
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Kalimak
Loving the herd life
Awe man..I couldn’t agree more with your concept! You did a great job.
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Kalimak
Loving the herd life
Remember how we were “joking” about getting the goats first, then figure it out? Well umm..I was in the process in building and fencing, but I found what I needed, close to me. So I got 2 sweet babies. And I’m figuring it out lol
Carla D
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Please take time to fill out the parts on your profile you are comfortable sharing, if you haven’t already. HINT: Location, at least the state you live in is very helpful. We have members from around the globe. Climate and availability varies greatly depending on your location. Locations that are on a persons profile make it easier for other members to pass along helpful and pertinent information relate your situation. I’d also like to point out there are three sister sites to this site which you may find interesting or helpful. Those are in the right hand margin of your screen. You can find your personal profile information in the upper right hand corner. There will be a drop down box with your personal details listed.
I’d like to also invite you to checkout other people’s journals. Some are quite long, hundreds of pages long. Dont let that detour you from checking it out. They are some of the best ones in here. Read a few pages at a time. You will likely find things in them to make you laugh when you need a good laugh. They are jam packed with personal triumphs and tribulations. Many of the journals go off in interesting tangents and discussions with other members. You will be surprised at how much you can relate to them. Some of the journals will suck you in and hold you hostage until you read the very last post in it. Again, Welcome. We are happy to have you join us.
