IronCauldrenGrardens - Dogs who bark at Goats

[murphysranch]

This made me laugh with a memory! My sis adopted a Chi something during the height of the dot com era. He was returned three times, before my sis met him.

He was very very challenging. And barky. So she got a bark collar. It cured him of barking within days. Later, if he was really acting up, she'd put the bark collar on and wouldn't you know? He would make blephing noises out the sides of his mouth, so that he wouldn't be zapped. I loved that puppy dot com. Cisco, Aunt Murphys loved you!!

 

[Iron Cauldron Gardens]

This made me laugh with a memory! My sis adopted a Chi something during the height of the dot com era. He was returned three times, before my sis met him.

He was very very challenging. And barky. So she got a bark collar. It cured him of barking within days. Later, if he was really acting up, she'd put the bark collar on and wouldn't you know? He would make blephing noises out the sides of his mouth, so that he wouldn't be zapped. I loved that puppy dot com. Cisco, Aunt Murphys loved you!!

I had one extreme barker years ago that would bark, wait exactly how long the timer was before it reset then bark again, rinse and repeat all day... just to keep from having the audible alert from going off.
Smart when he wanted to be.

 

[Iron Cauldron Gardens]

Today's adventure in goats...
Building a pallet shed.
It started with this load

We built the roof first then dragged everything into the backyard, aka goat pen.
After a lot of explaining and arguing we got this far before we had to give up for the day.

We shoved the plastic pallets in there to block off escape routes until I can finish the walls.
Here's where we stopped......

More work to be done and needs a few more pallets but they hav a place to sleep and I now have a place to set up feed and hay.
The mess behind will be dragged out tomorrow afternoon to make room for goat entertainment ideas.

 

[canesisters]

Awesome start!
I can't wait to see the 'goat entertainment'.

 

[SageHill]

After a lot of explaining and arguing

part of the process. Glad I'm not the only one.

 

[Ridgetop]

Pallets make wonderful building materials. So many possibilities!

Like your sheep shelter!
We copied one of Bay's Pallet Paaces in one of the pastures for the sheep and they ran an hid inside as soon as the thunder and rain started. We are going to make more of them for the other pastures. The one DS1 built was 12x12 (3 pallets on 3 sides and 2 on the front with a pallet wide opening). I think we will try 12 x 16 for the next ones next since 20 sheep barely were able to squeeze inside. Or maybe several in each pasture?

I like yours with the taller roof so you can walk in to clean or feed inside. We put the roof on top of the pallets to prevent the rain blowing in on the sheep since they only use it during bad rain. We will have to build some sort of minimal shelter for the salt and mineral blocks and to feed grain during the winter.