rachels.haven's Journal

[rachels.haven]

My goodness, I needed to hear that this morning. Thank you. That is very kind and timely. The idea of getting out is making me happy, but the idea of selling so many girls I like was getting me down.

 

[Baymule]

HOOP COOP

I have more pictures for you @ninnymary !! I built a hoop coop the last week of May. I had chicks in the house, they were driving me nuts and I wanted them OUT! I built the whole thing out of stuff I already had. The tin for the roof was used, the treated lumber for the frame came off the half...

www.theeasygarden.com

That is a link to how I built my hoop coop. Since it will be temporary, You don't have to build it this good, you can drive 2 T-posts in the ground, using them to bow up the cow panel, then drive 2 more on the other end of the cow panel. Tie them with wire to the t-posts. Cover with a tarp.

You can even build a pallet shelter. Make a U of 3 pallets, put one on top, cover top with a tarp or staple a plastic feed sack on top. They might be a little miffed at moving from the equivalent of a mansion to a single wide mobile home, buy they will survive until you get a proper barn built for them--and you.

You keep your beautiful goats.

 

[rachels.haven]

My bucks are currently living in one of those thanks to you. The catch is that with goats you have to line the long sides outside the structure with cattle panel and tie it on top and bottom or they climb the sides and smash down the hoop. (Thank you for demonstrating, young bucks.)

 

[rachels.haven]

Apparently we're about to get hurricane Hari or harry or whatever. Well, here we go. Glad we are inland by a fair bit.

 

[farmerjan]

My sister is coming home from a beach vacation in RI today, to CT to batten down for this possible hurricane Henri....they are somewhat inland but will get the rain and wind and all that... no flooding at her place they are up high... Hope it is not too bad. We would gladly take a couple inches of the rain here though. We did get just over 1 inch finally... but not near enough. They got about 2+ inches 50 miles south in a real short period of time and it flooded the streets in Roanoke VA; drains couldn't handle it... but every drop here at least soaked in...just need more.

 

[Bruce]

Apparently we're about to get hurricane Hari or harry or whatever. Well, here we go. Glad we are inland by a fair bit.

Looks like it is going to track west of you then be just a depression when it passes to your north. Probably 1-2" of rain. At least that is what Mr. NOAA says. We aren't going to see anything from Henri, not even a drop of rain, since it is supposed to make a 90° turn when it gets to western MA.

 

[rachels.haven]

That's a little better. I'll take it.

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Apparently we're about to get hurricane Hari or harry or whatever. Well, here we go. Glad we are inland by a fair bit.

Miss @rachels.haven,

I came to your journal to post about hurricane Henri and ask if a hurricane is a good substitute for a tornado. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that I had not been getting notices from BYH web site and so had not read your journal since Sunday! So only now have I learned about your change of plans regarding your barn. Moving to Tennessee is probably the right move. You should have a bit more say-so on what you do on your own farm than you currently have in Massachusetts. Of course, there are jerks everywhere, including the South, but maybe you can find a place where your family can live in peace and quiet -- to the extent that a herd of goats and 3 boys will let you do that!

It also made me sad to learn of Dan's issues with allergies from Moses and the new puppy. I know how much you came to love Moses -- Miss @B&B Happy goats spreads her love on the dogs she raises, and they love in return. I hope you will find a good home for them.

I will now manually check for updates on all of the journals, such as yours, and not depend on BYH notifying me.

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[rachels.haven]

Oh man, not notifying you? What a pain!
Thank you on the moving sentiment.
On the dogs, we're going to wait until we have a positive allergy test or that he really can't be around them. I kind of hope it was just a bug bite on his ear. We have been outside a lot.
We like the dogs. Puppy even let me sleep through the night last night instead of needing a 4 am potty break. (and man, if I thought Moses had black dog syndrome. I have a heck of a time getting Pepper's eyes to stand out)

 

[Bruce]

I don't even look at the notifications, I go straight to "watched threads". If the name is highlighted and at the top, there are new posts