B&B Happy Goats....journal

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Miss @B&B Happy goats,

Just now caught up on your journal. It feels really good to be stalking you and the others again.

A belated happy birthday to Leon! He is still a young pup.

One thing I wondered about while reading -- is the neighbor that took back the bottle goats the other "B" os "B&B Happy goats"? If so, maybe you can rename to forum name to "B&L Happy goats"!

I hope you can get the electric fence up and going soon. Instead of copper ground rods, have you ever considered using rebar? It's a lot less expensive than copper. Maybe someone here with more experience than I have can comment on whether or not that would work.

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[greybeard]

Instead of copper ground rods, have you ever considered using rebar? It's a lot less expensive than copper. Maybe someone here with more experience than I have can comment on whether or not that would work.

Will not work for long.
Rebar rusts very badly and quickly (it's very cheaply made steel) and rust never sleeps..nor will it conduct current.

The ground rod is a conductor, and remember...the majority of current flow takes place on the outside periphery of all conductors, not deep within the core.
https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/bruces-journal.34651/page-73#post-513516

Almost all ground rods sold and used today are just copper coated/copperclad steel. Copper will oxidize but not rust and will still conduct current even after it has developed that bluish patina of corrosion on the copper.

 

[Bruce]

the wide side of Sunny

Is there a narrow side?

 

[rachels.haven]

I like Sunny's polka dots.

 

[Rammy]

Thought i would grab some pictures this morning...the wide side of SunnyView attachment 62010

Yay! Goat porn!!

 

[Rammy]

Did our goat deal today...i have never had a problem with them pooin or peein inside the truck...thankfully i had the entire backseat padded, the moment we stopped both let it all go....everywhere. .....we are currently taking a break from shampooing the inside of the truck...my bad...
Also picked up new ND, when we got home and stopped, she filled my shoe with pee.....I love my goats

Maybe you should invest in a trailer or goat pen that fits in the truck bed?

 

[rachels.haven]

Sprinkling and rubbing in baking soda will help what you can't get out with washing. Vacuum out after a few days.

 

[Bruce]

Also picked up new ND, when we got home and stopped, she filled my shoe with pee.....I love my goats

 

[Hens and Roos]

Maybe she was claiming you as hers

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Maybe she was claiming you as hers

She did , i am ...love her already, reminds me of a deer, she is 1 and a half, has kidded once and is small and a very alert sweet lady .....except for the shoe pee , lol