CntryBoy777
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What about making a sandwich chute with some CPs?....
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Bruce
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Thing is I would want it to be something that could be up only when I need it. Only need to shear them annually and even if I do their nails 2-3 times a year, anything permanent would be in the way when I mow. Which I have to do because 2 alpacas don't eat much and they seem to like the short grass better than the long. In fact they will graze whatever is growing in the area I blow snow off to get the GT turned around to go back up between the barns rather than longer stuff .... unless I mow it, then it is somehow tastier.
What I would like to do is something in the northern part of the area between the barn and pond, but I would have to have some sort of gate between the pond and the north fence. Can't tell from the picture but there is quite a "berm" creating the north end of the pond. Less than 5' wide along the fence that is kinda sorta flat ... and really wet in the spring. Less than mower width for a section so I have to use the string trimmer on it. Maybe I could put a gate between the fence and that old piece of deck (bad design I know) but I would have to have some way of closing off between the south end of the deck and the pond at an angle to form a chute. I do intend to replace the falling down chicken wire fence south of the pond with something structural but that can't be priority 1 for awhile, too many other things to do. So, for the moment, there is the sheep and goat fence up where I've taken out the rusty chicken wire but it is not real structural. Good thing alpacas don't challenge fences much. But I think I'd also need a gate between that and the pond otherwise they can go behind the pond. Pondering.
What I would like to do is something in the northern part of the area between the barn and pond, but I would have to have some sort of gate between the pond and the north fence. Can't tell from the picture but there is quite a "berm" creating the north end of the pond. Less than 5' wide along the fence that is kinda sorta flat ... and really wet in the spring. Less than mower width for a section so I have to use the string trimmer on it. Maybe I could put a gate between the fence and that old piece of deck (bad design I know) but I would have to have some way of closing off between the south end of the deck and the pond at an angle to form a chute. I do intend to replace the falling down chicken wire fence south of the pond with something structural but that can't be priority 1 for awhile, too many other things to do. So, for the moment, there is the sheep and goat fence up where I've taken out the rusty chicken wire but it is not real structural. Good thing alpacas don't challenge fences much. But I think I'd also need a gate between that and the pond otherwise they can go behind the pond. Pondering.
Mike CHS
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As wise as they are to what you are going to do to them, I'm not sure my dogs would do you any good. Even the sheep will head butt them if they decide the dogs are trying to make them go to a bad place. Sheep are more food driven and I can usually get them to wherever I want them without the dogs. Working the dogs is more FOR the dogs than any convenience for me.
RollingAcres
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RollingAcres
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Hey Bruce how did you end up cooking those garlic scapes?
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Bruce
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Bummer
Of course I don't have time to train up herding dogs anyway. Haven't yet. Last night was "Hamburger Saturday" with burger I get at the farmer's market each week. Not feeling all that well today, had DD2 and DW choose a pizza from the freezer. DD2 was quite happy to have a choice that was basically "Hawaiian". And since it doesn't involve the propane cooktop, she could cook it herself.
Yeah well they would have to be FRIENDLY ones, like all the people with Alpaca YouTube videos have! AND they would have to teach these two that death is not imminent if I touch them.Then maybe it's time to get more?
CntryBoy777
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I wasn't thinking of a permanent set up, but something ya could set up and take down as needed.....if ya attach 1 end with carabiners it will pivot and if they can be run into the chute....then ya could sandwich in with the panel and hold them....when ya finish just unhook the carabiners and let it loose.....storage can be as easy as clipping the 2 CPs to a stretch of fence and it is out of the way and available when needed.....even for emergencies.....
RollingAcres
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How's Laddie's cut looking today? Good luck with shearing Teddy later this week.
Wehner Homestead
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X2 to what @CntryBoy777 said. You could get as many cattle panels as you want to make an ideal size. Just know that these silly alpacas will be suspicious when you get the gates out and set them up.
Baymule
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We use cow panels for temporary loading chutes. I love cow panels. Your alpacas are still leery of you? You'd think they would like you by now!
