Grants mini herd

[Baymule]

I made a pot of gumbo. Shrimp and home made smoked sausage gumbo-I got plenty!

 

[410farmer]

Got the vet coming out on Monday. Brucellosis for the girls, spring shots, worming. I will do this myself later, but the Bangs shot has to be given by a vet so might as well get them all looked over and what I know is up to date. All should have been wormed when I got them, but that’s taking the sellers word for it.

Be sure to to keep pics coming of your setup and growth. Are you a diy cheapo kind of guy or buy straight from the store with what works.

 

[Grant]

Be sure to to keep pics coming of your setup and growth. Are you a diy cheapo kind of guy or buy straight from the store with what works.

Some of both. The cattle sheds were made from recycled pallets and my wife, adult son and I built them. I put up all of my own fencing and diy the barn wiring and running the power and trenching to hook it up. I will put in a livestock waterer at some point and that will get hired out. Yes I know I can rent a trencher/backhoe, but I will have to splice into the main well line and I’d rather have someone else responsible for it.

 

[Grant]

I was being nice! Eat your veggies!

Love my veggies....Hell I love food.

 

[Grant]

@410farmer asked for some more pics of my setup, etc. Here is the entrance to my place. The split rail fence was DIY, the driveway was not. . I will fence off the area from the 2nd tree to the right adding about 4 more acres to my pasture area, just for more pasture/emergency pasture/separating area.

 

[Grant]

Position of the barn to the house, convenient with easy access, but seperate enough for work not to interfere with what’s going on in the house. 2nd pic shows barn, shed (DIY), and the pallet cattle loafing sheds. Separated down the middle to keep the boys and girls separate, but share body heat on the cold nights, like tonight. All 4 are in the loafing shed loving life. Finally gates off of the pad for access to the fields.

 

[Grant]

Finally a little more of a close-up of the loafing shed. Inside of the barns uses led strip lighting, no need to wait for light on cold days, the storage and workbench. Last pic show the tractor, a Branson 2910 29 hp tractor, blade, post digger and flail mower. Also the whole barn has air plumbed in so no long runs of hose. And yes I park my truck, work van and tractor all inside. If I’m working on something big it’s easy to move 1 out for the space.

 

[Bruce]

Makes no sense to park the vehicles out in the snow if you have room in the barn!

 

[Baymule]

Very nice place!!

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Awesome barn space