Green Acres Farm - LA

[Green Acres Farm]

Hopefully 2 bucks are going to be picked up today. I listed them for $50 each on CL... They are mutt goats BTW. I am not allowed to get another one till we get rid of the extra ones we got.

We had our first kidding this year. The first 3 does gave single bucks.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Hopefully 2 bucks are going to be picked up today. I listed them for $50 each on CL... They are mutt goats BTW. I am not allowed to get another one till we get rid of the extra ones we got.

We had our first kidding this year. The first 3 does gave single bucks.

Good luck.
I hope it all works out.

 

[babsbag]

About the grit.

In CA we get decomposed granite which is really granite crushed super super fine and it packs like crazy. Love it. Or sometimes from a quarry you can get the last little bits left over from the daily wash outs of their crusher. Here they call that "rock dust". I first saw this used in a dairy when I was in NC a few years ago, she also called it rock dust but it does have different names in different places. I was staying with @Southern by choice and I told her about it and she tried it and has been a convert ever since.

Rock dust is usually known as a mineral fertilizer, not what you would use in your barn.

 

[OneFineAcre]

 

[Green Acres Farm]

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Love your barn, too!

 

[Southern by choice]

@babsbag do you remember the one in VA? They did several layers.. do you remember the layers?

 

[Green Acres Farm]

One of these???

http://sanddirtgravel.com/materials/

 

[OneFineAcre]

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If you go to my farm journal, you can see the construction. I added on to an existing building.

 

[babsbag]

One of these???

I think you have a lot of options on that page. Basically anything that says it will make a good base; the limestone, or the granite would be my choices. I would stay away from the sand.

@Southern by choice...I don't remember what they used in the layers but I believe the thought is to go from large gravel on the bottom and smaller on top and then top it off with the grit. Stay away from clay as it will hold water, sand will let it drain but make sure it is a sand that will compact. We are using 3/4 " limestone base gravel on the bottom about 4" thick and then crushed granite on top. Our native soil drains really well but if I had a real problem area I would use base rock like they use in leach lines, then the 3/4" limestone on top of that and then the grit.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

Two goats gone!!!!