Jumping the Moon Dairy - the next chapter

[Devonviolet]

I think that the "v" is important to keep my goats out and mine is too wide so I am going to narrow it down tomorrow. It is only the small goats that go through it, the big ones don't even try. So here comes modification number 7.

I would love to see photos of your revised jump gate.

 

[babsbag]

As soon as I have it figured out. Right now I keep adding boards and changing things...good thing I build everything with screws.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Thanks for this! I plan on incorporating this into some of my pastures.

Always glad to help! If Bab's wouldnt have mentioned it i never would have knew they existed.

Your sheep will probably do great with them. I have a couple of small goats that hop right through them but I will be making a change on them yet again. I notice that Francis rubs his back on the top of the triangle, I am thinking of trying one of them with no top bar and since this in on stock panel it will easily be stiff enough. Also, I think that the "v" is important to keep my goats out and mine is too wide so I am going to narrow it down tomorrow. It is only the small goats that go through it, the big ones don't even try. So here comes modification number 7.

I'm sure you will get it widdled down to something that works for you Bab's, your a smart cookie!

 

[Devonviolet]

As soon as I have it figured out. Right now I keep adding boards and changing things...good thing I build everything with screws.

We use screws for building too. It makes it so much easier to reconfigure and repurpose!!!

 

[babsbag]

Except for those dang screws that get embedded deep and won't come out. They will let you separate the two boards but the screw stays in the top one. That is maddening.

@misfitmorgan Thanks for the vote of confidence, problem is that my goats are smart too. If I was really smart I wouldn't own goats.

 

[Bruce]

Use a drill with a clutch so you don't bury the screws.

 

[babsbag]

Nah, I like my Makita impact driver. But it is a good idea and I do have one of those.

 

[Devonviolet]

Yup! We use a drill with a clutch. Works great!

 

[babsbag]

Labels are nice. Like the different colors for the different flavors. I like the blue or the black in the logo; the black is a little "sharper" and the blue is "prettier". Either will do you proud.
As for being without fresh milk for approx 2 months; why not say you are a seasonal dairy, with the does having a winter break before they kid again....?

How about this:

Jumping the Moon is a seasonal dairy. The goats are milked daily most of the year but they are given a well deserved vacation for a few months in the winter before having their kids.

 

[Devonviolet]

Jumping the Moon is a seasonal dairy. The goats are milked daily most of the year but they are given a well deserved vacation for a few months in the winter before having their kids.

I LIKE IT!!! That's perfect!!!

Tiny, grammatical suggestion. Put a comma after year and after vacation. ". . . year, but they are given a well deserved vacation, . . ." is a propositional phrase, that should be set off with commas. Same with ". . . vacation, for a few months during Winter,"