Jumping the Moon Dairy - the next chapter

[babsbag]

Thanks @ragdollcatlady . This weather has been crazy for us "born in the sun" kind of gals, and it looks like we are in for another round this coming week. Shouldn't be snow this time but rain, rain, and more rain. I have 13 does due in the next 5 days. Lord, take me now. I thought I was cramped before with 6 kidding pens...now I have three.

 

[babsbag]

@Bruce, that is a really good idea. There are some pieces that we have to replace but I can tell you that not making all of the cables that went across it will be a life saver. My hands hurt for days after assembling those things. I keep thinking too that there has to be a better tool for driving these metal self taping screws than a drill with a simple driver. There must be one like a drywall screw driver where you just push and it drives. I'll have to look into that.

If the insurance comes through as it should we might just buy an entire new kit and take the parts that we need and use them and then build another one of these with the salvaged parts on the pasture where the goats spend their summer days. I would love to have a big structure like this for feeding big bales when the weather is nice. The ground is level down there too, piece of cake to build it there.

 

[Bruce]

I know self tapping screws are supposed to be just that but I can't say I've ever found it easy to get them started. They either want to wander across the surface (especially if it is curved) or in thick metal start really hard. If I have to do more than a couple, I bring both battery drills, one with a drill bit and one with a driver bit. Even a predrilled hole half the size of the screw shank will get the screw started quite easily.

 

[babsbag]

I just put together a Harbor Freight carport for hay storage and decided to screw all of the pieces together. Self tapping screws are an oxymoron. Makita does make a tool that has a hex head tip that operates like my drywall screw driver...push technology. I might check it out and see if it is easier than just the nut driver tip. We do have two drills but when working on a ladder it gets a bit more complicated. I can't believe that I am even considering building one of these barns again.

Anyone want to buy a dairy? It's on trailers so can be delivered.

 

[Mini Horses]

Anyone want to buy a dairy? It's on trailers so can be delivered.

Nice. Sense of humor helps -- of course, some may be actual "real" offer. Stress relief

When will the insurance give you $$ so you can move?

 

[Baymule]

Texas is nice this time of year.... maybe not tonight, it's 24*

 

[babsbag]

Mud, mud, and more mud. 12 kids born here in the last 24 hours and most of them were a few days early. There are still 4 does over day 150 and 2 more that will be at day 150 tomorrow. At least it isn't freezing cold, wet...yes, but about 60 during the day.

 

[Baymule]

And another rain storm is headed to Southern California, don’t know if you will get any of that. It was just on the news that there is mandatory evacuation in burned areas, fear of mudslides. Hope it quits and you can dry out.

 

[babsbag]

19 kids born here in the last 3 days. This has been the year for triplets. Raining...of course.

 

[Baymule]

I hope the rain at least lets up on you.