Here is what we have... in our area it is called stone dust.
One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update
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Thanks for the pics! We are ordering Monday... it will be a local "grit". Vet neighbor uses this and said all the horse stables use it... we will give it a try. I hope it works. ![:\](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/side.png "side :\")
OFA how did you fare with all the rain last night? I know what you mean by the "ark". I am so ready to move. This am MUD everywhere. Gutters are not up on the moved buildings yet. Grrr...
Just puts me in a bad mood!
OFA how did you fare with all the rain last night? I know what you mean by the "ark". I am so ready to move. This am MUD everywhere. Gutters are not up on the moved buildings yet. Grrr...
Just puts me in a bad mood!
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OneFineAcre
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Did great in the rain.
It rained pretty steady from noon yesterday and everything was completely soaked by dark. When I woke up this morning around 7 it was pouring down I mean cats an dogs as they say. It was so bad, never when out until about 8:30. We were supposed to get over 2in and some spots 3.
Barn is dry.
We put some pine shavings and a little wheat straw down in that first room of the original barn, and about 1/4 of the new for them to lay on.
Here is a pic of the "red hot mess" the skid steer loader made.
I took another picture of the "process fill" that we got. That's what it says on the ticket from Wake Stone. You know I got to thinking about this, probably a lot of similar products with different names depending upon the quarry it comes from. It looks like from the picture that @SheepGirl put they may have a different type of rock common in her area used for aggregate.
I know they take the big rocks and run through a crusher that breaks into smaller rocks. They sift into different sizes. I know you can get in 3/4" rocks down to 3/8" and a lot of people call that crush n' run, or crusher run. When they sift that into 3/4 and 3/8" pieces I think what I got is what sifts through the smaller sifter. Just my thoughts. I left this inside last night and it dried out even more and I took the picture outside. That in the barn looks darker because it is damp. But, it did compact down real good.
Did great in the rain.
It rained pretty steady from noon yesterday and everything was completely soaked by dark. When I woke up this morning around 7 it was pouring down I mean cats an dogs as they say. It was so bad, never when out until about 8:30. We were supposed to get over 2in and some spots 3.
Barn is dry.
We put some pine shavings and a little wheat straw down in that first room of the original barn, and about 1/4 of the new for them to lay on.
Here is a pic of the "red hot mess" the skid steer loader made.
I took another picture of the "process fill" that we got. That's what it says on the ticket from Wake Stone. You know I got to thinking about this, probably a lot of similar products with different names depending upon the quarry it comes from. It looks like from the picture that @SheepGirl put they may have a different type of rock common in her area used for aggregate.
I know they take the big rocks and run through a crusher that breaks into smaller rocks. They sift into different sizes. I know you can get in 3/4" rocks down to 3/8" and a lot of people call that crush n' run, or crusher run. When they sift that into 3/4 and 3/8" pieces I think what I got is what sifts through the smaller sifter. Just my thoughts. I left this inside last night and it dried out even more and I took the picture outside. That in the barn looks darker because it is damp. But, it did compact down real good.
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Herd Master
I think your right, the quarry wil have different names and different kid of stone for the region.
Yay for dry barn!
Our "barn" not really a barn... is dry it is just once you step put .
See where just outside the barn is wet ... multiply it and then do it again.
It all looks great... I bet it is so nice to have such a big place to "work" in!
Yay for dry barn!
Our "barn" not really a barn... is dry it is just once you step put .
See where just outside the barn is wet ... multiply it and then do it again.
It all looks great... I bet it is so nice to have such a big place to "work" in!
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OneFineAcre
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I think the most commonly used aggregate material around here are varieties of granite. I found these pictures, I've seen both befoe.
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Herd Master
Are you going to wire it for light?
I will have to update my thread.. sorry I am kinda all up in your thread
We are trying something a little different as each building we have done has had "something" about it that was not ideal.
Maybe I can get some pics and find my thread
The top pic looks a lot like what the grit is just pulverized, I saw the dust but DH is convinced we don't need that.
I will have to update my thread.. sorry I am kinda all up in your thread
We are trying something a little different as each building we have done has had "something" about it that was not ideal.
Maybe I can get some pics and find my thread
The top pic looks a lot like what the grit is just pulverized, I saw the dust but DH is convinced we don't need that.
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OneFineAcre
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Yeah we are going to get building wired and lights
I wish we would have electric in the barn but my mom doesnt want to deal with permits and the like. So im going to string christmas lights in the rafters of my barn
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OneFineAcre
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So, I took out the front wall of the existing barn today to make it more open. There is a back wall that I took out to into the previous owners tractor shed, but it was too dark when I finished to take a picture. Going for a more open space.
So, I sold a buck today. Have been talking to these folks for a while. Very nice people who are pretty serious about breeding goats. They have Nigerians, Alpines, and a few Kiko/Boar crosses. They have done their research and really liked Hank for his Rosasharn genetics.
Hank is an interesting story. This is the second time I've sold him. The people who originally bought him had a difficult time their first kidding and decided they weren't going to breed, just have pet goats. I wouldn't normally have take him back especially because I had retained a litter mate of his Moonshine for ourselves. But, Moonshine won a GC and best of breed as a yearling and I thought that Hank was actually better looking. I wanted to keep Hank and sell Moonshine but my lovely bride disagreed.
I had gotten quite attached to him, he is very , very friendly.
One Fine Acre Hanky Pank
Angel and Hank
Bye Hank The buyers have agreed to show him Memorial Day weekend at the NCDGBA Show in Rocky Mt., NC>
So, I sold a buck today. Have been talking to these folks for a while. Very nice people who are pretty serious about breeding goats. They have Nigerians, Alpines, and a few Kiko/Boar crosses. They have done their research and really liked Hank for his Rosasharn genetics.
Hank is an interesting story. This is the second time I've sold him. The people who originally bought him had a difficult time their first kidding and decided they weren't going to breed, just have pet goats. I wouldn't normally have take him back especially because I had retained a litter mate of his Moonshine for ourselves. But, Moonshine won a GC and best of breed as a yearling and I thought that Hank was actually better looking. I wanted to keep Hank and sell Moonshine but my lovely bride disagreed.
I had gotten quite attached to him, he is very , very friendly.
One Fine Acre Hanky Pank
Angel and Hank
Bye Hank The buyers have agreed to show him Memorial Day weekend at the NCDGBA Show in Rocky Mt., NC>
