SheepGirl's Journal - Photos of the sheep 4/25

[SheepGirl]

Okayyyy, well change of plans. We aren't getting a barn from Horizon Structures. The quote they gave us while we were there was about $4,000 to $5,000 LESS than what the final quote was when they emailed us. My parents don't want to spend $11,000 on my sheep!

So, I suggested another option for a barn... a carport! I've looked at carport barns here and browsing through images on Google.

We found a place that will custom build a carport as well as deliver and install it for free for about 1/3 to 1/2 the price of the original quote from Horizon Structures. So that's what we're going with. We have to put wood siding on it as well as put in doors and get gravel to level the land, but even with all of that, it will still be soo much cheaper. And the inside will be much more customizable. Did I mention it will be bigger, too? Win-win situation here. The carport will be 20x32. And then the Feed Shack will be converted into a chicken house and the chicken house we have now will be converted for the cats.

 

[BrownSheep]

I am familiar with the animal conversion game.
Our sheep house became a chicken coup.
Our feral cats have been moved from the sheep house to the shop.
The sheep moved back in with the chickens.
The dogs are suppose to move in the the chicken coup and the chickens move into their side.
The only animal with a set place is the yaks and I want to build turkey breeding pens in their lean-to.

 

[SheepGirl]

I took three ram lambs and a wether lamb to auction today. I got $2.10/lb for them. Altogether they weighed 230 lbs. I loaded them up myself and put them in the Expedition with the seats down. Gosh it's a lot of work dragging four lambs 40 ft and then lifting them up 2+ feet in the air. Luckily as I loaded each lamb no one jumped out to escape. I closed the back in between lambs to keep them in.

Lil fellas will likely be someone's dinner for Eid al Adha... or just in a random grocery store.