Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

You thinking coming off A or B?
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Either way, a 180° sweep tub will give you a LOT of flexibility in which way you choose to move them for loading and working. The one I use can be set up to send them either direction off initial flow movement. If you weld, you can build one easily enough (which is what I should have done instead of buying one)

A Bud box is another option.

(10' height requirement seems like overkill for sheep.....are the 'rules' one-size-fits-all or species specific?)

A Bud Box might be my best option and that is something I can do in the pasture rather than try to do cattle and sheep in the same area. Which one we come off of depends on the answers I get for the height. If we can come off of "B", the span would be 30' X 15' and go from the end on the left up to the existing porch in the center. 'A' has some issue with the terrain off of the left side. I would almost be forced to use the same loading area on the 'A' side due to the slope on the left side of 'B'. it is over a 15 degree decline and starts 4' from the edge of the barn.

 

[Mike CHS]

We just had contact with the state and got an email authorizing the lower height. This individual had never worked on a project for sheep but our Extension agent has been out to our place several times got involved and got the approval for our project.

 

[misfitmorgan]

We just had contact with the state and got an email authorizing the lower height. This individual had never worked on a project for sheep but our Extension agent has been out to our place several times got involved and got the approval for our project.

That's awesome, glad they were able to get it working for you. I missed what the ag program is for specifically?

 

[Mike CHS]

That's awesome, glad they were able to get it working for you. I missed what the ag program is for specifically?

This falls under the Tennessee Agriculture Enhancement Program. It's a cost share program by the state that covers many areas but we chose to do the infrastructure improvement.

 

[Mike CHS]

We had to run Ringo into the vet this afternoon. He had a big knot on his upper snout that wasn't something I wanted to take a chance with not knowing what caused it. Vet shave his hair in that spot so he could get a look at it and you could see where something had penetrated and caused an infection. The normally docile ram wasn't so docile with the vet so he had to give him a shot to calm him down. He wasn't due for his CDT but we gave him a booster to make sure we don't get a case of tetanus. Vet said it looked like he might have had a brush with a locust needle or something of that sort. As soon as he saw the trailer he jumped right in.

 

[Bruce]

Glad you got on that quickly.

 

[RollingAcres]

Glad you got on that quickly.

X2

 

[Rammy]

X3

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Ok, I'll do it...X 4

 

[Mike CHS]

We have a great vet. He was going to make a farm call this afternoon but we went in to get heart worm meds for the dogs and when I saw what he had going, we went home and loaded the boy up.