Saturday September 15
Well, we had a good night at the auction, I was able to buy some tarps, they where a little smaller than I was looking for but for $2 I will make it work. I ended up buying three. By the time I got home I had an idea of how to use them, some extra t posts, rope, scrap lumber( what i saved from tearing down the old rabbit building) and bailing wire to make my rendition of a loafing shed( a shed with no walls just a roof) except mine would have one wall. This morning michelle and I got up early and commenced to moving the chickens to a new piece of pasture, once we had the fence set up I went about constructing the loafing shed. I am happy with the way it turned out, it doesn't look like much. But hey, in farming form should always follow function. We got the chickens back in the fence and watched them go to town for a while on all that fresh grass. I guess this stuff is just in my blood. I am whipped, but I get a lot of satisfaction out of taking care of those animals, not to mention saving money in the process. Total cost of the little shed; 22.25 I only used 2 of the tarps and about a quarters worth of rope (also an auction buy)
Well, we had a good night at the auction, I was able to buy some tarps, they where a little smaller than I was looking for but for $2 I will make it work. I ended up buying three. By the time I got home I had an idea of how to use them, some extra t posts, rope, scrap lumber( what i saved from tearing down the old rabbit building) and bailing wire to make my rendition of a loafing shed( a shed with no walls just a roof) except mine would have one wall. This morning michelle and I got up early and commenced to moving the chickens to a new piece of pasture, once we had the fence set up I went about constructing the loafing shed. I am happy with the way it turned out, it doesn't look like much. But hey, in farming form should always follow function. We got the chickens back in the fence and watched them go to town for a while on all that fresh grass. I guess this stuff is just in my blood. I am whipped, but I get a lot of satisfaction out of taking care of those animals, not to mention saving money in the process. Total cost of the little shed; 22.25 I only used 2 of the tarps and about a quarters worth of rope (also an auction buy)
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