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Author Topic: Goat house under construction...  (Read 15441 times)

ambriel

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Kinlochbervie, NW Sutherland, Scotland
  • Mad, bad, and dangerous to know!
    • Harbour Cottage
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2011, 10:34:34 pm »
It's got a floating floor. The local hotel gave me 2sq.m of thick vinyl flooring which I've stapled to the inside. It' s flexible but remains a good barrier to damp, plus will be easy to clean.

Picking up the girls this weekend.

ambriel

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Kinlochbervie, NW Sutherland, Scotland
  • Mad, bad, and dangerous to know!
    • Harbour Cottage
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2011, 07:39:31 pm »
The finished article, receiving the thumbs-up from the building inspector :)



little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2011, 08:41:54 pm »
love it,   thumbs up!
Little Blue

Eastling

  • Joined Oct 2010
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2011, 09:26:17 pm »
Great job looks good. My OH is making a chicken house as I type. looks like it is going to be a mansion by the size of it!! hope I don't have to help lift it  ::)
Labradors leave foot prints on your heart as well as your clothes

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2011, 10:16:11 pm »
:D Eastling, is your husband prone to getting carried away, like mine?!
he built a huge two storey, pointy-roofed, fancy great wooden thing... when all I asked for was a simple guinea pig sized nesting hutch!!  he ran out of wood for the floors!
Little Blue

Sandy

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Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #20 on: June 26, 2011, 11:48:07 am »
Wow, ambriel  (that would make a nice Lab puppy name) Maybe instead of "kids"  :goat:  you should build little homes for kids :wave:
 

Eastling

  • Joined Oct 2010
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2011, 06:26:48 pm »
Little Blue some pics fyi ;D
Jade is there to give an idea of size!!
Labradors leave foot prints on your heart as well as your clothes

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2011, 06:34:44 pm »
It's a work of Art ...-kutecture!

(groan!)
:D
Little Blue

Sandy

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Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2011, 07:20:04 pm »
Is that a Lab sat testing it out?

Eastling

  • Joined Oct 2010
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #24 on: June 26, 2011, 08:00:11 pm »
 :D :D LB
Yes Sandy that's Jade she's 11yrs my baby!
Labradors leave foot prints on your heart as well as your clothes

Eastling

  • Joined Oct 2010
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #25 on: June 26, 2011, 08:02:42 pm »
OH has just come in and mentioned guttering to collect rain water. Funny thing is i don't think he's joking!
Labradors leave foot prints on your heart as well as your clothes

ambriel

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Kinlochbervie, NW Sutherland, Scotland
  • Mad, bad, and dangerous to know!
    • Harbour Cottage
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #26 on: June 26, 2011, 08:06:40 pm »

Collected our two new ladies from Shiv and Ben today.

Got them home safe and sound and they're now ensconsed in their new palace with a bucket of water and a big bowl of barley, plus plenty of soft and comfy hay.

Will give them a tour of the ponderosa tomorrow, weather-permitting.

egglady

  • Joined Jun 2009
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #27 on: June 26, 2011, 08:39:42 pm »
fab:)
cant wait till we get some as house nearly finished now...not quite the 'palace' yours is though ambriel

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #28 on: June 26, 2011, 08:44:56 pm »
OH has just come in and mentioned guttering to collect rain water. Funny thing is i don't think he's joking!
why not - its a great idea!
just be carefull what you use the water for - goats etc are better off with fresh water.
After losing loads of chicks & old hens, I found out my o/h had been filling up their drinkers from the water butts ... I'm sure they picked up something nasty from there...
Little Blue

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Goat house under construction...
« Reply #29 on: June 26, 2011, 08:45:58 pm »
p.s most of out sheds, animal housing and my green house has gutttering ... and most of it is out of skips! just ask first :D
Little Blue

 

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