#sheep to be

[stumblngrumbl]

i've been doing some work on the barn stall, which used to be frequented by horses when we had them, because i've been thinking about getting sheep

and it's good to have a secure place for the sheep to overnight if you don't have a livestock guardian dog

our land is relatively secure against large predators with the perimeter fence, but a determined coyote could still find a weak spot to dig under the fence or a big cat (puma / mountain lion / cougar) could just hop over the fence, thus no keeping the sheep out at night

so the stall of the barn

(currently in use for winter storage of summer outside furniture) has two big window spaces (to the left here, and on the wall to the right - covered by a big rolling door that blocks off the middle part of the barn that's behind the stall)

and of course the large doorway which has no door

the horses were self-secure; very little will mess with a horse; they came and went and rarely slept in the barn stall

the first part of this semi-renovation was to strengthen the bottom of the internal walls because the wood had somewhat rotted, likely because of being peed on by the horses

some of the base boards needed replacement and i slapped some plywood on at the bottom to cover gaps, and set up a strong threshold across the entry, since everything passing through (man or beast) will undoubtedly step on it, and it will also protect the base of the gates and keep the dirt & bedding in

next was to protect the window

i chose this 4"×4" pattern panel since nothing that can fit through it is likely to bother sheep or lambs

the panel is 8' wide and 3' high, which was almost perfect for the window

almost

so i took a piece of the panel that i had clipped off (using 18" bolt cutters - makes a crude but sufficient cut easily) from the corner, trimmed it to fit, and tack welded it on

turned out good methinks

obviously i need to redo that fence on the left side too...

i'll do a similar panel for the window space on the right but that'll be after i dump a bit of dirt through the window using the tractor to replace what the horses displaced over many years

and i'll build a pair of custom gates to fit the doorway exactly, using 1¼" square tubing on the perimeter and this metal panel in the middle

[doglover43]

take your kids to work day!!

[dsudis]

So wait are livestock guardian dogs to their flocks like… Clark Kent among the residents of Smallville? He’s been here since he was a baby, we all know him, and he’s… generally one-of-us shaped, uh, approximately. And then when something goes wrong he suddenly leaps into action and does some terrifying impossible shit none of us could do. And then comes back home and settles in like nothing happened and he’s one of us again.

[making-friendos]

Making friends at the yarn show 🐑🐈

[beepiesheepie]

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[lovertm]

figurines by TheSafflowerField

[wolfythewitch]

jesus in the hades art style

[bebs-art-gallery]

Art by Matteo Moni

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[tofublock]

"I'm a duck. You're a sheep. We can make it work" ⚘️

[corrodedparadox]

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[monstermonger]

The changing seasons.

[maxmorkson]

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[happyheidi]

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