| This is Ft. Buckling, constructed of a 13'x7.5' dog kennel divided in half with two gates. This was modified to be indoor pens for our bucks. This picture doesn't show the actual gates manufactured by Tim Taylor ... Uh, I mean Nick. ;0) |
| This is Ft. Buckling (beta), the predecessor to Ft. Buckling. Note the presence of a cover on Sammy's half, you can make your own assumptions on that one! |
| Ft. Sammy (to the left), prior to the first prison break and the addition of a second partner in crime! |
| The "Goat-a-Loo", bet you didn't know that they made 'em. |
| Ft. Tilly (below) was constructed to hold our first Alaska goat Tilly when she was a tender 6 days old and a bottle baby. It actually held her for a couple of days. :0) |
| The Garage Stall (below) very quickly replaced the woefully unsecure Ft. Tilly (and Nick's workshop space!) and is in use to this day. Several modifications have had to be made in the area of gate latches, but those issues have since been resolved to all but Tilly's satisfaction (she can't open this one!). |
| The Gazebo, a satellite location connected with Ft. Tilly. Created prior to the electrified net pasture to get the "barn potato" outside for some exercise while keeping the rain off of her royal highness' head! |
| This is the site of our new barn, Nick has had to clear out 15-20 trees in this little 25x25' area. |
| One man and a mini excavator. |
| Now, to figure out how to get it off the trailer! |
| Matt and Marshall trying to place one of the forms on a lovely fall day! Photo on the right shows the form in place, only 5 more to go! |
| Boys and their toys or, the return of the mini excavator! |
| Boys and their toys or, the return of the mini excavator! |
| The aftermath of one man and a mini excavator. |
| Boys can be so messy sometimes! |
| Yup, if you're going to play with the toys you need to clean up afterwards! |
| Marshall made us a nice swimming pool! |
| ... and now an "ice rink", which the girls have affectionately named "The Kidney". |
| Nick decided that we need a road to the building site. Probably would be handy for getting things to and from the barn. He's right (don't tell him I said so). These show the trees that had to be removed and the road being readied for the rock delivery. |
| The Turkeys and bucks have moved into their temporary digs. The Turkey Townhouse / Buck Bungalow consists of a metal garden shed which has a finished and insulated interior. I think the shed could blow away and the inside would still be standing! The bucks will eventually be moving to the barn, but the turkeys will remain here until sometime around the holidays. ;0) |
| Getting ready to pour the footer for the foundation walls. |
| The picture on the left shows the footer poured. Pic on the right is the completed footers and work being done on the rebar for the columns and supporting walls. |