Goat House Project

Here are my simple plans for making a goat barn.
First we stacked and cemented 3 cinder blocks for the foundation. Then with the local wood called teak, we wired them secure. This was done because of the infestation of termites. Teak wood is so hard that termites leave it alone.

  Then we got pine 1 X 6 and planked the deck. Then with 2 X 4 made all the walls.

Here you can see me with the outside frame almost done. Note: the roof has not been done yet due to time restriction. But since we are in the rainy season, I had to temporarily put some off cuts and plastic up to prevent the rain from getting on the goats as they must be dry at all times.

You can see a canoe on the right which I use for a feeder.

I finally got some iron sheets and tacked them on the 2 X 4s. This was easy and fast. In the summer time we will stuff the sections between the 2 X 4s with straw.

The side wall was more of a challenge as it is on a slope and I had to cut the iron sheets with a grinder.

Here is a shot of the finished inside. I took a 55 gallon drum and cut it in half and welded some re-bars on the sides for a stand. This was made for a drinker.
  A short wall was constructed in the center to separate the two different types of goats we have.

We put straps with bells around the goats neck to let us know when and where they are at all times.
  These goats are dairy goats which can produce up to 5 liters of milk per day.
  They must be milked twice a day.

The Mole Monster!

This guy  is what I call a mole monster as he is a mole that I cannot identify. It is not a mole rat because it has hair. The interesting thing on this mole is the nose or should I say snout. It is very flexible but deadly. Deadly by his lower teeth. As I held him with my super gloves, he continued to bite my protected finger over and over again and in different places, but to his dismay, I didn't release him. He was so frustrated. HA!

Bush and me!

What can I say about this picture? It says it all. 

I'm a Father!

This morning I inspected my snakes to find out that one of my Gaboon Adders gave birth to over 30 baby snakes!

  I did have some suspicions the other day as one of the Gaboons were acting a bit strange, moving around the cage and hanging next to the glass window.

  She did seem quite large, but I thought it was because of my over feeding.

 

PEEK A BOO!

I just love this photo, too bad they are poisonous.

There are so many of them that I will not be able to keep them. So I called around and one place in Lusaka said they could take about 5 for their snake farm. So the challenge will be to get them down to the farm within a week.

  Young Gaboon Adders feed on small rodents like small frogs, etc. The good news is that one of our small baby pools are full of tad-pools, soon to be frogs.