Cows R US Update. Barn Building.
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Rice
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I was really disappointed when I realised that a pole party did not include pole dancers and just a banana plant and an umbrella tied to a post.
You guys do know I am only kidding.
Enjoy your pole party GL.
Now the question is does a Cow barn deserve a pig head. Please keep us posted.
You guys do know I am only kidding.
Enjoy your pole party GL.Now the question is does a Cow barn deserve a pig head. Please keep us posted.
nomad97
Resident Geek
I wish he hadn't.
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
After 3 shots of Lho Khao I will return this afternoon.
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gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
The poles for the main barn are in(40) with sub-framing. Tomorrow is another day. Rememberer all material and labor is donated or government funds. 18 on site today.
First two poles in back with yellow garlands.
Meals on Wheels Cart leaving in back center.
Ruff framing. And its up to ATB's standards.
AND SWMBO standing in her RESERVED stall.
First two poles in back with yellow garlands.
Meals on Wheels Cart leaving in back center.
Ruff framing. And its up to ATB's standards.
AND SWMBO standing in her RESERVED stall.
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
mahdam
Surin Founding Father
The poles for the main barn are in(40) with sub-framing. Tomorrow is another day. Rememberer all material and labor is donated or government funds. 18 on site today.
First two poles in back with yellow garlands.
Meals on Wheels Cart leaving in back center.
Ruff framing. And its up to ATB's standards.
AND SWMBO standing in her RESERVED stall.
That's one hell of a cowshed GL. What are the dimentions & how many cattle do you propose to house?
My Brother in law and I are also currently building a cowshed, but only a fraction of the size of yours.
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
Proximally 100 feet X 50 feet. If you look closely you can see 10 more holes dug in front, these are for a roof extension. There are 50 cows being given by the government FREE. As I said in another post my boss has rented about 2 rai of HER land to the village for this project. A new 6 inch well has gone in along with electricity at no cost to us. SWMBO has 4 of the new cows in the bank. There is about 200 foot of new fencing going in some of it on our side. What kind of beef they are getting I have no idea, I can only dream. They have brought a cattle shoot in and the heard is being driving up from LONESOME DOVE.
mahdam
Surin Founding Father
Nice one!! Who will be responsible for the feeding and welfare of the cattle when they arrive & do you have plenty of grazing nearby? We have only 20 cattle at the moment and that is about max that our land can sustain grazing wise. Brother in law grows Napier grass that is fed through a chaff cutter to supplement the grazing.Proximally 100 feet X 50 feet. If you look closely you can see 10 more holes dug in front, these are for a roof extension. There are 50 cows being given by the government FREE. As I said in another post my boss has rented about 2 rai of HER land to the village for this project. A new 6 inch well has gone in along with electricity at no cost to us. SWMBO has 4 of the new cows in the bank. There is about 200 foot of new fencing going in some of it on our side. What kind of beef they are getting I have no idea, I can only dream. They have brought a cattle shoot in and the heard is being driving up from LONESOME DOVE.
nomad97
Resident Geek
Not so fast cowboy! I have studied GL's photos with interest and there is one observation I have to make. The foundations for the roof support struts seem to be non-existent. I didn't see any bags of cement, nor sand, let alone a mixing bucket. What I can see appears to be the excavated earth returned to the hole and then compacted down with a shovel or hoe.
This concerns me a little. It is a well known fact that one cow will produce some 13 litres of urine each day and 50 cows will produce 650 litres a day. In addition, each cow will produce nearly 30 kilograms of feces (manure) each day or 1,500 kilograms a day for the herd. Much of this will be relatively wet. The end result, especially when the cows are kept inside the cow shed for most of the day, will be a substantial amount of wet stuff seeping into the earth/soil each day. Over time, this additional water content in the soil will significantly weaken the bare earth 'footings' supporting the roof. However, this fails to take into account a simple truth that Buddha and the cow pees will look after their own so I guess all should be okay. Good job!
P.S. Hope you have a good outlet for 1,500 kilograms of shit every day. That's going to take some shovelling each and every day. Is your house upwind or down wind of the cowshed?
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
My understanding everyone who was given a cow HAS to do their part. As for feed the land next us is owned by the village Grand Poobah and her husband thats the village BIB. They just happen to have 8 rai of about 8 year old rubber trees that the government just paid them 4k a rai to cut. Do you get the idea now. That land is being put into what I call saw grass for the cattle and the rubber trees are what you see as poles. The framing material is eucalyptus from SWMBO aunts land whoes husband is the number 1 right hand of the Grand Poobah
There is about two thousand rai of rice land on top of us for grazing AND I have a sneaking suspicion that there going to be more government grants on this. There are major planes on tap for the use of all the BULL SHIT for making of compost and SWMBO is talking about getting a pellet machine for making of food for the Chicken Ranch and Cows R US. As I learned more I shall post. When you get down this way stop by.