Someone has asked about our donkey shed. The wood which is treated pine cost 430 euros at the woodyard at Monteils. We had a cement base made ( otherwise with donkeys it is hard to clean out) and that cost about 200 euros. Then we are not handy folk so we paid a couple of men 800 euros to do the whole lot, floor and walls. What we have now is a large shed with a solid roof where we can store the small straw bales. We compared it with a shed we bought from a brico place about 5 years ago at a cost of 800 euros, then it had to be constructed by an artisan so another cost. To be honest a strong puff of wind could see it all tumbling down anytime soon. So which do you think was the better buy?
Behind the shed I am planning moving the hen and her house and then getting another 2 hens and possibly 4 quail.
I have been out tidying and moving straw today and said to Malc, ''to me this is so much fun, much better than baking cup cakes'' He replied rather sadly, '' I love cup cakes''
Malc has just said ''now everyone will send me cupcakes and I prefer scones!'' In your dreams Malc.
Robin Johnston says
Dear Val - re shed: add some diagonal bracing for wind resistance. Triangles are rigid, rectangles can be distorted easily unless the joints are VERY rigid.
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