Our third shelter is a 6x12 lean-to added onto the east side of our hay shed. This structure is a roof supported on one end by a 2x4 nailed to the hay shed wall and on the other end by three pressure treated 4x4s standing on cement bases. The hay shed bl… more »

Today's entry continues my description of our alpaca sheds, their advantages, and their disadvantages.In the first installment of this series, I mentioned some serious drainage problems with the shed we call alpaca shed #1 also known as the metal shed. I… more »

jenifleur wrote:Any chance you'd show us a picture of their sheds? Our barn is a shambles and we're kind of curious as to how it should be laid out for our as yet unpurchased alpacas.I started out writing a very long entry all about barns. It's really to… more »

jenifleur wrote:Any chance you'd show us a picture of their sheds? Our barn is a shambles and we're kind of curious as to how it should be laid out for our as yet unpurchased alpacas.I have the article about the sheds all written. All I had to do was go… more »

Those of you living in Western Oregon know how much rain we have had this winter. Those of you living elsewhere have doubtless heard how badly Northern California is getting pounded by storms. If you take a two-second look at the weather map describing t… more »