You guys are funny
Zepp is probably learning to become a wood chipper out of boredom, but I really do doubt THAT guy is ever bored.(at least that what everyone seems to tell me that donks are nortorious for chewing ..out of boredom) He just seems to be extra high energy for a donkey
Do you have vitamin and mineral licks out for them? ...and hey, I own a wood chipper too, whenever Casper is in his stall, unless he has his manger full of hay, you can bet..hes going to be chomping on my stalls. He now get put in one and ONLY one stall at the end of the barn. I figure that way, when he demolishes it. I wont have to hear all the yelling and complaining from Bob that he has to replace boards again...he'll only have one full stall to redo
You really dont want to know what I did for my bad wood chipper do you??? ..Ok, I put HOT SAUCE all over the boards, and they tasted it once and never went back. The hottest I could find
My cleaner gutter is cement, the full barnfloor is cement and my stalls are matted. The gutter isnt angled but the actual cenent floor is at a tiny angle so that when they pee in a stall, the pee will run towards the cleaner, but I use bedding over the mats so it usually soaks up in the bedding.
The end of the barn has a hole cut into the wall about 20"sx20"s, and that has a sliding type of door on it, when the cleaner is running and the door is opened..which it has to be, the flites take the manure out the barn, and up a slide, around the top of the slide and back down the other side..coming back into the barn again. I really like my barn too, and in about 15 years..its going to have its 100 yr old birthday, it was built in 1924. My FIL built it with some neighbors. I will post a pic of it later..of the outside of it. Believe me..NOTHING like Marthas, or I would be saying I will post a pic of our HOME
Now, if you all lived alot closer, you would be more then WELCOME to come to our christmas party, which always ends up with everyone in the barn. My barn gets decorated, and my horses/donkeys each have there own stocking, and a swag hanging from there stall, plus a tree (unlit) up for them. Bob (hubby) usually has the percherons(they belong to a friend, but make our farm there second home alot of times) all harnessed and we go for a long and COLD sleigh ride around the lake, but not really sure what is going on this year yet. But, I know we'll be having our x-mas party! So come on over...Thanks for the compliments on my barn. Ce