Hollow Hills Ranch & Homestead
Sustainable Living with Gardens & Livestock
Shane, Morgan and I are going to clean out behind the brush and make a “fort”. It looks worse than it is (just trust me on this haha). But the trees are open there and we can have a fire pit and put in a shelter for camping. Plus we can look out from where… Continue reading Woods Walk and Plans
What is difficult on a homestead is deciding how to prioritize all your future plans and goals. Taking small bites so you don't get overwhelmed by the enormity of your ideas. There are so many ideas I have for this place that it's very hard to settle on what to do just for this year.… Continue reading Future Goals
The rams and llamas needed a small lean-to as well so Shane and Amy got one built! A 10x12 lean-to for 4 rams and 2 llamas Now it has 2 solid walls facing South and West. A half wall faces East. The rain storms come from the South-West so the lean-to protects completely those two… Continue reading Lean-To Number 2
Other than painting the plywood to keep it from weathering, the lean-to is built! The right side is a 10x18 area for the horse and the left is a 10x18 area for the yearling lambs and the pet wether so they may eat alfalfa without the horse pigging out. The grass hay is fed outside… Continue reading Lean-To is Complete
We've been working on the lean-to winter shelter for the horse and rams. It will have 2 sides, one for the horse, and one that only the rams can get into. This way the horse doesn't get into the ram's alfalfa and pig out. Here's the gallery of work we've done (mostly Shane's done haha).… Continue reading Lean-to Work
