"Phase III" of our fence construction began today...

BradA1878BradA1878
edited February 2009 in General
We are adding Latilla fencing [aka "Coyote Fencing"] to the front and sides of our fenced-in property.

We are doing this to reduce Luytiy's agitation [and his ability to jump out], to reduce access for predators, and to increase privacy. The Latilla Fencing is 8 foot tall and "jagged" on top. Next week, we will also be getting taller wire installed along the non-latilla area [the back of the property].

Here are some pics...

Front [outside fence]:
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Back [inside fence]:
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Tomorrow they will be installing latillas on the gates and doing the other side of the yard:
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The next phase after this, "Phase IV", which will happen this summer [hopefully], will consist of the addition of some larger pens by the "Shiba Area" as well as a "Dog Building" IMG_6369

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Comments

  • JessicaRabbitJessicaRabbit
    edited November -1
    That is awesome. The latilla is so cool looking.
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    Fence project looks great. It will be cool to see it all completed. The area for storage and extra pens for L&M sounds nice.
  • KFontaine04KFontaine04
    edited November -1
    Luytiy and Masha get their own house? That's pretty sweet.

    The fence looks great.

    Is Big L and Kona home now?
  • sujewelsujewel
    edited November -1
    That's awesome. I like the look too. Though, the Latilla looks taller than 8ft to me in the front. Perhaps it's the angle.
  • CaliaCalia
    edited November -1
    Love how it's looking, so jealous of all that land you get to play with. And your landscapes are always georgious
  • the_november_rainthe_november_rain
    edited November -1
    It looks great. Where are you getting Alpaca from? And if you don't mind me asking, what is the going rate for one?
  • Darwin67Darwin67
    edited November -1
    Wow, where do you live?? Your pics are beautiful!
  • SangmortSangmort
    edited November -1
    Oh! How awesome :) ~
  • HeidiHeidi
    edited November -1
    I love the latilla. I'm probably going to do something similar when we build our house.
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    Thanx all! :o)

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    Kristin - Yep, Masha and Luytiy get their own pad. We figured it was easier to give them a dog door to the "dog building" instead of trying to give them 2 huge dog houses to escape the elements. We also need somewhere we can put them on "lock down" when company comes over - they don't take kindly to strangers [said with a Texas draw]. They will probably have a dog door to the house too, but we are not 100% on that idea... they are working dogs, and need to be out working.

    We picked up Kona, he is home. We will pick up Luytiy on Friday after the fence work is done.

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    Jessika - Alpaca range from $500 - $50,000+. We are not sure if we will want to breed them or not [that effects the cost], our original goal was just to keep them for fiber... but since we have been chatting with a local Alpaca farmer she has made it sound like breeding them would be a better route since we could use them for fiber too. If we go a breeding route we would probably buy a "starter package", which would consist of 2 good studs [males] and some females (prob. 4) and cost $30k - $50k. That would be expensive tho [and we don't have that kind of money laying around], but a lot of Alpaca breeder offer financing for people looking to start their Alpaca farm. The other option is rescue - we may just rescue some and use them only for fiber. Often times rescued Alpaca have horrible health issues tho. It will more than likely be next year if/when we go the Alpaca route.

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    Darwin67 - We live in Taos, NM out on the Mesa.

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  • PLwarped59PLwarped59
    edited November -1
    I have a friend with some land in Taos, he brought back tons of photos of the place, its beautiful. He said Taos is a smaller city. Whats the economy like out there right now and whats the city like?
  • SangmortSangmort
    edited November -1
    ....when you mean..."Use them for fiber"...? lol ~
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    Also, please capture video of Big L clearing the new 8 foot fencing in a single bound.
  • LeonbergerLeonberger
    edited November -1
    LOL, Brandon!
    If that happens, Brad better get some kryptonite...

    The fence looks great!
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    Man if he gets over the 8' fence I will just give up.

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    Darwin67 - Taos is very small. Probably 5k people. The economy here is pretty horrible, most of my work is done for companies in CA, NY, and GA so I am not as effected by the down turn. Living in Taos is a bit like living in a third world country. It's a beautifully diverse place with nice people and lots of beautiful lands scapes, but it's not a place for everyone.

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  • dlrobertsdlroberts
    edited November -1
    First, the new fence looks great! I know its a balance between privacy and sight lines. But what will the new fence do to your view?

    Second, I'm impressed with the flare on that wide angle lens. In the first and third shots from inside the fence the flare is nicely controlled and is a really cool pattern! There's a little bit of CA, but still, they are both really cool shots!

    I can't wait to see the finished product and I second Brandon's request. ;-)
  • HeidiHeidi
    edited November -1
    Brad - how many acres of land do you guys have exactly? I'm beginning to think that your property is bigger than I originally thought. Oh yeah, and what's your house made of? You know, if you don't mind me asking. It seems like our place (when we build a house and all that) is going to end up looking like somewhat like your place - an earthen-type home on somewhat arid land with the same type of fencing and the same types of dogs running around, plus I'm planning on getting sheep and llamas. If we both get tipis, then we will really be property twinners, lol. Great minds think alike.

    That's too cool that you are getting into alpaca. I've decided to become a shepherd at some point. I'm going to get Icelandic sheep, since they have awesome fibre that comes in all different colours and thrive on a grass-only diet (I'm into grass-fed meat). I want llamas, too, for the fibre and to go packing with. And because they're cool.
  • NekopanNekopan
    edited November -1
    Wow, I had no idea alpacas were so expensive! You can generally get a good breeding ewe lamb for less than $500. Like Heidi I think I will have wool sheep at some point in the future - probably Icelandic or Shetland.

    If COs are like most LGD breeds, Luytiy probably won't try to go over the fence. They seem to know their "protection area" and will stay within it.
  • Darwin67Darwin67
    edited November -1
    Don't think I could survive living in Taos (I'm a coastie through and through), but I would love to visit that beautiful area! When the kids are older (my two legged ones) we will definately hit the southwest for a major road trip, and I'm thinking Taos is a must!
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    Dave - Yes, I really liked the flare in the first shot [that has a flare]. It looks very cool - I was concerned when I took the pic that it would look bad, but it came out ok! As for our view - We will not be able to see the sunsets from our back yard now. :o( We can go out on our bedroom deck for that tho. Other than that it shouldn't bother us to much.

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    Heidi - We currently have 2.5 acres. Our house sits on the top left corner of our property, so we have 85% of our land behind our house - works out well. We are also working on buying the property right behind our property - that is a 5 acre lot.

    As for our house, It is a mix of Adobe brick and wood-framed stucco. The Adobe is used in areas to help with thermal heating/cooling while the stucco cut the cost down [Adobe is very labor intensive]. If we were building from scratch I would go with poured concrete [or something like concrete] and a metal slanted roof... I would also love to live in a Yurt one day [I think you got me into Yurts]. :o)

    That's cool our house setups will be similar... tho you have like 100x the land we have. lol. You could have a bunch of Tipis set up! :o)

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  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    Kyla - He already did go over the fence... that is why we are doing this round of work. Our neighbors dog got under his skin I guess and he decided to pay her a visit... no harm done tho. We caught him right away and have been keeping him on a VERY long tether waiting for this round of our fence project to start.

    Taos has a lot of roaming dogs - so Luytiy gets very agitated by them.

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    Darwin67 - I love the cost too - strangely Taos has a "beachy" feel to it... just no coast. LOL. Well, when you guys make the trip be sure to drop us a line so we can meet up!

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  • kojichankojichan
    edited February 2009
    Man, Brad. You really are in the boonies. : ) Never realized how much land surrounded you. How close are you neighbors? The pictures make it look like no one is around you for miles.

    2.5 acres, plus maybe another 5 to call your own -- NICE!
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    Thanx! We have 2 pretty close neighbors, the others are at least a mile from us.

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    [I screwed up the ISO again on these]

    Updated pics...

    Got this gate done:
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    They added these extra stabilizers to help combat the high winds we get in the early spring:
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    Got the side done:
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    Added a gate to the side:
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    Here is a size comparison for you [Hilo and Jen]:
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    Dave asked about our view after the fence - we still can't complain:
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    It should all be done tomorrow until next week when they add the new [stronger and taller] wire.

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  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    *As you can see, the snow is melting and it's getting very muddy!

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  • dlrobertsdlroberts
    edited November -1
    Can't complain? Damn right you can't!

    What do the pups think of it so far?
  • CaliaCalia
    edited November -1
    god, all that land, around here your lucky if you can get a quarter acre let alone 2.5 with a potential for 5. It's so weird to me though, not seeing any trees in your yard.

    Heck, you still have a nice view but if you don't like that fence look you can always add a balcony to the back, or even turn your highest roof into an outdoor lounge.
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    The pups don't really seem to care about the new fence. lol. They still bark at the neighbors through it too. :o\

    We do have trees in our yard - 2 of them... they are just babies right now.

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  • NekopanNekopan
    edited November -1
    Sorry Brad, I must have missed that! Yikes, that must have been scary. Did he come back on his own or did you have to go catch him?
  • HeidiHeidi
    edited November -1
    Brad, I've been thinking that we might live in a yurt while we build our house, but I'm not sure I can justify it just to live in a different spot on the same property. Anyway, I'm 95% sure that we're going to be doing load-bearing straw bale, with a foundation made from rocks on the property, a concrete slab, and earthen plaster made from the property. We're fortunate to have loads of rocks, a gravel pit, sand, and clay, so we'll be able to do that. We could probably use some trees for roof trusses, too, but I'm not sure I want to cut down any of the trees. It's not like the place is covered in trees, there's just a corner with lots of them.

    Anyway, I'd better not babble on too much, I've just been doing a lot of house construction planning lately so I'm pretty excited about it!
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    Brad I made a comment on your flickr page about needing to clean your sensor, if you are interested, here is a place that sells the right equipment to do that:

    http://www.copperhillimages.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=45&=SID#MOREINFO

    I also like these two items for cleaning the sensor, the sweep is nice for when you don't want to waste a swab:

    http://www.copperhillimages.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=50


    Copper Hills has a nice lens cleaning kit, rocket blower and other stuff too.
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