This works for horses, so I'm guessing it would work for rams. In the horse world, if you have a horse that likes to kick his stall and destroy it, you mount plexiglass to the inside of the stall and it basically saves your barn.
On Aug 26, 2014, at 1:17 AM, Rick Krach wrote: > David, I have corrugated steel siding on my current, antique barn and it is > all smashed in. I have no steel rails, however. Nearly 100% of all barns > are made of wood; I've never seen anything else, and that's why I'm asking > what most of you do about rams butting into your walls and wearing them down. > Any more suggestions? I can imagine the lower 3 feet made with cement > blocks, but I don't think that'll look good and I've seen no barns like that > either. My barn was originally build with the beautiful, inch thick > barn-wood planks which were replaced with corrugated steel as they wore out. > Now the steel panels are smashed, too. > > > > Rick Krach > in Auburn, CA > > > >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:24:17 -0700 >> From: Rick Krach <rickkr...@hotmail.com> >> To: blackbelly Blackbelly List <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> >> Subject: [Blackbelly] barn siding/building material >> Message-ID: <bay175-w1244e266a9b72861f57f65af...@phx.gbl> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> I'm beginning the process of refurbishing a 70 year old barn whose walls >> have been destroyed in recent years by my American Blackbelly rams. ?I need >> to know what kind of material, wall thickness, and building construction has >> worked for the others of you for your barns? ?All my sheep, 6 adults (1ram) >> and each year's lambs live in this barn during cold and rainy times.? >> >> >> Rick Krach >> in Auburn, CA? >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:39:37 -0400 >> From: David Sussman <david.gadog...@gmail.com> >> To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info >> Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] barn siding/building material >> Message-ID: >> <cagqr2qpzr05raxeyftrqdyxlcndfoiee+t4xoeodhdgb8hs...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> Steel siding on 2" steel rails works for us... >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
