How do Amish people know this stuff without Google, when did owning goats require a degree in geology, and can someone please save me from making an $800 mistake with… dirt?
I’ve got an 8×24 prefab goat shed showing up soon, which means I’ve entered the part of farm ownership where everyone suddenly has a PhD in gravel.
Crusher run? Limestone? Stone dust? Geotextile fabric? Every person I ask gives me a different answer.
I even learned that calling Lowe’s and asking where they keep the “gallons of goat rocks” doesn’t actually help.
And before anyone says “just Google it,” I’m pretty sure searching “2 Goats 1 Rock” is how you lose internet privileges. If you know… you know.
At this point I’m about one bad YouTube video away from sacrificing a Lowe’s employee under a full moon and hoping the Goat Gods sort the rest out.
So I’m looking for someone who actually knows what they’re doing and can either prep the site or point me in the right direction. Bonus points if your first instinct isn’t to stand there with your hands on your hips explaining everything I’m doing wrong. I have a fiancée for that. That position has already been filled.
Located in Bloomingdale, Ohio.
Contractor recommendations, advice, or someone with a skid steer and a little patience would be greatly appreciated.
The goats deserve better than me free-styling civil engineering.
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