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Post by seminolewind on Dec 23, 2018 12:31:48 GMT -5
Talk about mud! It's thick and deep. The ground seems frozen about 18 inches down. The water just sits on top. I went out to dig 3 post holes yesterday. Took me 3 hours. Digging was horrendous . Every time I grabbed some mud with a post hole digger, it stuck to the blades and I had to bang it off. At a certain depth there was water in the hole. So it seems to be 2 feet of mud and water, and the mud was filled back in around the post. Now I have to wait until they at least are sturdy enough to hang a fence on.
The horse stands in water in the field. I had to order a drag because I know ruts will freeze and create a problem. The mud is so bad that the lawn squishes when you walk. There's a large wet mud puddle in front of the horse's stall door and fence to the pasture. I would love to get a load of limestone, but the truck would get stuck in the lawn and sink. I wonder if it will ever dry out. The horse urine sits on top so the back yard smells like horse kindof strong. I am going to need to keep her in the barn to dry out her feet
I ordered gutters for the 20 x 20 foot barn/shed. Hopefully that can direct some of that water elsewhere. But I doubt there's a good fix.
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Post by dawg53 on Dec 23, 2018 13:03:20 GMT -5
Is sand available where you live?
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Post by seminolewind on Dec 24, 2018 11:36:10 GMT -5
Yea I could get sand but from what I've read the mud will just gobble it up pretty quick. "Recommended" is digging out 6 inches of ground, laying this cloth stuff, then some geometrical grid stuff, then backfilling. I can just imagine what that would cost.
The other recommendations are limestone and gravel. A lot of it. But I can't get it now because the truck would sink into the ground. So for now, it will be free wood chips, hopefully many yards.
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Post by maryellen on Dec 24, 2018 14:08:00 GMT -5
Wood chips will work, just get alot. Most tree companies will give it away for free
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Post by dawg53 on Dec 24, 2018 20:27:39 GMT -5
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Post by seminolewind on Dec 25, 2018 11:47:58 GMT -5
I have my hose left down hill and open. And emptying itself works pretty well. I have 3-5 buckets when I turn the hose on to fill them so I don't have to carry them.
A website put together tree trimmer loads for free So I'll just keep adding limestone im the summer
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Post by seminolewind on Dec 28, 2018 1:51:19 GMT -5
I leave the hose open and laying down a hill and turn off the water. So far so good! In the afternoon I have running water non frozen. The chickens don't seem to hAve any ground trouble. Lots of grass. No mud.
I was all ready to buy the horsender a run in shelter when my daughter pointed out that the old barn is not really bad looking. The 2 doors on the front and the sliding door on the back need to be trashed and redone. They've been "improved" with aluminum at some point and it's all bent and nasty.
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Post by seminolewind on Dec 30, 2018 4:24:00 GMT -5
The mud is still awful. I have putting the horse away early to get her out of the mud. If I can't get the free stuff, I will buy. Serious issue here.
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Post by maryellen on Dec 31, 2018 14:35:00 GMT -5
Do you have enough hay to use temporarily? Or maybe buy some sand bags to put down?
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Post by seminolewind on Dec 31, 2018 18:20:52 GMT -5
I have to do something. Maybe look for some straw. Or see how much a round bale is. Today , carrying grain and some hay, my boot got sucked off and my foot and sock ended up in the mud.
I spent yesterday planning and using a walkway that does not make squishy sounds. But in front of the door I have mud. I do need to put something down temporarily. What a mess.
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Post by dawg53 on Jan 1, 2019 5:28:33 GMT -5
I have to do something. Maybe look for some straw. Or see how much a round bale is. Today , carrying grain and some hay, my boot got sucked off and my foot and sock ended up in the mud. I spent yesterday planning and using a walkway that does not make squishy sounds. But in front of the door I have mud. I do need to put something down temporarily. What a mess. A mud boggers dream come true! LOL. I used to go mud bogging, it was fun! Even more fun was wrestling down a wild hog in saltwater marsh! The mud would suck you up to your waist....lucky to come out with your pants on, always lost shoes and socks lol. Sometimes we had to use a rope to pull a fat guy out and it took 3 or 4 of us to do it lol. You'd have to use a garden hose with a sprayer using a powerful stream of water to get the mud out from under your toenails! Hahahaha! But you're lucky Karen, you got a horse to pull you out hahahaha! |
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Post by seminolewind on Jan 1, 2019 12:40:34 GMT -5
I'm thinking of getting an estimate on excavating the horse area for drainage.
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