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Cob: Goat Shelter

R M rachel_merrill at hotmail.com
Thu Aug 21 18:43:35 CDT 2003 

I've been reading the discussion of building an animal shelter with interest, as I have a friend who wants to buy a couple of goats, and needs to build some sort of shelter for them.  Both for economic reasons, and a desire to be kind to the environment, she's interested in natural building.  Her neighbor has a huge mountain of urbanite in front of his house from tearing out his driveway, so the suggestion of a 'tiled' floor mortared with cement is a possibility.  

My questions are:
Do the things written earlier about cob not being suitable for a large animal shelter apply to a smaller shelter with just a couple of animals?

Does anyone who has built a small shelter like this have any suggestions, insights?

We live in Las Vegas, where it gets extremely hot in the summer.  Can cob protect adequately from these extreme hot temperatures (at least adequately enough for goats to be comfortable?)
TIA,
Rachel
"THERE IS SOME OF THE SAME FITNESS IN
A MAN'S BUILDING HIS OWN HOUSE THAT
THERE IS IN A BIRD'S BUILDING ITS OWN NEST.

WHO KNOWS BUT IF MEN CONSTRUCTED
THEIR DWELLINGS WITH THEIR OWN HANDS,
AND PROVIDED FOOD FOR THEMSELVES AND
FAMILIES SIMPLY AND HONESTLY ENOUGH,
THE POETIC FACULTY WOULD BE UNIVERSALLY
DEVELOPED, AS BIRDS UNIVERSALLY SING
WHEN THEY ARE SO ENGAGED?"
HENRY DAVID THOREAU

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<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>I've been reading the 
discussion of building an animal shelter with interest, as I have a friend who 
wants to buy a couple of goats, and needs to build some sort of shelter for 
them.  Both for economic reasons, and a desire to be kind to the 
environment, she's interested in natural building.  Her neighbor has a huge 
mountain of urbanite in front of his house from tearing out his driveway, so the 
suggestion of a 'tiled' floor mortared with cement is a possibility.  
</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>My questions 
are:</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>Do the things written 
earlier about cob not being suitable for a large animal shelter apply to a 
smaller shelter with just a couple of animals?</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>Does anyone who has built 
a small shelter like this have any suggestions, insights?</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>We live in Las Vegas, 
where it gets extremely hot in the summer.  Can cob protect adequately from 
these extreme hot temperatures (at least adequately enough for goats to be 
comfortable?)</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>TIA,</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>Rachel</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>“THERE IS SOME OF THE 
SAME FITNESS IN<BR>A MAN’S BUILDING HIS OWN HOUSE THAT<BR>THERE IS IN A BIRD’S 
BUILDING ITS OWN NEST.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=2>WHO KNOWS BUT IF MEN 
CONSTRUCTED<BR>THEIR DWELLINGS WITH THEIR OWN HANDS,<BR>AND PROVIDED FOOD FOR 
THEMSELVES AND<BR>FAMILIES SIMPLY AND HONESTLY ENOUGH,<BR>THE POETIC FACULTY 
WOULD BE UNIVERSALLY<BR>DEVELOPED, AS BIRDS UNIVERSALLY SING<BR>WHEN THEY ARE SO 
ENGAGED?”<BR>HENRY DAVID THOREAU<BR></FONT></EM></DIV></BODY></HTML>