Curryosity

Welcome to Curryosity Farm, located in Jackson, California.

When operating a farm there are always things to do around the place to stay busy. We have built fences, permanent shelters, quonset hut shelters, and a small horse barn. We have even removed walls from a barn in order to get the most use out of it.

We have a small 23'W x 12'D, cement floor barn. It was separated into three areas with two doors that can be entered through the front, one on the left and one on the right. When entering either of the doors, there is a 4'D walkway that leads to three areas. The areas are only separated by a step that takes you to the second area and then another step that takes you to the third area. The barn is now home to the Holland Lop rabbits and it can accommodate thirty six holes of hanging cages. We built two permanent grooming stands on each end of the barn and have a few shelves to store some items. There is a metal garbage can that contains rabbit food under one of the grooming tables.

Behind the 23'W x 12'D cement floor barn is a 15'W x 22'D shaded area that is fenced with chicken wire. This area belongs to the Rex rabbits and it can accommodate many more cages than we presently have. We currently have ten holes of hanging cages but can add more at any time. There is a grooming stand/storage cabinet and a metal garbage can that contains rabbit food. This area does not have a permanent roof and is covered with a tarp.

We built a 24'W x 4'D x 8'H, plywood shed that is being used for storage. The shed is separated into one 8'W x 4'D and four 4'W x 4'D areas, complete with doors. We added 8' of chicken wire per area and created five chicken pens. In the past, we have used the shed for chicken pens, chicken brooders, goat nurseries, and storage. The 8"W x 4"D house, is currently used as a tack room with the other four organized into usable storage areas.

We had an 8'W x 8'W, dirt floor barn built for the goats. We denied the goats access, when we found it very difficult to keep clean. The barn was then used for hay storage, until we discovered how difficult it was to fight the goats at feeding time. It is now used as a storage area and needs to be cleaned out and organized in the spring.

We added more chicken pens to the back of the 24'W x 4"D x 8"H, plywood shed. We added 8' of chicken wire, and added a roof to create eight, 3'W x 8'D, chicken pens. When we decided to let the chickens free range, we removed the inside pens, covered the chicken wire with shade cloth, and converted them into one 24'W x 8'D rabbit barn. We discovered this area becomes too hot in the summer time and relocated the rabbits to their current location. We sold all of the chickens and this area is currently available.

Our rabbits are currently fed once a day, and the horses are fed twice a day, rain or shine. We are now feeding the horses stable mix and it is being purchased in barrels which can be stored outside. Our rabbit feed and hay are located in a shed, since the horses no longer have the same hay quantity requirements.