The Tenacious Unicorn Ranch / @TenaciousRanch / Steampunk Penny / Penellope Logue / Phillip Matthew Logue - Don't cry because it ended, laugh because it's still getting worse.

[Prolego]

Genociding the alpacas would be a net financial gain. There is no way they're making a profit on each alpaca.

They make a loss on every alpaca they have to haul in feed for, but all their donations depend on them being there. It's a hard call, but no-one is going to sponsor a group of men in dresses going out every morning for coffee in a shop run by a Trump supporter.

If they were serious about "protection" they'd anchor every fence post in concrete - I suspect they are not and did not. The razor wire isn't going to do jack shit against a quality cable cutter.
TL;DR it's shit. I also don't know what exactly they mean by "water stop" in a place where's no water to stop. Old-timey water stop like "we're going to set barrels of water here"? Why? There's no reason for any of the livestock to go there.

I'm guessing that their HOA has complained about water coming off their land on to the road. I'm not sure where that ditch is going to take it, but I've long ago stopped trying to work out why they do anything they do. Because they're troons is the best answer you're ever going to come up with. I don't get why, after taking the trouble to dig holes for all the fence posts, they undermine them all by putting the ditch so close.

Spoiler: Here's a bigger version of the fence photo

 

[discombobulate]

Isn't Earl the editor for the local paper?

No, the editor is George A. Gramlich (https://archive.md/GpIqd). George pretty much said the unicorns were a lost cause themselves and that violence wouldn't do anything in his response piece. He also complained that the hagiography publisher wouldn't let him publish one of their photos where they look "tacticool;" a dude who had been on their property could've just taken pictures himself. The troonicorns insist that Earl is the invader's real name but AFAIK haven't said what his friend's name is, even though they claim to have heard it.

 

[DemonicMustache]

The ongoing fence saga is weird to me. I thought they finished building it during the summer.

 

[Boris Blank's glass eye]

I'm guessing that their HOA has complained about water coming off their land on to the road. I'm not sure where that ditch is going to take it, but I've long ago stopped trying to work out why they do anything they do. Because they're troons is the best answer you're ever going to come up with. I don't get why, after taking the trouble to dig holes for all the fence posts, they undermine them all by putting the ditch so close.

The ditch doesn't look nearly deep enough to make a difference or to stay open for long in that environment. Hell, I've planted fruit saplings in deeper holes last week. It doesn't achieve anything besides weakening the fence posts. Furthermore there's no fucking way they have enough water to flood the road or a neighbouring plot. The land looks dry enough to absorb every single drop of water, be it rain or artificial irrigation.

It's weird and incomprehensible, wholly performative like mostly everything they do.

The ongoing fence saga is weird to me. I thought they finished building it during the summer.

IIRC those were the main posts for the alpaca corral.

 

[Humbert Humbert]

Well, if it helps, here’s a couple other fence posts that idk have been shared:

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[Oxyjen]

If they were serious about "protection" they'd anchor every fence post in concrete - I suspect they are not and did not. The razor wire isn't going to do jack shit against a quality cable cutter.
TL;DR it's shit. I also don't know what exactly they mean by "water stop" in a place where's no water to stop. Old-timey water stop like "we're going to set barrels of water here"? Why? There's no reason for any of the livestock to go

A fence like that is only to prevent livestock wandering, and dogs roaming. The square netting will prevent animals squeezing through the horizontal wires - anything small like a lamb, or a dog / fox / coyote.
The barbed strands at the top are to deter dogs from jumping over, and stop alpaca from leaning on the fence.

Digging in the netting seems a bit optimistic / pointless, - that’s normally only done where you’re protecting a small, well monitored enclosure from things like foxes digging underneath.

No idea what the tiny ditch or “water stop” is about. Seems a bad idea. As for the construction of the fence, it looks better than I expected, especially after seeing their completely stupid approach to tensioning it, and likely lack of strainers.

Field fence posts are never set in concrete by the way, they got that part right.

I’ll give it a C+ for effort.

 

[JimmyNugget]

So the first winter on the tranch. How many alpaca will turn into popsicles once their heating gives out January 5th and they need to burn their clothes for warmth?
Can’t go into town of course, nazi blankets are evil!

 

[Bees in the marmalade]

So the first winter on the tranch. How many alpaca will turn into popsicles once their heating gives out January 5th and they need to burn their clothes for warmth?
Can’t go into town of course, nazi blankets are evil!

Not their first winter. Their herd numbers mysteriously dwindled last year (alpacas froze to death).

It's the Dunning-Troonger effect. They think this is a normal part of animal husbandry because they have no clue what they're doing. The only thing they manage to nurture is this culture of complacency and complete ineptitude.

 

[AnOminous]

The ongoing fence saga is weird to me. I thought they finished building it during the summer.

Tbh I'm somewhat surprised they managed to complete anything at all, even in a half-assed troon way.

 

[retard strength]

New serf getting indoor bathroom privilages already? Wonder who he's banging?

Or maybe they just really want the dude to shower, but I imagine everyone's overall sense of smell has been fried for awhile now.

 

[Lorgar]

And also a pothead. Who needs to do work?

It's gonna be a cold winter as well.

This might be what ends the ranch. They'll lose everything if the alpacas go, unless they have some other resource to sell.

They'll just try to subtly get more alpacas to replace the casualties. The alpacas are central to the grift but the wool itself I'd hazard a guess is a net loss or would barely cover a week of Kevies weed.

Well, if it helps, here’s a couple other fence posts that idk have been shared: View attachment 2719336

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Admittedly much like the "Tenacious unicorns" I know sweet fuck all about ranching but should it really be taking over a dozen grown ass men this long to build a fence? The way they're tweeting they're making it sound like some massive herculean task.

 

[Captain Fitzbattleaxe]

Speaking of the alpacas dying, what's happened to the rest of the animals? I know that they have (or at least had) ducks, sheep and goats. Yet they're only posting photos of the alpacas. When was the last time we saw or heard of the other animals?

Edit: I just remembered that they also had chickens, and at least some of them died and were donated to the wolf sanctuary. Is there some chickens left or have they all ended up as wolf food?

 

[Boris Blank's glass eye]

Speaking of the alpacas dying, what's happened to the rest of the animals? I know that they have (or at least had) ducks, sheep and goats. Yet they're only posting photos of the alpacas. When was the last time we saw or heard of the other animals?

Edit: I just remembered that they also had chickens, and at least some of them died and were donated to the wolf sanctuary. Is there some chickens left or have they all ended up as wolf food?

We got photos of the ducks and the sheep not so long ago.

Ducks curtesy of Penny, I love all the water they have! What a beautiful landscape shot and also... whatever the hell that is back there...

Sky also is RT-ing Bonnie still (lol simp) and here's their Merino? Bond? Sheep herd (They're likely a crossbreed which is normal to do with sheep). the ones on the left might be a texel cross giving their conformation. The one on the top looks like hot shit aka dinner. At least they have a flock of sheep so they all feel safe.

Nothing about the chicken or the goats.

 

[Shig O'nella]

The ditch doesn't look nearly deep enough to make a difference or to stay open for long in that environment. Hell, I've planted fruit saplings in deeper holes last week. It doesn't achieve anything besides weakening the fence posts. Furthermore there's no fucking way they have enough water to flood the road or a neighbouring plot. The land looks dry enough to absorb every single drop of water, be it rain or artificial irrigation.

It's weird and incomprehensible, wholly performative like mostly everything they do.

IIRC those were the main posts for the alpaca corral.

Going to sprain what's left of my brain by attempting to be fair to the Tranch. Now that's out of the way:

It is Colorado. The soil is shit most places with virtually no organic material present at the best of times. It's that that holds water, not the gravel and dust. Additionally, pretty much everywhere you have "deep" soil, as in a soil covering of over a meter, there's a layer of hardpan about 60 cm down that blocks water absorbtion. Get the same in deserts, it's why they're prone to flash flooding when they do get any rain. Throw in the total devastation *to the top cover* their overgrazing has caused, and water will slick off their land faster than a Troon evades responsibility.

That teeny ditch isn't going to do shit, but yes, a ditch is needed to protect the neighbours and the roadway, *especially during spring runoff.*

Edited to add the bits between the ** for clarity. Need more caffeine.

 

[Meiwaku]

Going to sprain what's left of my brain by attempting to be fair to the Tranch. Now that's out of the way:

It is Colorado. The soil is shit most places with virtually no organic material present at the best of times. It's that that holds water, not the gravel and dust. Additionally, pretty much everywhere you have "deep" soil, as in a soil covering of over a meter, there's a layer of hardpan about 60 cm down that blocks water absorbtion. Get the same in deserts, it's why they're prone to flash flooding when they do get any rain. Throw in the total devastation their overgrazing has caused, and water will slick off their land faster than a Troon evades responsibility.

That teeny ditch isn't going to do shit, but yes, a ditch is needed to protect the neighbours and the roadway.

doesn't the ditch usually go on the other side? All the flash flooding ditches I've seen are between the road and the property on the other side....

They said it was to prevent digging likely from the doggos or other animals. I can also imagine that Alpacas might not like the dip in the ground and it could be a natural barrier. I'm speculating here.

Also pic from their fencing with some rares. Sky is a UNIT. Here they are looking like a renaissance painting

Spoiler: full image

 

[Shig O'nella]

Sky's a big lad. Could do way better for himself.

As far as ditch placement, I've seen both ways. Inside the fence has it's advantages - it does act as a slight deterrent to the animals damaging the fence. I know sheep, goats, and cows absolutely adore scratching their itches against fenceposts until the post collapses, can't see alpacas being much different. With the dip before the fence it might also discourage the alpacas from jumping the fence to get something to eat. Don't know about that though; it works on sheep, doesn't work on goats, and I've never seen an alpaca jump.

 

[Humbert Humbert]

Speaking of the alpacas dying, what's happened to the rest of the animals? I know that they have (or at least had) ducks, sheep and goats. Yet they're only posting photos of the alpacas. When was the last time we saw or heard of the other animals?

Edit: I just remembered that they also had chickens, and at least some of them died and were donated to the wolf sanctuary. Is there some chickens left or have they all ended up as wolf food?

The only animals that have a chance at surviving the winter are the domesticated house animals (the dogs, cats, Jen and Kev, etc).

Also, it appears that we got a new trancher living there, because they’ve been mentioned here and on the tranch twitter (in that Renaissance-esque image of them building a fence), @icyblossompupy. I thought that pic of them with the dog was like a one-time thing because they were visiting or something.
Anyways have another pic:

 

[DemonicMustache]

I'll admit, I think it's great that they managed to build that fence. I credit Penny. It may not be the most well built fence; it may have taken them literally forever to build it; it may not be the best suited for their needs, but they fucking did it. I give them all a C for effort; Penny a B for pulling it all together; AND Bonnie a BIG FAT F- for bailing on the hard work to go live with Kindness.

Now if they would only actually learn about animal husbandry* and the care and feeding of Alpacas....

*Is this a transphobic word?

 

[discombobulate]

That teeny ditch isn't going to do shit, but yes, a ditch is needed to protect the neighbours and the roadway, *especially during spring runoff.*

The trench isn't meant to stop water at all, I think. There's a creek just past the road that takes the run-off and then the elevation increases again and I'm sure the road would get lots of water in a flash flood from the hills even if the ditch went a few yards down. It's only meant to slow it down so that the fence doesn't wash away in a flood.

 

[KiwiFuzz]

Re: The soil, "spring runoff," fencing, etc.

1. I doxxed their soil a few months ago and I don't recall a hardpan close enough to the surface where it would matter.

2. I also doxxed their climate and they don't get heavy snows there. 14 inches of precip, 5 of which falls during summer monsoons. The snow they do get is really dry. The tranch is also fairly flat. Runoff would be negligible. If it wasn't, we would have seen erosional features by now. The road is raised above grade so it's not going to flood.

3. Going for wood instead of metal t-posts is dumb. An 8-foot wooden post at my local Tractor Supply is 18 bucks, while a t-post of the same height is 8 bucks. The wood posts around here usually seem to be used for gates and corners and other places where a sturdy attachment point is needed. Wood gets weathered very quickly, so their shit is going to dry and crack. Gabions are also frequently used here, but I doubt the tranchers know a gabion from an amhole.

I've never seen a ditch next to a fence like that. Seems like it would weaken the fence. What I have seen is fire breaks, but the likelihood that they're going to lose thousands of dollars in forage because of a fire is... minimal. Also, the wood posts are flammable. I'm guessing there was some element of laziness involved, but what corner they were trying to cut, I know not.

I don't know what they're trying to keep out. If the fence is properly tensioned, it's easily climbed. And if they're trying to keep out coyotes, they can jump over that thing no problem. Bunnies and ground squirrels will laugh at your puny human efforts. And a human trying to get under there just needs to knock the soil back in the ditch.

Thank you for today's installment of "City People: LOL."