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My family dabbles in livestock. We have had pigs, chickens, goats, and sheep. We mainly raise them for our own consumption, but lately have been growing pigs out for others. Also, my younger kids will be getting into 4-H in the next couple years. Right now, we have all our animals at my Grandpas farm. My Dad had a 100 cow dairy and my uncle had a 500 pig operation there, both now retired. There is plenty of space, but bottom line, it's not mine. It's time to build on our own property. My wife and I have been discussing plans for years now, and what started out as a small lawn shed style for pigs, has grown to a 24x40 barn, 11 ft high. Funny, 24x40 isn't even big.
Fundamentally, we wanted to be budget conscious - this is a recreational barn after all. Secondly, it's important for us (my wife and I) to build it ourselves, thus the width and height size. We will learn along the way, and bragging rights!
No need to spin up the material pricing jokes, or criticizing the timing - it's green lights and full throttle.
A lot of the material is ordered, and now waiting on it to arrive. Until then, there is plenty to do. I will provide updated posts and photos when I can.
Fundamentally, we wanted to be budget conscious - this is a recreational barn after all. Secondly, it's important for us (my wife and I) to build it ourselves, thus the width and height size. We will learn along the way, and bragging rights!
No need to spin up the material pricing jokes, or criticizing the timing - it's green lights and full throttle.
A lot of the material is ordered, and now waiting on it to arrive. Until then, there is plenty to do. I will provide updated posts and photos when I can.