Sounds like a GREAT plan for that building!
My hens are relatively comfy, but we haven’t hit the REALLY cold weather yet. This week they’re getting fresh straw...they’ll be SO excited! No eggs for me right now, either. They just don’t lay when it’s cold and overcast and the days are so short. Most of them are a little long in the tooth (hens teeth!) so a new batch of chicks will be arriving this spring. I love raising chicks!
I’m looking into raising Angora Rabbits for the fur to spin into yarn or to sell to people as pets...or just turn it into a MLM ponzi scheme as they did with llamas, LOL!
I’ve got a big old pole barn just sittin’ there waiting to be turned into a money-maker. :)
If I were a real masochist, instead of just a dilettante, I would also buy one of their Dexter cows. Instead, I'll leave that for the friends we sold 20 acres to.
I like that ponzi scheme idea; but I think I'll just advertise in the back of comic books:
BOYS! You too easily can make B.I.G. M.O.N.E.Y. raising rabbits in your basement!
Got some more free styrofoam insulation today, in the form of 4 produce boxes at the store. The distributor doesn't want them back, so the produce manager is happy to let us have them.
Turns out our local (20 miles) sawmill is now selling 1000 foot bundles of 8', bark on, log cants (outside cut) for $80--$60 for 6'. Momma already has a long list of projects to use a bunch of them. Makes me double glad I also bought a framing nailer when I bought the shingle nailer.