So I finally bought the farm....Talk to me about barns, loafing sheds, fencing and arenas

[imapepper]

@Lucassb

You are very welcome!! We were on a pretty strict budget (well, except for the tack room where I indulged my inner 16 year old, LOL.) But we are here for the duration so I really tried to figure out how to make the improvements the “right” ones … I did not want to have re-work later! Best of luck with your new farm!

Thank you! At some point, I would like to indulge my inner 16 year old but it might be a few years.

[Frog_Pond]

@imapepper

Frog Pond, thanks for the fencing ideas. I have a combination of field fence and barbed wire (ugh). Most of it is in decent condition and we have tightened and stretched some of it where is was a little saggy. I will research that and see if it will work for me! Might be the ticket because I don’t want to dig post holes without some heavy machinery here.

You’ve got that right – once you have acreage, the days of hand digging post holes is over! I took my fencing down this year, moved it around, set it back up and am always impressed at how decent it looks when it’s done. And I’m an impatient hack of a fencer, so, that’s saying something!