Forums:

A pole shed and a Quonset...what do you think?

Posts: 6

posted 8 years ago

Number of slices to send:

Optional 'thank-you' note:

Send

We're buying a little hobby farm and there is a pole shed with one stall and a giant Quonset. The Quonset has electricity but the pole shed does not. Which can we use for goats, sheep, or horses? Do people house animals in quonsets? Of course we'll need build stalls and such but just wondering what is recommended.

John Weiland

pollinator

Posts: 2771

Location: RRV of da Nort, USA

841

posted 8 years ago

Number of slices to send:

Optional 'thank-you' note:

Send

We have animals in both a quonset and regular outbuildings. Please see this thread about our quonset and possibly get yours checked out for sagging and/or re-enforcement: https://permies.com/t/49023/ft-quonset-roof-sagging-middle
Quonset's are not really ideal for stalls (unless the stalls are in the middle space?), but they can be made to work out.

“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein

And that's when I woke up screaming. What does it mean tiny ad?

Learn Permaculture through a little hard work

https://wheaton-labs.com/bootcamp