farmermom
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Not sure if this info is in the Hall of fame topics for barns, but I thought I would get new thoughts anyway. I'm from southern IL and have a 40 by 60 barn now. Wanting to remodel some. It was sliding doors on the North side between feed area and hay storage, and 2 pens on the south side with a working chute between them. Both pens on the south side are open to small lots. One pen is used for calving if need be. However, calf mostly outside since we calve mostly in March. The other south pen is used for show calves. We have room for 6 yearlings age animals in that pen. We also have a small siding door on the east side with 2 large runs for calves and lean to for shelter. We would like to add an indoor wash area. It would have to be on the west side of the barn as a lean too. We have room for a small sliding door off the south pen where the show animals are tied. What are yourthoughts on adding this wash area and what about heated water for the winter? We have some cool winters here, and the kids don't get the time to work at the barn as they should because of outdoor washing. Also would one of those cargo containers work?
Thanks for any input in advance. Any ideas would be great help.
Thanks for any input in advance. Any ideas would be great help.