I have a shed that I will eventually use if I get goats or cows but right now it is full of my stuff! I am building a garage this fall so it should be empty by winter or next spring.
I've thought of building a hoop house in the mean time and then using it for a chicken coop once the shed is done. This might not be until spring though. Has anyone done this? there is old tin roofing around I could put on it or I could use a tarp. I also thought I could stack bales of hale or straw around the outside this winter for wind protection. would that be necessary?
any thoughts greatly appreciated. I would be using cattle panels and the hoop houses I have seen made with them are about 6-6 feet tall when the hoop house is made 8 or 10 feet wide.
I've heard of someone with two nubian does to sell and if a hoop house would work for a year or so then I'd probalby look at going ahead and getting them. I am in indiana and we still have several months of mild weather ahead but from what I've read here, I should put them up at night because of coyotes, etc. (though they would be in a hotwired pasture).
Thanks in advance,
Mel-
I've thought of building a hoop house in the mean time and then using it for a chicken coop once the shed is done. This might not be until spring though. Has anyone done this? there is old tin roofing around I could put on it or I could use a tarp. I also thought I could stack bales of hale or straw around the outside this winter for wind protection. would that be necessary?
any thoughts greatly appreciated. I would be using cattle panels and the hoop houses I have seen made with them are about 6-6 feet tall when the hoop house is made 8 or 10 feet wide.
I've heard of someone with two nubian does to sell and if a hoop house would work for a year or so then I'd probalby look at going ahead and getting them. I am in indiana and we still have several months of mild weather ahead but from what I've read here, I should put them up at night because of coyotes, etc. (though they would be in a hotwired pasture).
Thanks in advance,
Mel-