After many, many years of housing chickens, goats, cows, bunnies, lawnmowers, and garden supplies, (and no doubt rats…yuck!!!) our old barn/shed finally succumbed to the winter storms. We had been planning on demolishing it, but Mother Nature finished her off during this last snow storm.
Long before the Funny farm came into existence, when the old girl was still in her prime, the former owners used it to house a cow, a goat, some chickens and rabbits. 
By the time she came into our hands she was in disrepair, but served well to house our garden supplies and work as a shelter for our dog kennel. It also served to add some charm to the place and give it that “farmy” feel. Will we rebuild? Most definitely! But it won’t be for a while yet. In the meantime, we’ll use the extra space for the chicken coop and a garden. Our plans for the future include a double car garage/shop, but, that won’t be happening for a while. Perhaps, I will also get a new smaller barn in the future. And while I don’t plan on having a cow anytime soon, I won’t count it out entirely…You never know what the future may bring. My husband isn’t too excited about the chickens, so a cow would really send him over the edge…LOL
So in the meantime, we’re busy with clean-up. We certainly have our work cut out for us, but we have had lots of help. Several people have wanted the old barn wood, and one of them, in exchange for giving him the wood, is going to build me a hen house out of the old barn siding. We’ll have a snuggly little home to house our new chickens in, we'll be "recycling", as well as adding a little piece of history to the farm. A fitting tribute I think.
So, it’s time to put on the over-alls and the heavy duty work gloves. It’s clean up time on the Funny Farm!
Until next time,
Happy Farming!
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