Organizing the Barn

We go through phases of organizing, and reworking layouts in the barn.  We knew we needed to get it cleaned up as it is spring and that is when we usually get a bunch of baby animals.  One stall in the barn contains most of our storage containers with clothes etc in them, and it was just cumbersome to find the right container.  So one rainy day we pulled everything out and started from scratch, trying to reuse some of the materials.  The shelving that was torn out was too deep, so we built the shelving that worked better with our containers.

This was the end result on one side of the stall.  It makes finding the correct container a lot easier.  We don't have a garage, so the barn is it for storage outside the house.  The containers keep the mice out and help prevent things from molding as the barn is slightly moist with the dirt floor, and random drips.

This is the other side of the stall where we built a couple of shelves to hold some  beekeeping equipment, and my two helpers.  Mia also helped out and learned how to use my new impact driver, which I love.

We also built a frame for the Sheetmetal feed bin that Craig had built for us.  The bin is probably large enough to hold 700-1000lbs of feed, I probably should have given him smaller dimensions, but we have it now.  Our frame might collapse if we ever put that much feed in it.

Finished organized corner.  Mia and Lily worked to clean out the chick nursery in the right side of the picture.  We are still looking at trying to pour a concrete slab at the far end of the barn, but the biggest obstacle is finding a home for everything while we work on it.  It would make things a lot cleaner down there, and provide a place for the kids to rid scooters in the winter and allow me to work on the cars easier etc.