Sheep shed

[DH_]

Im restoring an old shed that hasn’t been used in years the tin roof/walls/timber is all fine but the large door doesn’t close, the shed is about 12m by 8m and I am going to have to clean it out as there is lots of old machinery parts and scrap in it. There is also no concrete floor just dirt that’s a bit higher on one side than the other. I want to clean it out and renovate it so I can keep my pedigree ewes in it for a few weeks after they lamb in January and to store a bit of hay/straw in the corner. Any tips on how I should set it up and what I should do? (there is also no electricity as it is quite remote)

 

[yoki]

Use it for a year with nothing permanent, just use hurdles, and wait and see what works what doesn't and then do bits and pieces when you know what's required.

Try to guess beforehand and you'll get it wrong.

I had an unused 5 bay by 44ft dairy cow cubicle house and a 3 bay by 25ft milking parlour available which are now the sheep handling/accommodation shed and lambing shed respectively and now pretty much the way I want them. But I've sort of 'developed' them over 4 or 5 years and they're certainly not how I envisaged them being at the start.

Nothing beats having to cope for a winter for seeing how to set it up.