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Got to thinking the other day. If I lost electric for a period of time I would have no water. Is there a way to use the existing well to manually pump water? Would I have to have a dedicated well...

Three things I have had done by Amish.
1. My wife and I had a Vis-A-Vis carriage built for our carriage business. Great craftsmanship. He was reluctant to build other than a black carriage but...

we uesd the mats for a few years and finally redid the inside of the barn. I concreted the ailseways and the dug out where the stalls were. I put down 12 inches of larger stone and then 2 inches of...

Call your local firefighting department and tell them you have a barn for them. They may be more than willing to come out and use it for practise.

Training a dog to an invisible fence is really pretty easy. When the fence is installed they put in several flags. put the collar on your dog. Wlak him to the point where the collar beeps (not zaps)...

We call our place "Unicorn Rose Farm" . We have Unicorn silhouettes on the barn doors. My wife is a bit of a Unicorn nut.

Please be careful when it comes to horses. And please don't fall into the gottta have this or that just because some horse person tells you you need it. Stick to the basics. saddle, bridle and such...

My bad. Seems we are on the same page. Where I live I can find 10 boarding facilities within five mile radious. Most are now starting to become english barns. Not many western and even fewer for...

QTRHRS I don't think you understand my position. I am not against a boarding operation. I am just saying go into it with eyes wide open. Our first horse we boarded it was then when we got out of...

First and foremost you need some way to differentiate the barn/ boarding operation from the home. Why??? Simple some boarder gets hurt and then they own not only your barn but your home as well. ...

Here's a way to make a small fortune in the equine (Horse) industry.....


Start with a large fortune.

I would suggest the following....
remove the stalls and pave or concrete the inside of...

Haven't been in this forum for a while. Here's a bit of a status report on tyhe equiterr flooring. Curently have it in four of my five stalls. Only have two horses and the one stall that doesn't have...

I just finished my barn. We concreted the aisles and then I took out about a foot of dirt from under where the stalls will go. I added in rock and the last four inches I put in 2 inches of crushed...

Around where I live a farmer may pay you to cut the hay. Friend of mine pays like a dollar a bail to take the hay from anothers field. Then he turns around and sells it for 3 dollars. Maybe more this...

What is a predator to these foxes? Gemplers sells different urine. I know it sounds crazy but try spraying some bobcat urine around the area. Foxes may leave for more inviting spaces.

Just finished my basement and started using 2X2 for the same thing you mentioned.
2 problems developed.
1. nailer split 2X2
2. drywall screws split 2X2

Thanks doc. I should be able to get quite a bit of heating out of a 100 lb tanks then. I don't plan on heating to 60 but just to keep it from freezing.

I am building a tack room in my barn. I finally can get the saddles and stuff out of my basement. My wife wants this room insulated and heated.The room will be about 10X15. I have seen these vent...

I don't know where you live but I just priced out some studs for a tack room I'm building in the barn.
Steel studs $3.00
wood studs $2.75
prices seem to bounce around some days wood is cheaper...

First some terminology...
1. If the pit and pump go outside the house and not into the septic system it is a sump pump.
2. If the waste runs to a pit and then is pumped up to the outlet into the...

Biggest con...

Fire. Saw a house with the garage under one bedroom. In the less than 3 minutes it took the fire dept to show up bedroom was gone. Swore then and there that I would never have a...