i have had my eye on this pole barn in our small town, in the city limits. i noticed a couple months ago that some of the siding was off it. i did some detective work, went to city hall, found out who owned the lot, contacted them, and,,, they want the building taken down. so i talked with my dh. we get the building for free, have until nov 1 to take it down, i has 3 windows, 2 access doors, and one overhead garage door. we had to deconstruct it. our friend has a boom truck, he'll help get the trusses down and haul them. the only problem is my dh preempted the chickens!! so he is building me a 10x22 hip roof building for my girls. i have been toying around with what to use for nesting boxes and i think i settled on the fisher-price cars for toddlers. if i put a plank in the seat and add straw, i'll have chicken coupes!. i have been haunting the habitat restore, craigslist and freecycle. i also have a line on wood siding seconds from the log home manufacturer. we have a big summer ahead of us.
