Repurposing two old Silos...?

[secuono]

If we get this house, I'd love to find a neat way of re purposing the two old silos that are on the property.
Any ideas? Has anyone else done something with unused silos, pictures??

 

[NellaBean]

Shoot, I don't know what I'd do with it......but its sure neat! You could turn that covered stock feeding area into a really neat barn/coop with pens along the sides and a walkway in the middle. Awesome.

Good luck!

 

[Cindiloohoo]

I'd remodel one into guests quarters with a spiral staircase going up to the top and put a balcony up top! The other...put some windows in and make it into an aviary?

 

[secuono]

Does anyone know why the barn/run in shelter is like that? I have no knowledge of old 1930's farms and it would be cool to know more about it.

I went over to the 1st one attached to the barn/grain area, it was just amazing to see and the echo was very cool. Pictures do it no justice, but then again, it might just be me and my love of such oddities.

 

[Celtic Hill]

YOU ARE SO LUCKY I LOVE THAT! I LOVE OLD BARNS...okay im not usually that obnoxious with caps but i think it got my point across. The run in/barn has a isle like that to put food on for cows.

 

[MyBlackHen]

Beautiful country - great pictures. Good luck with it!

 

[secuono]

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Oh, cool, thanks!

 

[Celtic Hill]

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Oh, cool, thanks!

No problem!

 

[Ohne-Fehler]

I read an article a while back about a farm in Oregon that repurposed their old silos into liveing quarters and started a Bed & Breakfast. I thought that it was an amazingly creative idea.

 

[Katy]

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You throw the silage down the chute into a cart and then pushed the cart down the bunk unloading the silage as you go....the cows lined up on either side of the bunk to eat. At least that's the way we did it. We don't use our silo anymore....we make a large pile of silage and use a tractor with a loader to feed it.