DIY 15' X 30" shed completed in 3 days. Alpaca sunning area is a big hit.

With winter approaching the completion of the DIY Alpaca shed is such a relief.  The beginning of day 3 found me at Metalmart to pick up the metal for the new shed.  The cost of the metal came to around $1200.00. 

 The metal for the shed didn't look like much but it was all there.





It helps to have cheap labor, who will basically work for free.

The one bad thing about cheap labor is that it is sometimes slow and your projects take longer to complete. The shed was completed way past dark. lol

Shed, roof and walls completed way past dark.  Now we need to finish the trim and we are good to go.

Having a farm in our environment can be such a challenge.  Every animal that we own must have good shelter that protects them from the wind and extreme cold.  The result of our location means the expenses of our infrastructure are higher than most farms.  We believe that in the end our farm will be something special that will give back to the community. 

Development of any kind in this economy is an uphill battle.  When you are responsible for the well being of your farm animals, you sometimes have no choice but to spend money.  What makes it hard is that people are not eager to spend their money for your goods.   The economic balance on the farm depends on money coming in and money going out.  Right now it seems that its all going out, with not much coming in. 

My next big challenge is to come up with some really creative ideas to make money.  

I am thinking FIBER.  hummmmmmm.