When the heat went out in our barn last month, I gave little thought to having it repaired.
Our horses were out in the pasture most of the year regardless of the weather, and they didn’t seem to require much heat. When the mares began foaling, I could see the babies shivering. I realize how quickly summer was ending, and we needed to get the heating in the barn repaired. I had seen what happened when the HVAC system inside was not working. The lambs didn’t survive, and the cows and chickens didn’t produce like they did during the summer. Some of our horses were thoroughbreds, and it was safer to have a heating system in place to keep them warm. I have a lot of money tied up in the stock that was in that barn, and I couldn’t afford to lose it because I was too cheap to install a heating system. I called the HVAC company and asked to have a technician come out to the house. When the HVAC technician arrived, he inspected the barn and gave me his idea of what kind of heating would be best for the barn? He didn’t like the idea of having any kind of heating system that would be near the livestock. He said they could easily back into it and get burned or cause a fire. Instead, he suggested I purchased some big overhead heating systems that would gently warm the barn, without affecting the animals. I appreciated his help and although the heating was expensive; I told him to install it as soon as possible.
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