Originally posted by TVMAN:

Originally posted by Faceplant8:

I don't see why I would want to store animals off-site. If I want to build a "normal" looking compound with farm animals, having them off-site defeats the purpose, as does housing them in a closed building.

Have you ever heard of a 'barn'?

That is a good point. I don't know if Vikings had barns, but making a barn-like structure within a stone-walled compound would be a reasonable compromise. It is a totally different aesthetic, though.