MT. STERLING, Ky. (LEX 18) — The damage to the barn on Doug Shepperson’s Southern Songbird Farm was substantial, so he had to get a little creative to ensure his clients would be taken care of on the day after.
“We put out a post on Facebook yesterday about the delivery thing. To kind of encourage buyers to buy from us so we can rebuild,” Shepperson said.
Shepperson was worried clients wouldn’t place orders after several structures on his cattle farm sustained considerable damage during Thursday’s central Kentucky wind event, during which gusts exceeded 50 MPH. So he offered free delivery to any client today who placed an order.
“I’ve got 7 or 8 going out today and I’ve already got some scheduled for the next few days, and we’re grateful for that,” he said.
The barn will need major repairs, and a few smaller structures will likely have to be replaced. Shepperson has been in contact with his insurance company, and it’s not the first time this has happened. But it is the worst.
“We’ve never had anything – since we’ve been here since 2018 – that’s been this bad,” he said.
And he could only sit and watch as it happened.
“I was actually building birdhouses in my shop, which is up near the house, and while I was working I heard a big burst of wind,” he explained.
He came out to see a few small shelters were tossed like ragdolls and the barn was missing a lot of paneling and had roof damage.
His idea worked well, however, as he needed help from his mother-in-law to successfully make those deliveries across three counties on Friday.
