Ridecamp: RE: [RC] [Guest] Hay shed construction tips, anyone?

Mary, if you don't have a wood floor you will loose every bale that sits on
ground or concreat to mold. An alternative is to place plastic on the
ground, sprinkle heavily with rock salt then set pallets on top of salt.
Stack your hay on the pallets. The salt will absorb moisture in the airway
under the hay. got this tip from a hay grower. This is how he stores tons of
hay in barns with out floors. Not as good as a raised wooden board floor but
it works.

If you have an open side to your barn then you will have rain and sun coming
in. The rain is an obviouse problem but the sun bleaches the hay which cause
vitamin loss I believe. Better to have all four side enclosed.

Bonnie Snodgrass

-----Original Message-----
From: Ridecamp Guest [mailto:ridecamp-moderator@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 7:35 AM
To: guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] [Guest] Hay shed construction tips, anyone?


Mary Abbott Mabbott@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi everybody!

Any tips on hay shed construction?  I'd like to build something out of wood,
a little larger than stall size.  (Quickly.  It is starting to rain here.)
Planning on it being three sided.  Someone here is telling me to put floor
in it.  I say, floor?  Hmmm...  Couldn't use it for an extra horse shelter,
later, if I do that.  How about just ensuring good drainage around it?
Also, I'm wondering, with three solid sides and an open front, will that be
enough ventilation?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Mary
Grass Valley, CA

P.S.:  Of course, this is pertinent to Endurance Net's Ride Camp because
this hay shed is to store hay for endurance horses!  :-)



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
 Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
 Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
 Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

 If you are an AERC member - PLEASE VOTE in the Director at Large 
 and By Laws Elections.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
 Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
 Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
 Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

 If you are an AERC member - PLEASE VOTE in the Director at Large 
 and By Laws Elections.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=