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A friend of a friend has these that she uses for shelter in the pasture.  The metal carports that you see advertised on the sides of the road, generally run about $1200 for a large 2 car model, set corners in concrete and wall in sides with plywood.  (She painted green to match the metal roof.)  You could put a gate in the middle and keep the hay at one end, just watch for drainage coming into the structure or throw down gravel to elevate and then put rubber mats on top.  Or get a second one for hay storage, and put metal gates at each end, that keeps the horses out but you can drive right up to the front/or rear as needed.  As far as how much area you need for two tons, I've generally got 2 tons stacked in about a 10' x 12' section of my barn and it goes about 4 layers up.  Not sure what size bales, generally the heavier two stringers. Maybe 90 lbs?

 

heidi

 

Aaron Turnage <ajandcrysta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We have recently moved and I am finally going to be
> able to keep my horse at home! While we still have to
> prepare the area, I am looking into purchasing a
> shelter for my horse and his feed, seperately of
> course. I do know this: I want a metal shelter, not
> wood, it needs to withstand high winds, looking for
> something simple (inexpensive), like a three-sided
> loafing shed he can come and go. I do not need nor
> have room for a full barn. I was thinking of getting
> another similar shed for the hay. Tack, etc will
> remain in my trailer, its just easier that way and
> what Ive been used to from boarding. But what I need
> to know is about how much room do I need to plan on
> for hay storage? Im looking to order about 2-ton soon,
> the grass hay is about 23 bales to a ton per the
> grower. These are the larger west-coast rectangular
> bales. About how much
>  sq. footage will I need??
> Thanks!
>
> ~ Crysta
> AJandCrysta at sbcglobal.net
>
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