Portable Building Business

Portable Building Business BUILDINGS Miscellaneous About four years ago Greg Samuel and his father Gary of Rogersville Mo started building portable chicken and cattle sheds for use on their farm Demand for the buildings grew so fast they set up a small factory to produce them It s now a thriving business They still farm part-time raising 8 500 laying hens and a few cattle But they ve hired a couple of employees and have expanded their line of buildings to include both shelters and feeders for almost any type of livestock including sheep goats hogs dairy cattle miniature donkeys and horses rabbits etc Their newest offering? Portable greenhouses They displayed many of the buildings at the recent Ozark Fall Fest near Springfield Mo All the buildings mount on 4 by 6 wood skids which have a pair of hooks at each end to move them around Wood floors are raised about 3 in off the ground Some of the buildings have screened-in areas over bare ground When the building is dragged away the manure stays in place which helps to reduce disease problems These buildings can be easily moved wherever you want and they re reasonably priced says Gary Our customers include everyone from small hobby farmers to big dairy and hog farms Here s a description of some of the buildings they offer: Greenhouse - It comes fully assembled with poly walls and roof a wood floor and wood shelves on both sides It s available in 6 and 8-ft widths and lengths from 8 to 18 ft The building comes wired for electrical outlets and ready for water hookup and it s equipped with lights a ceiling-mounted fan and a thermostat By hooking a garden hose up to the faucet you can have water inside the building without having to run a hose inside the door says Greg An 8 by 12-ft model sells for $1 899 Conventional greenhouses of comparable size sell for $3 000 to $4 000 and they aren t designed to be moved around says Greg Customers like the portability For example after the greenhouse sets for a few months they might realize it doesn t get as much sun as they thought it would or that maybe it would look better somewhere else Poultry laying house - This portable building is designed for use in pastures and has a metal roof and sides It comes with operable windows 3-ft wide access door poultry door and rubber bottom sweeps to keep predators from crawling under the building It s available in 9-ft widths and lengths from 12 to 18 ft Options include nest boxes electrical outlets lights a timer and an outside egg collection door A 9 by 15-ft laying house sells for $1 699 Poultry yard - With a screened-in area adjoining a large enclosed room this building is part laying house and part free-range shelter It comes in 6 and 9-ft widths and lengths from 12 to 18 ft It s 5 ft tall at the back and 6 ft tall on front The unit comes with operable windows 3-ft wide door chicken door screened-in porch and rubber bottom sweeps Options include egg boxes outside egg collection door lights and timer It s totally confined and predator proof says Greg A 6 by 15-ft model sells for $875 Poultry yard deluxe - This large building has an 8 by 8-ft inside room with a screened area on either side It has a single door with a window on each side Two models are available one 18 ft wide and the other 24 ft Options include egg boxes outside egg collection door lights and timer An 8 by 24-ft poultry yard deluxe sells for $2 150 Multi-purpose animal pen - This A-shaped building has a 1 by 2-in wire floor and sides on front with metal sides on back It also has a sliding center door and front and side doors Available in 4-ft widths and lengths from 8 to 12 ft A 4 by 10-ft pen sells for $379 Covered goat-sheep-calf feeder - It has a covered wooden manger and a hinged metal roof that can be swung back out of the way allowing you to drop feed between the feeder s wire panel sides Available in 4 6 and 8-ft widths and custom lengths A 6-ft feeder sells for $249 Hog shed - This shed has galvanized metal sides with

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