Do-It-Yourself Livestock Shelter Kits

Do-It-Yourself Livestock Shelter Kits BUILDINGS Livestock 28-2-33 Pre-fab frames for livestock shelters from New Horizon Enterprises go up fast and can be roofed and finished as you desire. The building frames are made of 2 1/2-in. square tubing with 3-in. square tube skids. All pieces come drilled, tapped and welded as needed for quick assembly. The skids can be capped at either or both ends. "The frame goes together with nuts, bolts and washers that are supplied with the package," says Linda Coughlin who, with her husband Ben, runs the company. "It's kind of like an erector set. You can order one with steel perlins and rafters or use your own wood. You decide what to use for siding." Coughlin suggests lining frameworks to be used for horses with plywood, especially if the siding is steel. Cattle producers, she notes, will often put a bumper bar around the outside at a 2-ft. height to keep them away from steel siding. The Coughlins will custom design a shelter to buyer specs. Basic building frames range from 10 by 10-ft. to 12 by 24-ft. with a 4-ft. feed room. Optional configurations range from 3 to 4-sided shelters, with a center doorway, fixtures for an aisle, horse stalls or feed rooms. Extra uprights create further designs options, such as calf sheds with sliding bars to keep out cows. Because of all the options, Coughlin asks that buyers call for pricing. However, according to a New Horizon Enterprises ad, a typical 12 by 24-ft. calf shelter frame with a 6-ft high front and 4-ft. high rear runs about $800. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ben and Linda Coughlin, 32858 187th St., Highmore, S. Dak. 57345 (ph 605 852-2832).

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