Thanks, rancher. LOL, GM and gal50 . . . cute . . . Seriously, though, we have lots of good hay here this year, at least, a bit north of me. Brome or Prairie Grass, 100+ lb squares, $4-$4.50. Not sure of the cost of the round bales. Not being from Kansas, I've had to learn from experience over the past 3 years what's best to feed my horses in this part of the country. The brome seems to be the best choice for me. The kits are about $1500, I think, when they are on special at one of the lumber yards. The one I'm considering is just gray corrugated metal; nothing fancy. Thank you for your input and the chuckle.

LOL GM...hay...ie-forage horses digest to form piles for their owner to muck which will burn forever if you catch it on fire. For the mere price of $65.00 currently in the state of Texas you can have you some of this and next week it will be a steal at the price of $100.00, if the state of Texas sees no rain by the end of year, you'll be lucky to be able to find any and if so, be prepared to unclothe because you'll feel a raping. People will not be able to feesibly keep anything that eats forage unless they have stockpiled their hay. As far as the metal kit, I believe you'll be disappointed in the materials in these. Something I would look into as far as how many sheets of what gauge and what the struture is made of. Just saying.

what is this "hay" you speak of?

I think they add to the costs to sell you the kit over simple price of the materials. Go look at one they have standing and maybe you could build one without paying for the kit. Or I sent you an email with an alternate suggestion.

Has anyone ever used one of those metal building kits from a Lumber store to put up a 3-sided hay or livestock shelter? I'd like to put up a hay shed (about 12 deep x 10 high x 30 long) on a cement pad that used to be part of the floor for an old dairy barn. How much time would it take to put up once the posts are in the ground? Are the instructions that come with the kit reliable? Thanks you.