Promise Acre: Our Journey

[promiseacres]

Probably my own fault I knew the horses would strain our finances and then trying to get away occasionally just is difficult with ANY critters... and kiddos just don't seem to appreciate having their own critters unless Mom does 99.9% of the work. Frsnkly the entire family enjoys the camping trips...with or without the horses.
Right now things just feel too much, mentally, workload, and financially...we have hay to cut this year but no place to store it.... this to will pass

 

[Hillaire]

Hay isn't as easy to come by at a decent price in my area so if it happened to me I'd be pretty aggravated to say the least...

 

[Baymule]

@Devonviolet and her DH bought a canvas garage from Harbor Freight to put their hay in. It worked real good for them. They anchored it to the ground and stacked hay on pallets.

https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...pies/10-ft-x-17-ft-portable-garage-62860.html

 

[promiseacres]

Yep... DH refuses to spend $ on a temporary solution...

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@Devonviolet and her DH bought a canvas garage from Harbor Freight to put their hay in. It worked real good for them. They anchored it to the ground and stacked hay on pallets.

https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...pies/10-ft-x-17-ft-portable-garage-62860.html

 

[Bruce]

Funny looking hay @Baymule !!!

 

[Baymule]

Funny looking hay @Baymule !!!

That is a new kind of hay. It goes Honk! Honk! like a goose and you can drive it!

 

[Bruce]

That would be quite a dual purpose fowl!

 

[Devonviolet]

Well @Bruce, here's a better photo of hay being stored in our canvas garage, that we bought at Harbor Freight . . .

This is 47 square bales.

This shows how high we were

 

[Bruce]

I'm pretty sure I couldn't lift it that high!

 

[Mini Horses]

Well 2 people can lift bales a little higher BUT -- as only one here's my tip. Back ones I can lift 4 high, then I begin h rows in front, making "steps" by different heights. when I get to 3 high, place fourth one on end, then tip it onto stack behind, for 5 high. In other words, make a ladder of front piles to tip them end on end to higher levels. You fill in as you go. Yep, criss cross for stability. The one end on another bale supports a portion of the weight for you & leverage is key.

A public service message from an OLD lady