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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: EmAbi-Sheep Newbies on October 26, 2015, 08:22:45 am

Title: Wanted- Field shelter
Post by: EmAbi-Sheep Newbies on October 26, 2015, 08:22:45 am

Hi

I'm after a field shelter, used or new. Near Kent. For a small flock of sheep.

Or the best company to buy from?

Thanks

Title: Re: Wanted- Field shelter
Post by: Jukes Mum on October 26, 2015, 09:01:43 am

You may not be interested, but we built our own and it was very cheap and easy. Just  met posts for the supports, then got some tree strippings/slab wood from a timber supplier (only £35 for loads). a pack of roofing lats then some orduline (spelling?!) roofing sheets.  We used hurdles for dividers.

Title: Re: Wanted- Field shelter
Post by: EmAbi-Sheep Newbies on October 26, 2015, 09:19:31 am

That's a brilliant idea, I did wonder how people made their own!
Was it relatively easy to build? [member=42972]Jukes Mum[/member]   

Title: Re: Wanted- Field shelter
Post by: Jukes Mum on October 26, 2015, 09:45:21 am

very easy, especially as we decided on the 'rustic look' so didn't have to worry too much about it being neat  :roflanim:
It was a 2 man job as the tree strippings were too heavy to hold in place to screw them.
Also needed 2 people to do the roof as the sheets were a bit awkward to lift/manoeuvre alone.