$10 Goat shelter

[sawfish99]

That looks awesome! I would have never thought of doing that.

I do have a question though, I showed this to a friend and she asked if you've ever had one get a leg caught up on the inside since there's the spaces in the pallet?

We thought about that. First, the pallet boards are oriented vertically, to minimize the potential hazard. Also, if the spacing was small and suspect, I took off a board to make the gap wider so or added a board to close the gap off so there are no places left I think a leg can get caught inside the shelter.

That is also why the outside has plywood over all the surface. So far, no issues.

 

[Beekissed]

Are you worried that repeated urination in the shelter may start to dissolve/break down the flooring?

 

[sawfish99]

Are you worried that repeated urination in the shelter may start to dissolve/break down the flooring?

Not really. We have shavings on the floor. Every time we clean it out, I'll check the floor. If it starts to degrade, I'll put in a new sheet of OSB on the floor. Also, since the goats have lots of space, they don't spend a lot of time in the shelters, so I don't think there will be a significant amount of urine on the floor.

I don't really consider these to be 20 year shelters. If I have to replace every 5 years, that's ok. I am intentionally not using any treated lumber on the project, so I know the parts wil degrade faster.