Greetings and thanks in advance!
I am going to be building a livestock bldg and though I will be owning goats, I will be selling the property in a year or two and want the building suitable for potential buyers w/horses. The property can lawfully have 3 horses on it but would better hold 2. That's neither here nor there... I need to make the bldg big enough for 2-3 horse stalls + storage/tack, and a grooming/handling area (for horses).
I expect to have between 6-12 goats (until goat math strikes of course); 2-3 bucks, the rest does, and will keep them separated except for breeding. I will be setting the inside of the bldg up to have separate movable/adjustable pens for birthing does (probably 3-4), a holding pen/area for the other does, and a smaller enclosure for the bucks at the other end as well as storage area for hay/grain and a milking area. When it's time to separate the kids from the does, I will place the kids in the birthing pens and the does all together.
OK, so how large should each horse stall be? Width/length/height? How large should the barn doors be height/width wise to allow easy access for a handler and a horse? I plan on basically building a single story pole barn structure that is open internally so can be set up however is determined best by the owner.
Thanks again!
I am going to be building a livestock bldg and though I will be owning goats, I will be selling the property in a year or two and want the building suitable for potential buyers w/horses. The property can lawfully have 3 horses on it but would better hold 2. That's neither here nor there... I need to make the bldg big enough for 2-3 horse stalls + storage/tack, and a grooming/handling area (for horses).
I expect to have between 6-12 goats (until goat math strikes of course); 2-3 bucks, the rest does, and will keep them separated except for breeding. I will be setting the inside of the bldg up to have separate movable/adjustable pens for birthing does (probably 3-4), a holding pen/area for the other does, and a smaller enclosure for the bucks at the other end as well as storage area for hay/grain and a milking area. When it's time to separate the kids from the does, I will place the kids in the birthing pens and the does all together.
OK, so how large should each horse stall be? Width/length/height? How large should the barn doors be height/width wise to allow easy access for a handler and a horse? I plan on basically building a single story pole barn structure that is open internally so can be set up however is determined best by the owner.
Thanks again!
