moffitthill
Chillin' with the herd
I don't know if this will help... Creating a safe warm spot ... I run an outdoor HD electric extension to a multi outlet surge protector (cover the outlets without something plugged in them) that sits right outside the stall ... a heat lamp (cord up outside stall and use a heat lamp hung at a safe height... I also have now added one 4x8 insulation cheap non-flammable sheet I easily cut in half to 4x4 for two stalls ( I have Dwarf goats, you may want to do a full sheet or whatever works for you -- can configure for your space) and placed on the ground in front shared corner of the two stalls (so cords can go under side into lil space dug out under for cords and both reach surge protector)... on top of this I laid out a flat outdoor plug-in heating tape on each with cord running under(type you wrap around pipes under trailers/crawl space to keep pipes from freezing) and put cheap landscape cement squares on top of the tape that is laid out flat. Also, I put screw end PVC in a square around it to keep it from possibly shifting but I think that was overkill as the Dwarf aren't moving the squares -- might need for larger goats). Heats the stone kind of like their own radiant floor heat but doesn't get so hot that there is danger of straw catching. They snuggle up there on the stone and under the lamp. I still bagbalm the nose and ears and under the tail, etc (skin, edges and "delicate" places). Remember to safely place, cover, wrap as necessary any electricity current and/or connections. And assure heat lamp warms from above at a height that is safe. I have corded heated water buckets but if you do not... you could probably place one on corner secure to no tip and heat from stone on bottom may help deter freezing water source. I found that even though the light had always been there that one in particular did not like the new thing in the stall... so I found with mine that if I placed straw only on and around the stones... they weren't cautious of the new thing in their environment and used it more readily and now it is the place to be when not eating/drinking 
I also broke up alfalfa cubes a bit and tossed that way on top of straw before I fed them... they HAD to step onto it and realized it was safe new thing. I of course close door. Wet and cold will do damage before anything and I want them dry when it is so cold... but I am luck bigger barn so plenty ventilated overall.
I usually put my goats in the one side of my mother's heated dog boarding kennel during scary weather (they follow me like Heidi for a bit of grain) but this is lasting much longer and she is going to get busier soon and may need that additional side for her business. I dont have a low ceiling for heat generated from lamp to keep from rising so much. So I got creative and made a radiant heated floor that just needs to be plugged in when needed. So they are warmed both over and under. Just enough to keep from danger on ears and such and a lil extra for overall warmth.
My sister has purchased the AKC black 5x6 panels and gate panels at Menards for a dog kennel and made a 5x6 (she put panels for the sides of the enclosure on their sides so 6 long and 5 high to get the extra 5 sq ft space for each panel and used first pen made to create one outside wall for second pen with a corner and walls to make another pen that just needed a front with gate. She zip-tied tarps taunt on all outer sides and tops to hold in heat that rises with a pvc piping zip-tied down across securely and can hang the heat lamp from pvc and keeps tarp from sagging. Filled with straw... It doesn't make it toasty but keeps it above freezing dangers. She uses the same panels with the 30 something inch garden fence cut to fit each panel so always there and zip tied well so no sag for her lil Dwarf babies so no heads stuck in fence until old enough to go to new home or with others in pasture (that way she didn't have to invest in the much more expensive fencing for a really large acre pasture and could use 1x2 page fencing instead). The panels attach together with clamps and are easily taken down and stored until needed again. They are a godsend in this weather now as she can make additional "indoor" spaces safer from the elements.
Definitely worth the investment as powder coated and will last a very long time. I use the same panels for babies lined with garden fence (small small openings and lasts longer than chicken wire) so they can come out from under enclosed barn overhang that leads to stall area, still get sunshine to grow and do so safely as I make dig deterrent and cover the fencing that sets out of overhang. Again, easy up and down.
Just a couple ideas that worked for us and might work for you.
I also broke up alfalfa cubes a bit and tossed that way on top of straw before I fed them... they HAD to step onto it and realized it was safe new thing. I of course close door. Wet and cold will do damage before anything and I want them dry when it is so cold... but I am luck bigger barn so plenty ventilated overall.I usually put my goats in the one side of my mother's heated dog boarding kennel during scary weather (they follow me like Heidi
for a bit of grain) but this is lasting much longer and she is going to get busier soon and may need that additional side for her business. I dont have a low ceiling for heat generated from lamp to keep from rising so much. So I got creative and made a radiant heated floor that just needs to be plugged in when needed. So they are warmed both over and under. Just enough to keep from danger on ears and such and a lil extra for overall warmth.My sister has purchased the AKC black 5x6 panels and gate panels at Menards for a dog kennel and made a 5x6 (she put panels for the sides of the enclosure on their sides so 6 long and 5 high to get the extra 5 sq ft space for each panel and used first pen made to create one outside wall for second pen with a corner and walls to make another pen that just needed a front with gate. She zip-tied tarps taunt on all outer sides and tops to hold in heat that rises with a pvc piping zip-tied down across securely and can hang the heat lamp from pvc and keeps tarp from sagging. Filled with straw... It doesn't make it toasty but keeps it above freezing dangers. She uses the same panels with the 30 something inch garden fence cut to fit each panel so always there and zip tied well so no sag for her lil Dwarf babies so no heads stuck in fence until old enough to go to new home or with others in pasture (that way she didn't have to invest in the much more expensive fencing for a really large acre pasture and could use 1x2 page fencing instead). The panels attach together with clamps and are easily taken down and stored until needed again. They are a godsend in this weather now as she can make additional "indoor" spaces safer from the elements.
Definitely worth the investment as powder coated and will last a very long time. I use the same panels for babies lined with garden fence (small small openings and lasts longer than chicken wire) so they can come out from under enclosed barn overhang that leads to stall area, still get sunshine to grow and do so safely as I make dig deterrent and cover the fencing that sets out of overhang. Again, easy up and down.
Just a couple ideas that worked for us and might work for you.
