Aped
Ridin' The Range
I am getting my herd together. I have no goats yet but I will be picking up a nigerian buck and wether. I also have plans to pick up a mini-nubian doe and a nigerian doe. That is just to start my herd and I also want to breed them. So I got supplies to build a small goat shed. I figured it would be 8 x 12 but partitioned so the the buck and wether would have a 8 x 4 space and the 2 does would have an 8 x 8 space. Well now that I put the foundation down I'm thinking it is too small. I read 15 sq ft per goat for indoor space and I think 25 for outdoor. But I honestly can't see even 2 nigerians fitting comfortably in the 8 x 4 space. Not to mention full sized breeds. Plus I want to breed so I how much room does a kidding doe need? And I wanted to get more than 2 does eventually! Does anyone really follow the 15 sq ft rule of thumb? Or do most people do it bigger? And they also would have access to outside so it's not like they would be crammed in there all day. I'm not so concerned about the buck and wether but does and kidding does. Any have any advice?