Outside pen size vs. indoor housing size

[Mini-M Ranch]

I can hardly carry a bag of shavings past my goats. One in particular will grab and eat plastic, given the chance. Sheesh!

Yep.. Shirts tails, sleeves, gloves, the button flap over your back pants pocket, the bill of your hat, your hair.. That's why I just can't imagine leaving something so tempting as a tarp in the presence of any self-respecting goat and not expecting things to slide downhill from there.

Today I had to hide a handful of nails in my bra because I had no pockets and the girls were SURE that I had a handful of treats.

Not the most comfortable thing I've ever worn...

 

[crazygoatlady]

mine have never "eaten" or chewed on tarps used. But I would really use pallets as a base. T posts do work, but when goats rub on the walls of the panels, they can push them out of wack. also, if you use the pallets for a base, the cattle panels can be cut in half to be used as the top half of the building, so 2 panels will cover more area, also jsut using the panels, the goats can use them as a spring board to get out of a fenced area also. Using conduit gives the cattle panels strength.

 

[kimmyh]

I tried pallets in the goat barn years ago and had several leg injuries, so I put plywood on the pallets and screwed it down. The goats did fine, I spent a lot of time on my backside.