Too Much MUD!! Any solutions?

[jodief100]

I bought muck boots. Way too much mud to get it under control. The barn is dry and so are the 3 sided stalls. They have to walk through it to get to the fields but there isn't much else I can do. All the rock we lay down just sinks and we have the same problem in a few weeks.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Rock, rock, and more rock. Not gravel in the main walk ways. The bigger rock, like #3 or #2, they don't like to stand on so they move on thru. Don't stand there poopin'. Gravel around waters, and feed buckets, where they must stand for a while, #57 work good in these areas. this will be your most cost effective means of controling the mud in the long run.

X2 this is what we do. That and Decomposed Granite (DG).

 

[babsbag]

I have the stall mats in front of the feeders and they slope a little away from the feeders so they stay dry. The goats don't have to stand in muck to eat.

It has been relativley dry in CA since Jan so I don't have much mud right now. The muddiest place is the gate from the pen into the pasture and the goats don't like to walk through it when it is really muddy. They just stay in the pen, thier choice and I don't try to do anything about it since I don't have to walk in it.

 

[Bryan99705]

How about throwing out a few solid surface pallets. They allow air flow, give you a raised surface to walk on, you can add cleats if inclined, and you can move them and/or hose them off as needed

 

[Oakroot]

I bought muck boots. Way too much mud to get it under control. The barn is dry and so are the 3 sided stalls. They have to walk through it to get to the fields but there isn't much else I can do. All the rock we lay down just sinks and we have the same problem in a few weeks.

You need to lay landscaping fabric down first to create a barrier between the soil and the rock. This will prevent the sinking.