Planning the New Goatstead

[Dave-Trinity-Farms]

Here is what I have learned over the years. Perimeter fencing is more about keeping the bad out then the goaties in. The thing I would suggest is a loafing area around their shelters. This is a second line of defense. Here we use combo cattle panels for the loafing area. Gives piece of mind. A few other things I like here are the shelters are pretty close to the house. I can look out the back slider and see everyone is safe and not in any trouble. Water and power ran to every pen area. Fighting everyday to do water and break ice during the winter is aggravating. With power and water ran to each water area you can do automatic waterers in the summer and deicers in the winter. SOOOO much easier. Having your hay close to your feeders is another blessing. Here we have 13 different feeders. I can feed 80 animals in less then 15 minutes if I hurry.