ragdollcatlady
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Ok guys and gals,
I need advice from seasoned pros here. I have never done more than visit a little snow on the ground, but I am anticipating moving to Alaska and I desperately need ideas and advice on housing my goats safely against the freezing weather. What kind of barn or shelter would be best? Ideas for a floorplan/layout for a barn/shelter would be great. I am hoping to bring about 20 goats, 6 Boers, 3 Nubians, and the rest Nigerian Dwarves. Bucks separate from does of course. Also hoping to take a handful of ducks, geese and chickens, so I need some room for them too. Please add all housing advice and ideas as well as practical advice for how to care for all my feathered and furred kids in the colder months. The specific area I am looking at is in the interior of Alaska and might get down to -50 to -70, and is very windy from what I hear.
Thanks everyone!
I need advice from seasoned pros here. I have never done more than visit a little snow on the ground, but I am anticipating moving to Alaska and I desperately need ideas and advice on housing my goats safely against the freezing weather. What kind of barn or shelter would be best? Ideas for a floorplan/layout for a barn/shelter would be great. I am hoping to bring about 20 goats, 6 Boers, 3 Nubians, and the rest Nigerian Dwarves. Bucks separate from does of course. Also hoping to take a handful of ducks, geese and chickens, so I need some room for them too. Please add all housing advice and ideas as well as practical advice for how to care for all my feathered and furred kids in the colder months. The specific area I am looking at is in the interior of Alaska and might get down to -50 to -70, and is very windy from what I hear.
Thanks everyone!