Finge
Chillin' with the herd
So, I'm lookin' for advice before I even start building anything from more experienced goat owners.
I am planning on getting Nigerian dwarf goats, and I'm stumped on what to do about shelter. This year, so far, this year has been pretty hot and only started to get cold around Thanksgiving, and is dropping to the one digit temperatures in the morning, but warms up to 30-50 later in the day. Would large dog houses suffice if the weather keeps going how it is?
For fencing, I've been thinking of using wood pallets since I live right next to my grandfather's farm. I'd only use one layer, but have really tall posts so I could stack the pallets on top of each other incase one layer isn't enough.
I at the moment, am planning on getting the goats this winter break so I have time to socialize with them on my winter break, or in the spring time, when I wouldn't have to worry about it being too cold because it gets pretty hot starting spring and we have mostly rain.
Keep in mind, the place I want to fence in is small, so I can't really afford to build big barns, and i'm not too good at money wise either, which is why im using wood pallets.
I am planning on getting Nigerian dwarf goats, and I'm stumped on what to do about shelter. This year, so far, this year has been pretty hot and only started to get cold around Thanksgiving, and is dropping to the one digit temperatures in the morning, but warms up to 30-50 later in the day. Would large dog houses suffice if the weather keeps going how it is?
For fencing, I've been thinking of using wood pallets since I live right next to my grandfather's farm. I'd only use one layer, but have really tall posts so I could stack the pallets on top of each other incase one layer isn't enough.
I at the moment, am planning on getting the goats this winter break so I have time to socialize with them on my winter break, or in the spring time, when I wouldn't have to worry about it being too cold because it gets pretty hot starting spring and we have mostly rain.
Keep in mind, the place I want to fence in is small, so I can't really afford to build big barns, and i'm not too good at money wise either, which is why im using wood pallets.