Pygmy Goat Sleeping Platform

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I am purchasing two pygmy goat kids in 10-12 weeks and am just finishing up their living space. I read that goats like to sleep off the ground, but can't find much details around it. How large of a space should the platform be? Does it need to have small sides to keep straw in? How high up should it be? Do they need to have "Stairs" or a platform to walk up?

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My goats don't have a sleeping platform, they all sleep on the the ground.
But, goats do like to jump and climb.
So, if you wanted something for them to get up on, I'd say for 2 pygymies 3x3 or 4x4 or something in between.

Probably no steps needed, they are pretty good jumpers.
 

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My goats don't have a sleeping platform, they all sleep on the the ground.
But, goats do like to jump and climb.
So, if you wanted something for them to get up on, I'd say for 2 pygymies 3x3 or 4x4 or something in between.

Probably no steps needed, they are pretty good jumpers.

Thanks for the info!
 

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The sides of this wagon are probably 2 1/2 feet tall. The two little ones are only 6 weeks old and they can clear the sides. :)
 

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We have a 3 ft wide shelf 3 ft off the ground and 12 ft long, it is on one wall of our barn. It has 4x4 legs and the top is decking boards. They love to jump up there and only the "queens" of the herd sleep up there. It is a status thing. LOL
We also have spools for our goats.
If you threw a piece of wood on the ground they would climb and lay on it.

It doesn't have to be fancy and really isn't necessary but they do like the platforms. :)
 

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We have a 3 ft wide shelf 3 ft off the ground and 12 ft long, it is on one wall of our barn. It has 4x4 legs and the top is decking boards. They love to jump up there and only the "queens" of the herd sleep up there. It is a status thing. LOL
We also have spools for our goats.
If you threw a piece of wood on the ground they would climb and lay on it.

It doesn't have to be fancy and really isn't necessary but they do like the platforms. :)

Where did you find your spools from? I would love to get a couple of them for their run but have no idea where to look.
 

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Check utility and construction companies for wooden spools. You may have to take nails or staples out of them (or pound them in so they don't stick out and injure anything). They might also have holes, I got a smaller one and it had some holes I covered, so their feet wouldn't slip through when they jumped on it.
 

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