If I 'm really lucky- I might be getting a new barn. What are your ideal measurements per goat? What things in a barn make life easier? What do you wish you had ( aside from running water so you didn't have to carry). Give me ideas so I can dream.
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I had a new barn built last year, and there are still things I wish I had done differently. Some of what I wanted couldn't be done due to the barn location on a hillside and a rock ledge underneath. But I really wish I had incorporated a good size overhang over the door to the pen so the goats could be outdoors as much as they want when the weather isn't ideal, and to prevent rain and snow from blowing in to their stall when the weather changes suddenly (which it does ALL THE TIME here in Upstate New York). What I did right - I had a small milking room built with a door connecting the goat stall to the milking room. The door is large enough for me to go through, but small enough that I can let one goat through at a time even when they are all trying to squeeze through together. The milking room is insulated and an electrician installed a small heater. There is plenty of room for shelves and a milkstand, and there are several outlets so I can plug in an extra heater for those super cold mornings (by that, I mean, say 15 below zero) and a small microwave so I can warm the microfiber towels I soak in an iodine solution for washing udders and teats (and my hands). There is a screened window for summertime, and a side door to the aisle of the barn so I can go in and out without having to go through the goat stall.
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I had a new barn built last year, and there are still things I wish I had done differently. Some of what I wanted couldn't be done due to the barn location on a hillside and a rock ledge underneath. But I really wish I had incorporated a good size overhang over the door to the pen so the goats could be outdoors as much as they want when the weather isn't ideal, and to prevent rain and snow from blowing in to their stall when the weather changes suddenly (which it does ALL THE TIME here in Upstate New York). What I did right - I had a small milking room built with a door connecting the goat stall to the milking room. The door is large enough for me to go through, but small enough that I can let one goat through at a time even when they are all trying to squeeze through together. The milking room is insulated and an electrician installed a small heater. There is plenty of room for shelves and a milkstand, and there are several outlets so I can plug in an extra heater for those super cold mornings (by that, I mean, say 15 below zero) and a small microwave so I can warm the microfiber towels I soak in an iodine solution for washing udders and teats (and my hands). There is a screened window for summertime, and a side door to the aisle of the barn so I can go in and out without having to go through the goat stall.