Goats

Are you trying to corral those goats into a pen? With so many goat pen ideas out there, it’s tough to find which one is right for you. Goats need to be in an enclosure for their own safety from things like theft and predators.

There’s an old saying that goes, “If it can’t hold water, it can’t hold a goat!”. Basically, goats are escape-artists, which is why a goat pen needs to be built correctly.

What goat pen ideas are there?

Goat Pens & Enclosures

The tried and true way to make sure your goats have a safe pen is to make sure your fencing is up to the task of keeping goats. Here are some of our best fencing tips that we learned (the hard way). Here we explain the differences between different types of goat fencing.

Now that you know some tips and how to choose your fencing type, you can use this tutorial to put your fenced pen together.

Goat Shelters

Do you have a bunch of pallets lying around? You may want to consider building a goat shelter out of them. You can follow this tutorial on how to make a quick goat shelter out of pallets. 

Here’s a different take on the goat pallet shelter. This shelter will help keep your goats safe. 

And, yet another guide on how to build a goat shelter out of pallets.

We have also used pallets to turn half of a carport into a full goat stall.  We just drove t-posts and sat the pallets down on them like pegs.

We like pallets for goat pen ideas because they are so readily available for free or cheap and make building really easy. If you prefer traditional lumber, any of these plans can work with just a little tweaking.

If pallets aren’t your thing and you only have a few goats, you can also use a pre-manufactured dog house or dog igloo.

Whichever route you go your goats will have a shelter and they will stay safe and happy.

Goat Stalls & Kidding Pens

Do you need to specifically make a pen for the kids in your life (goat kids, of course)? This tutorial will walk you through how to make a kid pen. 

Looking for a more in depth plan for your goat stall? Try out this customizable goat pen. You can easily adjust the plans to fit your needs a little better. 

Building a goat pen on your own may be easier than you thought. When you own a farm, you can never have “too” many goat pen ideas to choose from.

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