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Shelters for Boer Goats and Meat
Goats Some commercial meat goat producers in our area do not
provide shelters for
their goats, letting them find shelter in cedar thickets or under rock
ledges.
Goats will do better and require less feed if they have shelter from
rain, wind,
and snow in winter. Inexpensive three sided sheds can be built from
plans
obtained at local lumber companies or farm supply stores. Plans can
also
be
obtained from the
Cattle panels with tarps stretched over them make good shelters and are quick and easy to erect. Portable polyvinyl calf hutches work well for small groups of goats. We use the ones pictured above for our bucks.
When the Yellville Summit School district needed to get rid of an old metal building that was in the way of a new addition we were able to get it moved to Critter Ridge for a meat goat barn at a very reasonable cost. Come Visit Us and See Our Herd We are two miles west of Ralph on County Road 5040. Ralph is four miles south of Yellville, Arkansas, on Highway 14.
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