Our barn floors are dirt and we rake the poop out every morning.
Barn floors goats.
That barn burned so the new one has a gravel floor that gets thrown out with the bedding.
But if you have the opportunity then you should.
I have not ever used lime so could not help you with that.
I wish i had my cement floors back.
It is so much easier to clean and helps keep them cool in the summer.
I would so much rather have a dirt floor or have another goat barn with linoleum on the floor.
I had dirt floors and wasn t happy with the drainage.
We have mats to increase productivity keep animals warm and dry and improve animal comfort.
Mats flooring complete the look of your building barn or stable with flooring in your choice of styles.
When i knew we were moving and i d need to build a new goat barn i ran across this one.
Sadly i haven t got to build it yet.
Once the dirt got compacted it was pretty well waterproof.
Linda wood floors and concrete hold and breed insects and disease.
We converted our 8 x16 chicken coop into another shelter for the goats.
The part in the middle where it slopes down from each side and just outside is very loose like sand especially if it has been dry.
Livestock mats barn flooring keep you animals healthy and comfortable.
My first goat barn was part of cow dairy barn concrete floors.
From functional to decorative we ve got a vast array of styles to choose from including rubber mat stable flooring continuous roll flooring livestock bio security mats feed saver mats multi purpose utility mats stall mats double creep mats and premium paver blocks as well as kick.
The part where the goats hang out a lot is very hard almost like stone.
This barn looks great is super functional and also appears to be sturdy as well.
So when we moved i put wooden floors into the goat pen figuring the urine would drain between the boards into the dirt below and the dirt wouldn t get compacted because the goats weren t standing on it.
Many alternative arrangements are possible including.
Farmtek offers mats are ideal for horse stalls dairy free stalls trailers work stations tack and feed rooms wash racks and barn aisles and entryways.
I have admired this goat barn for quite some time.
It s so easy to clean out and i don t have to worry about the wood rotting because of the linoleum.
You want a well drained soil like sand for your barn floor.
Bheila dec 29 2009.
Twice a year i flush our barn dirt floors with baking soda and vinager then add more soil from different places on our property.
Grain is stored in a metal garbage can with a tight lid.
