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over, across,or though the facility or come chase less dominant goats away. This into direct contact with confined animals. problem can be minimized by allowing adequate bunk space for all animals to eat at The corral size should allow for a the same time. There are many ways to minimum of 25 to 30 s�.-f�:p�.c�s or for make or retrofit a feeding area. Many goat 100 sq. ft per buck. Shelter from rain can dairies use fence line feeders. Heavy wire, simply be a pole-type cattle shade. At least 16 foot long livestock panels with grid 15 sq. ft per doe,or 40 sq. ft for each buck openings of 6 by 8 inch can serve as the should be allowed under the shade. Height fence and allow the goats to stick their heads of the shade in corrals �ould enable a through the openings to eat. Some panels tractor-scraper to drive wider it for regular have grids that are 2 by 8 inches at the cleaning. During winter or in rainy months, bottom, increasing to 4 by 8 inches in the mounded, dry bedding should be provided middle portion, and then to 6 by 8 inches at under the roofed area. Examples of bedding the top. These panels reduce the amount of materials suitable for goats include straw, hay that is pulled into the pen and wasted by wood shavings,rice hulls, sand,and almond having the smaller grid at the bottom. If the shells. No bedding is required in warm, dry 4 by 8 inch holes about halfway up the panel weather; it will only athact flies. are not large enough for mature goats to place their heads through comfortably to eat, For younger animals,more then a section of horizontal wire between protection in winter may be desired. A two 4 by 8 inch holes may be cut out to modified wooden calfs hutch that is closed make an 8 by 8 inch op�ing that is about a in the back may be used for several newborn foot from the ground. goat kids. Pens for small groups of growing kids with the dimensions of approximately 8 A fenceline feeder can be made more feet wide by 16 feet long may include a roof like a manger by building a low(2 foot over the back half of the pen. Plywood or high)wall with wooden boards about two metal panels may be utilized to close three feet out from the fenceline. Calf or cow sides in the back half to within 1 to 2 feet stanchions may be used for fenceline feeders below the eaves. Finishing the walls to the for goats as long as there is not a high curb eaves may cause ventilation problems. Ease that interferes with their ability to eat. A of cleaning,containment,and protection length of rebar can be welded about 12-16 from predators are the key elements to keep inches from the bottom of the stanchion in mind when constructing goat shelters. opening to prevent the goats from pushing Safety is also important. Goat kids are very or walking through the stanchions. There curious, so areas that might cause are many imaginative retrofits that can work strangulation or a broken leg must be with a common sense approach to the eliminated. Lead based paint on old sheds animals' ability to eat comfortably and that might be retrofit�ed from some other use safely. For example, hay nets that are to goat shelters can be dangerous. sometimes used for other species are not advisable for goats because goats can Group feeding in dry lot conditions become ensnared in the netting and strangle is labor efficient. "Boss" goats can themselves. sometimes monopolize the feed bunk and 4