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06/25/12, 08:44 PM
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Poly dome hutch for goats??
Hi all,
I am considering adopting an infertile sweet doe and two wethers, all lamanchas, from a woman I buy milk from. I would keep them as pets, as they are headed to the auction. I plan on getting a milking doe next year. I have 40 acres, mostly woods, and 7 dogs, since I used to do dog rescue. We are putting up a very large fenced areas for the dogs, and need some help with ideas for the goats. The goat lady said she uses cattle panels, which sound great, and I was looking at the poly dome hutches for the goats. Are they safe in there from heat and mostly the cold? We can get to 30 below here!!! And how about predators? You can't lock them in, right? We don't have many coyotes who come close because of the dogs, but the goats will be away from the dogs, as I don't trust untrained dogs near livestock.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!, thanks!
Nancy from ny
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06/25/12, 10:53 PM
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We have one for our girls. We packed it full of straw during the winter but it doesn't get that cold here. As far as them being safe well I would worry about that the most. Our goats are right by our house like 10 feet from the front door.
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06/26/12, 06:12 AM
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Katie
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Are you talking about the igloo type dog houses? Those work fine for goats, pack it full of straw.
Or you could put up a hoop house made of cattle panels, close off the back end & part of the front end for winter, put pallets on the ground & lots of straw or wasted hay for bedding & they can all sleep & snuggle up together.
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06/26/12, 06:29 AM
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Thank you for the information-I will look into the ideas!
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06/26/12, 10:55 AM
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Katie
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If you do a search here for hoop house there are quite a few threads that show pictures with them of the way different folks here have put there up & use them.
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06/26/12, 05:06 PM
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I'm in Wisconsin and use poly domes. They work wonderful! A hoop house up here in winter isn't enough protection. I've used a hoop house for feeding hay and lounging but have poly domes right next to it for actual shelter. They soak up the heat during the day and stay cozy at night. In summer make sure they have some sort of shade besides the huts as they can get stifling hot. I recommend them all the time and they are very durable.
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06/27/12, 12:46 PM
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I have a poly square I use for kids. Great product.
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06/27/12, 01:01 PM
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Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it!!
Nancy
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06/27/12, 04:05 PM
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We have three goats - two wethers and a doe - who seem to live for bickering and no way, no how would they share a poly dome. They can't even get along in a 12x12 box stall. It has a 6' gate and sometimes one of the goats will take to preventing another from coming in out of the rain. There is often bleating and crashing around in the box stall as they beat the tar out of each other.
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06/28/12, 12:03 AM
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Wow Jennigray, that's not normal. I'll usually have a crotchety doe, or a young doe trying to pull rank with her peers, but that's kinda extreme.
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06/28/12, 12:28 AM
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I have two wethers and a doe. It was pretty calm around here until I got the second wether. Now there's always some kind of rukkus. About half the time it is someone being a jerk but the other half of the time it is just rough-housing. Even the doe gets in on the playing rough. I think she would prefer things to be a little less violent but when she's in the mood to play, she's only got the two boys to play with and that's how they do things, so in she goes, horns-first.
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06/28/12, 04:11 AM
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Are goats like teenagers, where two are fine, but three causes trouble?
Nancy
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06/28/12, 09:06 AM
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You're best bet is to keep your numbers even so everyone has a friend (See, now you need another goat already) Also you should have at least 10 goats so they have a wide friend pool to choose from. 20 is better. 
It actually just depends on individual goats and their temperaments. 2, 3, 11, it doesn't really matter. One bad egg can cause a lot of hate and discontent.
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06/28/12, 05:10 PM
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I will have to let my husband know right away! LOL!
Nancy
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