Goat housing is one of the most important part of goat farming business. before purchasing goats from the market, there should be an arrangement for his proper living.

usually goats housing/shelter is for protection from inclement weather such as rains, excessive heat during summer and cold during winter in addition to protection from predator attacks.

Separate goat housing arrangements for different categories of animal-like growers, adult females, breeding males, etc. are required in order to ensure proper care and management as per requirement.

the first investment of goat farming spent on shed or shelter for goats. the size of shed or house totally depends on how much goats are you rear in your farm.

invest wisely on the goat housing system because it is the one-time initial investment, I have seen many beginners goat farmers or entrepreneurs invest too much money on Goat housing design.

Why goat housing is important?

To keep goat healthy.

The clean and hygiene environment in farm gives better health to the goats.

The weight of the goat and their kids increase rapidly with good and hygiene shed management.

It decreases medical expenditure 

profit also increases

How to make a Goat House?

Goat house should be constructed in a well-drained elevated plain area with easy access to transport, electricity, and water.

for our tropical Indian conditions, the long axis of the shed should be in East-west direction.

under Indian condition, the soil floor is generally recommended for goats. however, the floor made bamboo, wooden slats, or plastics are being used in elevated goat house constructed in high rainfall, high humid as well as areas prone for floods.

roof of the goat house may be made of thatch, tiles, cemented sheets, thermally insulated GI sheets depending upon availability as well as durability required.

side walls along with the length of the shed should be 4 feet with remaining height kept open for fixing iron mesh for free air circulation. The walls across the width of the house on both sides need to be closed up to roof height.

maintain the green vegetation and greenery all around the shed adjacent to the goat shelter.

A separate provision of water and feeders of fixed or movable type should be  provided in each paddock

keep the animals as much as possible under the thermal comfort zone so that productivity will be optimum.

Run area should be Double the width of covered area.

Start with minimal housing requirements and as the farm grows in size, add the sheds according to requirements.

Design the facility so that there is a less distance involved while carrying and removing manure or other sources of contamination such as soiled bedding from the sick area.

Solar radiation for kids during winter

Exposure of kids to solar radiation is an important part of livestock management, especially in winter. It helps in maintaining the body temperature and conserve body heat. Provision should be made to provide direct solar radiation for four hours to kids during winter that is quite helpful for proper growth.

Space requirement for the goats

Space requires for goats depend on the size or age of goat.

Overcrowding in farm call the diseases. From overcrowding Viral bacterial diseases spread from one to another and cycle goes on. Therefore space requirement is necessary for a commercial goat farm.

the space required are same in sheep and Goat housing

Floor Management

Remove the topsoil once in three months

Use of lime powder once in ten days to reduce the moisture content

Provide bedding to the kids up to 3 months of age to prevent soil licking

Cleanliness

Shed cleaning should be 3 times in a day.

Shed washing should be 2 times in a week.

Spraying shed with dewormer and lime powder every month.

Coloring boundaries with whitewash,

Burning shed for every 3 months to kill bacteria.

Conclusion

in the goat farming business the 60% of your animal health depends on the housing of goats and clean, hygine is the necesaary, the above information we have discussed in this video is the Basic goat housing requirment.

The ventilation, space for goats, orientation of goat shed all are the important characteristics of goat house.

If you are planning to make Goat house than those points keep in your mind.

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