HOW TO build a portable GOAT fort (shelter)

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Our new goats will be here in a couple weeks, and their permanent "home" isn't ready yet. So we needed a temporary shelter for them, to stay dry & warm - a Goat Fort! We also wanted to make something that was fully portable - so when we have them out on pasture, it will be easy to move it around with them. This is what we came up with!
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22 мар 2018

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@ashleyfriedrich9856 6 лет назад

This looks like it could be used for all kinds of things. We just built a shed for sheep out of pallets. It's fun to watch all the creative ideas people use to build things. Thanks for sharing.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Mrs Farm Alarm we originally started with pallets as our idea too, but then thinking through multiple used when with those design.

@thehappyhomestead2432 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing your design. I'm researching mobile shelters for pigs so great to know your pigs adopted the fort :)

@1870s 5 лет назад

It's perfect for the pigs!

@StoneyCreekHeritageFarm 6 лет назад

Nice job on those lap joints! Glad to see you added the hardware cloth and are moving those eye bolts. Good plan on the cutting those bottom edges, it will pull much easier now.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Thanks! Probably other ways I could have joined the frame together, but I really don't have a lot of experience doing lap-joints. Figured, this would be a good project to start learning my way around. I may end up moving single eye bolt to the center, and putting one on each end. That way we can move it both directions easier.

@StoneyCreekHeritageFarm 6 лет назад

Single eye per end will have you saying bad things while you're moving out in the pasture. Think water skier and how a single pull rope the skier can move from side to side of the boat instead of tracking behind. Putting your eye bolts in the cross grain will make it a more sure hold too. Placing them in the ends of the woods with the grain, no mechanical holding and will pull out pretty easy. Having pull points on both sides would have advantages. If you are still putting a wall on end, it will make it heavier of course, pulling with the heavy side will cause it to dig in more, even with the corner edges beveled. bet you find find, having the pull from the light end of your fort will go easier on you, your 4 wheeler and fort.

@fionafarrell43 5 лет назад

Thank you for this.Great work.

@SandysAdventures 6 лет назад

Cute! Can't wait to see the goats use it.

@1870s 6 лет назад

You and me both!

@rivenfae 6 лет назад

Watching this with husband on his account and he says, "we gotta build one of these. My girls would love it.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Rivenfae Wolf oh cool!

@ziegenvinehomestead 6 лет назад

Gotta love a video that makes you laugh 1st thing in the morning! What a handsome goat you have with an awesome beard! LOL Im sure you will get lots of enjoyment from your goats - I know I love mine (most days).

@1870s 6 лет назад

Glad we made you smile :) Meeeeaaah!

@HomesteadTessie 6 лет назад

Oh I just love this Project!! Thank you so much for sharing Your knowledge and skills !!

@1870s 6 лет назад

Homestead Tessie your welcome, have a super weekend

@brookatbabblingbrookacres2690 6 лет назад

I like how you did the tarp, that is a good hint to use a smaller board.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Someone suggested we should have rolled it the opposite direction so it didn't collect rain in the crack. That was great feedback, just not sure we could have rotten it tight enough then. Hopefully it works out

@sandyferrell7492 6 лет назад

So nice love it congratulations on 1000 subs can’t wait to see the goats!!

@1870s 6 лет назад

Thanks Sandy

@YoungbloodFamilyFarm 6 лет назад

Very nice, excited for your additions!

@1870s 6 лет назад

Yb Family Farm me too!

@Flipflopbarnyard 6 лет назад

I love it! It looks perfect. Good call on the hardware cloth over it. Did you see Weed 'Em and Reap's goat that broke it's leg? It tried to climb the fence and fell over with it's leg caught. They have a cast on it now.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Yes that is what made me think of it

@crackerjack3359 5 лет назад

Great idea. I would have to brace the ends and secure to the ground against those Montana winds

@largefamilyruralliving7434 6 лет назад

Good idea with the hardware cloth, can't wait to see the goats climb on it, lol. You made those notches look so easy to do.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Evolution of a Homestead haha me too

@1870s 6 лет назад

The cross lap joint really weren't too bad. Just make sure your measurements are right before you start cutting. You can always cut or chisel more if needed - but you can't put any back if you go too far.

@mywoolmitten 6 лет назад

Very handy, looks like it will be quite useful!

@1870s 6 лет назад

Figure we can use it for several things down the road!

@1krmorris 6 лет назад

This is great. Would also make a great chicken tractor with a little more to it. Y’all have the best quality videos. Love them!

@1870s 6 лет назад

Thank you Kristin

@HarshmanHills 6 лет назад

nice and simple is usually the best

@1870s 6 лет назад

Agreed!

@aimhighhomestead5862 6 лет назад

Looks great!

@ChickaWoofRanch 6 лет назад

I really like it! Much better design than ours! We can get very high winds where we are... if you get the same, consider securing it to the ground. We had a terrible accident last year that killed one of our goats because we didn't secure it.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Ok thank you for the caution!! Hopefully they like their fort 😉

@ChickaWoofRanch 6 лет назад

I think it's wonderful! You guys did an excellent job!

@TomiaMacQueen 4 года назад

This is nice but we tried a high version of this and our goats literally used it as a fun launching pad and flattened it lol. I like it for sheep though.

@iwantosavemoney 6 лет назад

I really like this build i think i will build mine similar but with 2 cattle panels and make mine wider great video.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Glad you enjoyed! Our goats, never really used it much. We have since moved it to our Pig Pen, and they absolutely love it.

@dianecharles881 6 лет назад

It did turn out very nice!!

@1870s 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@loriehabel1552 6 лет назад

Nice fort👍

@KennedyHomestead 6 лет назад

Congratulations on a thousand!

@1870s 6 лет назад

Thank you Breanna!

6 лет назад

pretty cool!

@silverwolf532 6 лет назад

Hi I am Rivenfae's husband, just a thought to put some sort of fence over the tarp to protect it from hoof's and wind ect.

@1870s 6 лет назад

It's pretty tight, so I'm hoping the wind won't tear it up too quickly. Definitely UV from the sun, mixed with rain, will definitely shorten the life of the tarp. Probably could have put another layer of hardware cloth over the top, but at level it seemed a bit overkill. A new tarp will run me about $12. If I have to replaced it every 2 years, no big deal.

@tamarawheeldon1060 6 лет назад

You guys are so cute and perfect together❤️ great project!

@1870s 6 лет назад

Tamara Wheeldon thank you

@PartTimePermies 6 лет назад

Cool goat fort. I have one question. Would you need to stake it down on windy days or is it heavy enough to counter the potential sail effect of the tarp? I love how simple it is! I also love you you notched the wood. I haven't used that method before.

@1870s 6 лет назад

Cross Lap Joints :) As for the wind, I'm not too worried. Between the hardware cloth, cattle panels, and treated 4x4's... I bet as a whole it's coming close to 100 pounds. Of course 60-70mph winds may be a challenge - we'll see how it goes. We plan on trying to keep the back (closed end) facing SW, which should help a lot.

@stacybriggs5149 6 лет назад

Shorting the chain so it raises it up to help move

@suzie2080 6 лет назад

What a great idea!

@abdulshakoor9255 4 года назад

Good

@monikapal4882 5 лет назад

good

@africanhomestead 6 лет назад

New subscriber (I thought I subscribed to your channel a month ago, but I guess not). This is a great project. I’ll be curious about how the roof holds up long term and whether or not the goats jump up there. Thanks for sharing!

@1870s 6 лет назад

I'm sure it won't last forever. Tarps in general last a year or two, if left out in the elements. Since it's just secured with some screws and a board, for about $12 (new tarp) and about 15 minutes - it'll be as good as new. At least that's the plan.

@africanhomestead 6 лет назад

That 1870's Homestead - Sounds like a good plan. Oftentimes cheap is the better way to go, if the maintenance isn’t too bad. 👍🏼

@lindawilson5937 3 года назад

could one put a back and door on it for sleeping stalls

@HomesteadOC 5 лет назад

Seems like one of the more sturdy portable goat shelter designs. Hows it holding up? Have the goats ripped the tarp yet? Are you able to pull this by hand?

@1870s 5 лет назад

It's very heavy so I'm (Rachel) not able to move it by myself. I attach to 4wheeler to move around. Honestly the goats never used it we ended up using it with our pigs. They were pretty rough scratching themselves on it and rough housing in it. Held up amazingly

@dalebaker9788 4 года назад

Put an Allen wrench in you drill to screw in eye bolts

@valeried4504 6 лет назад

Check another project off the list... good job

@1870s 6 лет назад

Thanks Valerie

@joshdill6332 4 года назад

How long was the panel?

@Theblindfarmer 5 лет назад

Did you ever do a update on the fort ?

@1870s 5 лет назад

Lol, go watch our pigs last day on the farm video, that's about the most of an update we did. Ended up being loved and adopted by them

@StrawFamilyFarm 6 лет назад

Do you remember the measurements for the wooden square? Also if you put the 2X3 the other way wouldn't the rain run off better and not gather in the valley that the tarp creates? Might rot the wood ... Just thinking out loud

@1870s 6 лет назад

Straw Family Farm your probably right about the 2x3, shoulda woulda coulda, lol. Todd isn't quite sure on where width ended somewhere between 5 and 6 ft for boards. Length is 8 ft, but lap joints use up some of the dimensions.

@StrawFamilyFarm 6 лет назад

LOL I know .... I do something and then see 100 ways I Shoulda done it ... LOL Just letting you know II may be stealing this idea .... LOL

@1870s 6 лет назад

The length was right at 8 ft. We didn't cut those 4x4's. This works good, because most cattle panels are right around 4 ft wide. So they fit nicely. The width was about 5 ft. But keep in mind, that if you go narrow it will make the "hoop" tall - and if you go wider the "hoop" will be lower. So you can adjust this freely to get the height you want. You can only go so high though, because cattle panels only have to much "bend factor" to work with. There was also about 3.5" of overlap for the lap joints - which is why I had to cut the cattle panel to fit around the lap joints. You don't have to lap joint them though, it was just something I wanted to incorporate because I don't have a lot of experience with making them.

@StrawFamilyFarm 6 лет назад

Thanks for the info ... It helps

@kennymartin379 2 месяца назад

It takes a while to do stuff

@RageQuitter0531 Год назад

Did you attach the hardware cloth to the cattle panel or just to the posts? And what size tarp was that?

@1870s Год назад

Just to the posts. The tarp, I don't remember. I used on of those flexible tape measures to figure out what size worked for my build and measured across the top curve.

@aliciadavidson5005 6 лет назад

What kind of goats are you getting?? Are they going to be for milking??

@1870s 6 лет назад

Nubians, yes for dairy, but that will be down the road they are just babies

@maryh13 2 года назад

What size cattle panel did you use ?

@1870s 2 года назад

Was a full panel, cut in 1/2 to make two sections

@peaceandlove5214 5 лет назад

Where can I buy similar pens if I can't make it myself?

@1870s 5 лет назад

Not sure. Closest I can think of, are the plastic cattle hutches.

@NEATERTICK 5 лет назад

Human shelter or Dog house or cat shelter

@Nick-vl7lk 4 года назад

Excellent build, try some fold-up wheels on the back end.

@1870s 4 года назад

That would probably work quite well.💙

@quasisentient8970 5 лет назад

Cool idea, but I think my goats would smash that.

@1870s 5 лет назад

we ended up using for our pigs instead, they LOVED it

@smokysantana 4 года назад

I don’t know about your goats but my Goats would have it torn up in 10 minutes

@1870s 4 года назад

Turned out, we found it much more useful for our Pigs, instead of goats.

@bassmanjr100 4 года назад

Yes folks don't make this for goats unless they are almost 20 years old. Our two would jump on this and stomp it down in about 30 seconds. I have video of our goats jumping up about 5 ft to climb in a tree. Looks like a great pig shelter. Nice work.