Here is the 144 sq. ft. shelter I built. Right now it is dual purpose, storage for the hay and our goat supplies as well as shelter for the does. A smaller shelter will be built for the does and this will be used only for storage.

Here is a view from the far end of the doe pen looking back towards our goat shelter. They have about 4000 sq. ft. of fenced area. The fence is made of standard field wire with an electrified strand approx. 10 inches off the ground inside the fence perimeter.

This is my do-it-yourself hay feeder. I designed it to sit on the fence line so the does can eat from one side and the bucks from the other. No more wasted hay and only one feeder to fill. Note the dividers that prevent sleeping in it as well as preventing head butting while eating.

Our first goats, Sara the dark grey agouti and Penny the light caramel. They claimed this as their sleeping spot even before I was finished with the shelter's interior. These are our only unregistered goats and the only does with horns.

Here is the side door of the goat shelter. Their little door remains open while the bigger door for us is shown closed in this picture. We can latch it open in good weather to allow for even better ventilation. The next photo shows the door open.

Here is the same door as above, only this time it is shown open. You can see the baking soda dish on the left and their salt lick on the bottom right of the picture.

This is the "milking stand" I built. We use it primarily to hold the goats during hoof care sessions or when administering shots. The top is covered with roofing shingles to provide a non-skid surface. You can see the yummy Sweetlix tub on the right.

Here is the hay feeder shown above but during the construction phase. It sits very low to the ground and has a wide footprint for stability. Built using treated lumber, it should last as long as I do. Sam is seen pacing impatiently, waiting for me to get it installed.

This is our buck house. Simple but efficient, it is built slightly off angle to allow water runoff on the roof and berry travel to one inch slots inside each wall. This allows me to be able to tilt the house up and remove the berries quite easily.

Here is our granddaughter, Gabby standing with Sam and Sara. This was her very first encounter with goats so up close and personal. Poor Sam was caught with hay in his beard again.

This is our other granddaughter, Gracie feeding Sam. She says Sam is her favorite because he is bigger and has horns. Of course she calls him "Sam I Am" since her Nana told her that was his name. Sara and Penny are looking to see what is going on.

This is our Jack Russell Terrier Weezer, our ever vigilant watchdog. Nothing gets near the property without him raising a fuss and alerting us and the goats to potential danger. He wants to play with the goats so badly but we don't let him, so he sits there with his little nose through the fence waiting for us to come into his 2500 sq. ft. pen.

This is a view towards the buck area. Sam saw the camera and had to rush right to the gate while Jonah goes on about his business. The bucks have 3800 sq. ft. of area to roam around in. Sam sleeps in the wooden house and Jonah calls the Igloo home.

Here is a view across the doe pen showing the various structures the goats love to play on. They have everything from short stumps to tall stumps to elevated platforms for playing "king of the hill". The blue barrel is for playing "hide and seek".

Here is a close-up of the platforms we built for them. We took apart a wooden spool so we could use both sides. They are mounted on treated 4x4s and are 20" and 40" high with a ramp between them.

And another view of the goat playground. Sara and Penny are enjoying some fresh greenery we brought them while Cricket chases after Cynthia (just out of view).