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May 17 2016

New eBook for Our Goat Barn

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Our eBook is Finally Ready!

We have had so much great feedback and interest in our barn design, and a lot of requests for further details and materials used. So, we decided to create a new eBook that will help walk you through the building process for our cute little goat barn.

Although we have spent a lot of time gathering the details for this book, we wanted to offer it FREE to anyone who wants to see what we did to construct this barn. It is tough trying to find economical designs, especially ones that are sturdy and look good too – so we hope you find this book useful. At the very least, maybe it will give you some ideas on what to do (and not to do) when building something for your own little goats!

However, we are finding that our hay bills are getting pretty big, so we are only going to be able to offer the free eBook for a limited time. In the future, we will be charging a small amount for our publications, to help with our own farm costs. Click the link below to get your free copy SOON!

We’d love to have you on our mailing list too – so please sign up in the process. We will keep you updated as new publications are available, or if we have anything really cool to share (but we promise not to bug you too regularly)!

Written by Cindy Campbell · Categorized: GottaGoat Farm, Our Goats · Tagged: Barn, Building, Design, eBook, Farm, Goat, Goats, Guide, Hobby Farm, materials, Plan, Shelter

Cindy Campbell

About Cindy Campbell

Cindy is the owner of Green Mountain Creative and GottaGoat Farm. She is a professional instructor, course developer, graphic designer, and hobby farmer who loves all of her 2- and 4-legged family members!

Comments

  1. Dominique says

    May 19, 2016 at 8:17 am

    Hi Cindy ,

    Thank you for the free plan! Do you have info on the list of tools used for this project. We have a circular saw only. Do we need to rent other type of saw etc…

    Reply
    • admin says

      May 20, 2016 at 10:32 am

      So tools used… let me think (we have quite a few – I think my husband is as hooked on acquiring new tools as I am with goats and chickens).

    • We used our tractor for leveling the ground and bringing in dirt, and post hole auger for digging the holes
    • A little cement mixer for mixing the concrete
    • Drill for all pilot holes/screws
    • Chainsaw for cutting the tops of the posts (could use a reciprocating saw)
    • Mitre saw for the siding pieces
    • Torpedo style level and post level
    • A pneumatic framing nailer and stapler (both powered by an air compressor) for just about all the assembly
    • And an assortment of hand tools when needed: hammer, screwdrivers, etc., and ladders for getting to the top of the barn for framing and roof/siding installation.
    • I think that about covers it, but essentially we did use quite a variety of tools.

      Reply
  2. Ashley says

    November 22, 2017 at 9:06 am

    Around how much did it cost to build it

    Reply
    • admin says

      November 29, 2017 at 11:15 pm

      Hi Ashley – I didn’t include the cost for items in my list of materials (in the eBook), as it varies so much; and we did get a bunch of our materials for free (all of our siding, and much of the non-dimensional lumber) or at discounted pricing (our posts and most of our pressure treated 2″x4″ lumber was purchased as “cull” lumber). However, I would estimate we spent about $900-$1000 total for our materials for this barn as we did have to buy almost all of our dimensional lumber, roofing materials, and all hardware.

      Reply
  3. Chrystal Atchison says

    December 29, 2018 at 6:34 pm

    I just want to thank you for the plans. We built this barn this summer and it turned out perfect for our two Pygmy/Nigerian cross goats and mini donkey. We made a little loft inside since it was so tall and swapped out the Dutch doors (so cute!) for a sliding door (easier for me to make). The barn is beautiful. We live on a small property so wanted something that wasn’t an eyesore and this really fit the bill.

    Reply
    • admin says

      January 13, 2019 at 10:39 am

      Hi Chrystal – Thank you so much for your kind words! Your new barn sounds amazing. We’d love to see pictures of your finished barn and share it on our website. If you are able to send us some photos, that would be great. You can email us at cindy@gottagoat.com. Thanks!

      Reply
    • Ruth says

      March 14, 2020 at 5:21 pm

      VERY CUTE goat house! At the moment, we have used scraps of what we have lying around and pallets (which are getting scarce) to build a sleeping quarters under our back deck and a feeding area alongside for the 3 pygmy boys (Sonic, Waffles & Radar) we’re adopting. Our hope is to build something better in the coming year. This idea of yours is not only precious but absolutely idea for a small goat family. Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  4. Morgan says

    April 28, 2020 at 7:09 pm

    Thank you for the barn plans. It is exactly what I have been looking for and I can’t wait to build it with my hubby. I’m wondering how it’s holding up 4 years later? Anything you would change?

    Reply
    • admin says

      October 29, 2020 at 11:51 pm

      Sorry for the late reply! We actually ended up using this barn for our bucks, as we now have over 40 goats! The barn was still holding up, with the exception of the siding, as we have one particularly destructive boy with large horns! He likes to rip off and “shred” the siding boards, so we are slowing replacing the siding (both inside and out) with dimensional lumber (2″x6″ boards primarily).

      Reply

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