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Dirt floor in goat barn aerate.
Keeping their barn clean.
Once the dirt got compacted it was pretty well waterproof.
I have a dirt floor in the goat barn and i love it.
If you want to practice compost bedding adding bedding to the top periodically to create a clean surface and allowing the bottom to compost and produce heat all winter then it is probably the best choice.
So when we moved i put wooden floors into the goat pen figuring the urine would drain between the boards into the dirt below and the dirt wouldn t get compacted because the goats weren t standing on it.
The most popular options for pole barn flooring dirt.
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Line the floor with linoleum or a rubber mat first.
It makes cleaning very easy plus the dirt absorbs all the pee.
I just scoop out the poop and pee every couple of days.
For several types of barns this is the ideal solution when it comes to pole barn floors.
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What i love about it is it s like clumping cat litter for the urine and my goats poop in the same corner so they make it pretty easy for me to clean.
Since the weather was semi decent today i decided to clean out the barn.
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I had dirt floors and wasn t happy with the drainage.
I scoop out manure daily but i still had to deal with urine soaked straw stuck to the floor.
Since a pole barn s only foundation requirements are in the footers for the poles the central dirt inside can be left alone.
We have dirt floors and use straw for bedding.
If i didn t know better i d swear the animals are out there at night with super glue gluing it to the dirt.
Soil sand or clay.
The easiest pole barn flooring option is dirt.
Dirt well draining soil really can be a good flooring.
I use stall pellets in our goat shed and i love it.