Goat Shed or goat housing plays a key role in commercial goat farming,  it should be of scientific designs to safeguard the animals from intense weather conditions & to protect the goats from predators.

The cost of goat shed depends on various factors like animal’s allotments, Make, Designs, Floorings, Facilities like feeders, drinkers, etc. & type of rearing the goats whether it is a intensive zero grazing stall fed systems or semi intensive systems.

Prevention of the diseases is a must if goat housing is designed scientifically animals will be 100% safe & hygienic so that it will have good fertility, immunity & productivity in housings it will enhance profits as we expect in goat farming business, Whereas improper goat shed designs with poor ideology will severely affect the goats & it will lead to severe loss as goats &sheep’s are extremely sensitive normally.

The land for the shed constructions should be vacant from wild animals & severe winds.

Separate cabins for each age group of animals should be allotted

Goats should have a separate feed area.

The shed should have separate feeders for feeds & concentrations feeds & always kept clean & dry to avoid disease contaminations

• Rams or bucks kept for breeding purpose are housed individually in these sheds. Alternatively, wooden partitions can be raised in bigger shed to partition in to stalls.
• The dimension is of 4m (l) ×2.5m (w) ×3m (h) and can accommodate about 3 rams/ bucks.
• The shed shall be partitioned lengthwise to form three equal compartments.
• The partition between each shed should not exceed one metre.
• The partitions may be either of wooden planks or half-cut ballis.
• The partition shall be not more than one metre high from the floor.

• There shall be a sick animal shed for segregating ailing and disabled animals.
• Away from the other sheds one or more sick animal sheds may be constructed with a dimension of 3m (l) ×2m (w) × 3 m (h)
• The lower half of the door may be made of wooden planks and the upper half of wire-netting.
• There may also be a window of 0.7 m broad and 1.2 m high with a wire net covering.

• The shearing and storeroom consist of two compartments with a dividing wall.
• One room may be exclusively meant for storing wool and shearing equipment and the other for keeping feed and medicines.
• The other room used for shearing may be 6m (l) x 2.5m (w) x 3m (h).
• There shall be a door one metre wide and two metres high in front side of the room.
• The door leaf may be made of wooden battens. It may also have two windows, one on each side of the long sides of the room.
• This room should have clean smooth floors and walls lined with glazed tiles up to a height of one and half metre.
• The room should be made damp and dust proof.
• There shall be three windows on three sides.

• The shepherd’s house meant for caretaker shall be located at a convenient place in the yard.
• The house may be 6m (l) X 4m (w) X 3 m (h). There shall be a door of one metre wide and two metres high on the long side of the shed facing the passage of the yard.
• The door leaf may be of wooden planks. There may be four windows; one of these facing the passage of the yard and the other three facing outside.
• Each window may be 0.7 m broad and 1.2 m high and covered with wire netting.