Easy DIY Goat Shelter

[@alanskeoch3112]

Hi Andrew, your video's are a fantastic resource! Many thanks, from a little known place outside of Sydney, Australia

[@cheesygal]

After many days of searching portable goat shelters for pasture rotation, this is the best plan I’ve seen. Thank you so much!

[@AndrewMast]

Great! I’m glad it helped!

[@cheesygal]

We’re getting the supplies today for the build. We have alpine goats that are about 4’ at their heads and ~200 lbs. looking at your goats, they seem a smaller breed. We think we need to make it a bit bigger. We hope to fit four goats per shelter. Thoughts?

[@MrFullcount13]

Dude!!! You are a lifesaver!! We just got our first few goats and need a shelter for them, and apparently, they topcoat wood with gold now so I can only imagine this will be WAY more affordable! Thanks!

[@SicHeadshotzGaming]

Man has this comment aged well. Now wood is INSANE!

[@amandawiles7308]

I’m going to build this tomorrow… so much lighter than the big metal/2x6 heavy monsters I’ve created. Thank you for sharing this design.

[@boonedog1457]

A great video! Thank you! I could see this structure also as a greenhouse, but using 7 mil heavy duty plastic visquene.

[@jessicaremmer5566]

This is just what I was needing I can make this in a day and start getting the pen set up for the kids.

[@lazulimoon1970]

I will do this for my chickens. Very well. Thank you. 😅

[@keithwalker4493]

This is awesome and such a good design. You must be an engineer by trade.

[@dorismashburn2830]

Love all the detail, yet a short and concise video. Easy to pause video and make a list of the items that I need. Great video! Thank you so much! I'm heading out to pick up my supplies right now :-) my goats are gonna love this

[@AndrewMast]

Great! Thanks for watching!

[@rmartin3858]

This is amazing! How will it hold up during the winter being exposed to the elements?

[@Kidd4ever]

Agree with all the positive comments. Very well constructed and clear. Really appreciate your channel!

[@teressas359]

Best instructional video I've ever seen, logically formatted, detailed, and easy to understand, without extraneous material. Love it.

[@bryanmeyerhoff3500]

Your video was easy to follow and was super easy to build! Thanks!

[@SLC259]

We plan to make one of these this winter, only we plan to use cattle panel instead of PVC pipes. We need the strength and the weight bc of high winds on our pasture. But the wheels would make it a dream to get around the farm for weed control areas! Thanks for the idea!

[@Micheal-Ireland]

Great editing and script! You get right to the point!!

[@cjoarder]

Thanks for sharing the video. Love the simplicity of the design.

[@thomcdixon]

great job on a quick, easy and cheap solution. what kind of fencing do you have and how is it working for you?

[@HiddenMeadowFarm]

I just watched your video because I’m looking at building some portable shelters for our goats. I enjoy your channel. New subscriber.

[@AndrewMast]

Great hope the video helps! Thanks for watching!

[@amandajohnson2850]

Excellent video, including the beginning stages and this last version. Your little helper did awesome. You guys, you did okay, too. ;) Props to your camera-"man." Thank y'all!

[@halehamakua8341]

THANK YOU!!

[@mendallhaynes4756]

Thanks, made one today works very well!

[@AndrewMast]

Glad that it worked for you. Thanks for letting me know!

[@burningdaylightfarmsnc1329]

Thanks for posting this. We are getting a few goats next week. Have a BLESSED Day 🇺🇸

[@AndrewMast]

Great! Thanks for watching!

[@farmgirlsbigadventures5956]

We just tried this shelter. The glue did not hold up to the pressure after 24 hrs. We used the wood frame and 2 - 10’ pieces of cattle panel, put the tarp over the cattle panels. Worked great.

[@AndrewMast]

I had to let the glue cure longer than it said to because I had the same problem on one fitting. I probably should have mentioned that in the video. I’m glad you were able to make it work! Thanks for watching!

[@ajwrighty]

Thanks Andrew Mast for the excellent video! I made this shelter for our Boer goats and it lasted nearly a year while we only had adult goats in the herd (1 buck and 4 does). The adults learned quickly that they couldn’t climb on it and stopped trying. Once they had babies though it didn’t last too long. Our baby goats were so energetic and just wanted to jump on everything and they ripped the tarp and collapsed the PVC frame within a month or two just from jumping on the side of it. However, the timber frame is still good and now our babies are older, I am about to rig up a new PVC frame and tarp for it as I think once the babies are over the jumping phase, this structure works very well and is super mobile and easy to move around. Less than a hundred bucks for a new tarp and the pvc pipes and connectors and quick work to put it together so I don’t mind replacing that part of the structure once a year after the babies grow up. We have a permanent shelter I can move the goats to in heavy rain while this was out of action but if you are doing rotational grazing and don’t have any young “jumpy” babies in your herd, I recommend giving this structure a go.

[@AndrewMast]

Sorry about the problems you’re having with your shelter. I haven’t had any problems with my young goats jumping on this shelter. I had one made with a cattle panel as the frame and they could put their hooves in the little grooves the panel made. Only problem I’ve had with this shelter is we had some major wind storms recently and it got blown across a fence and the pvc broke on it. Without any wind damage I have to replace the tarps on mine every 2-3 years. Thanks for watching!

[@fightorflightgamer4420]

awesome. I made a similar structure for my garden only used the white mesh to keep bugs out. I used rings to put the pvc ends in instead of screws. They worked great.

[@craftygirlm4]

Love it ..that all came together So well!! 👏❤😊

[@Yeshuaschosen]

I made a PVC condo for my inside cats a couple years ago and it still looks like new.PVC is the way to go!I love the shed you made! Awesome job!

[@growler543]

Well done video and Nice temporary shelter, however pvc and zip ties will degrade quickly in the sun….the cattle panel version might be more durable.

[@garysoutdooradventures6875]

Nice video and nice drive way wish mine wus that nice

[@wendygray2162]

This a fantastic tutorial, thank you so much, we should actually at last manage to get a good shelter made! Great clarity of instruction and helpful film clips!. Our goats will be SOOOO happy!

[@Myasir4you]

Its really easy i will try. Thanks Man

[@AndrewMast]

Great! Hope it works well for you.

[@greatsheltercn1113]

great idea, thanks for sharing

[@kylawells59]

I didn’t see the part where you added the wheels. Still learning. What do I need?

[@ernestoraices4158]

Great video!

[@tonimusgrave9530]

Great video! Saving this to build our goats their shelter! 🙌

[@Ancientpathsfellowship]

Great video! I’m gonna give it a try. Thank you for your concise yet detailed explanation on it all. Subscribed!

[@LornAltElthMer]

Thanks Andrew

[@DerekSTHO]

great video, thank you !

[@sahroori]

Hi andrew in your experience does this shelter work with snow and wind? Or does it fly away?

[@joevicpowers2219]

Thank you for the knowledge.

[@johnnychildress8908]

Great idea. this is easy and inexpensive.

[@AndrewMast]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelbobbiharris2587]

Good video.

[@jillbarron8982]

Made this about a month ago. The PVC only lasted about a week before snapping at the bottom and joints along the top. We just rebuilt using woven wire this weekend. Hoping it lasts at least through the winter!

[@halfassranch8363]

Not sure how windy it is where you are at but for me as soon as I saw the size pipe used in this video I chuckled and immediately knew that I would either need to double or triple the size pipe....then I immediately remembered how long tarps last here. At what point I realized that this video wasn't for me... think I'm gonna to go with pallets and steel roofing.

[@bonniehatcher8198]

Very good shelter!!!! Thank you!

[@AndrewMast]

Thank you! And thanks for watching.

[@thestraitgateway]

You could probably drill and bolt the joints due to glue not being strong enough and also I would think it would be better to use pipe hanger strap to secure the pipe to the wood frame

[@homerjay2561]

Very nice. Please list all the materials needed for easier shopping. Thanks!!

[@leebryan2025]

Hey Andrew! We're really excited to find your plan and have bought materials; just wondering how long you've had this new design and how it's holding up? Noticed a comment below about the PVC breaking. Are your shelters still enduring? What's your climate like?

[@AndrewMast]

If you can keep them from blowing over in high winds they will last quite a while. I’ve had one for over 3 years and it finally broke after I had it out in an open field during a wind storm. If you keep it in a wooded area or somewhere sheltered from the wind you will have much better luck with it. I’ve since moved on to a different design that I pull with an ATV. It’s much larger and heavier than the ones in this video so the wind hasn’t affected it yet. Once I work out the kinks I will make another video showing the new design. Thanks for watching!

[@gwlane5509]

@@AndrewMast Hello, great temp shelter idea! Share your new design....who knows...the community can share ideas and work out any kinks in the design. That's the beauty of collaboration on youtube!

[@wm-fm1ts]

This is wonderful! Thank you for making this video, it's so helpful :) I have been looking into getting pygmy angora goats, but I drive a Prius, so buying large supplies is a bit difficult, lol! But this is something I can very easily make!

[@AndrewMast]

Great, I’m glad it is helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@t.curran8243]

Great. Thanks from NW NC.

[@AndrewMast]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@Dwight22Rebel]

Do you have any issues with goats climbing on on the tarp structure?

[@ArrBee6]

Thanks buddy. Good one

[@HideyHoleOrg]

This is a very nice shelter! How is the durability vs goats? Any horn snagging issues? I wonder how a mineral feeder would do mounted to the side.

[@AndrewMast]

The tarp seems to last for about 2 years then between the sun and the goats it starts to get torn up a little. I did have a mineral feeder rigged up in one but the goats ended up tearing it down.

[@willnolan7040]

Will this work as a main shelter or will they need something more predator proof?

[@joevicpowers2219]

I love goats

[@handylady9463]

Great video. Are you saying that when you have the pvc together that both ends need to be 10’ and the three in the middle need to be cut down to 91”? Sorry I just want to understand. A supply list would be good. TIA.

[@AndrewMast]

Sorry my poor video editing skills made that confusing. All five support pvc posts are the same length, 10ft. The middle section with the five smaller pieces in a line adds up to roughly 91 inches. If you made it a little longer or shorter it wouldn’t hurt it.

[@matthewlehman9496]

Do they not try to jump on top of it?

[@miketrev28]

Thank you for the clear explanation. I heard that PVC deteriorates in sun and it is best to use plastic electrical conduit instead. Is that true? Are connectors for conduit available? Thanks again

[@AndrewMast]

Yes, PVC does deteriorate in the sun. I think with a tarp covering the PVC it helps it last longer. I’ve had one for over a year with no problems so far. You could use electrical conduit with PVC connectors if you are worried about it deteriorating. Thanks for watching!

[@anushkagaikwad3613]

Nice sir

[@lizpurvis2386]

Great idea how did you attach wheels

[@AndrewMast]

I attached the wheels with a 3.5x1/2inch bolt with a locking nut. I used the boot as the axle for each wheel.

[@sahroori]

Does this work for male goats it’s a great video I am just not sure if my male goat will fit?

[@AndrewMast]

It does for our male goat. The highest point in the shelter is about 4ft high. If your buck needs a bigger shelter you can use the same plans with slightly larger dimensions.

[@sahroori]

@@AndrewMast aah okay he is a tall Toggenburg. I am new to this basically it has to be tall enough for him to walk through right? Not just lay down

[@zasa4279]

Tried this…. Couldn’t get the pvc to stay in the four/three ways when putting the pvc skeleton in the frame. Even ended up drilling screws at the junction points for each piece of pvc. Even that didn’t hold. The pvc just broke after about 10 seconds of being in place. Don’t think I’m doing anything with pvc again.

[@joevicpowers2219]

New subscriber here

[@raziabegum3037]

Nice

[@mandiegarrett1706]

Will this withstand heavy wind and rain? Lately, we get lots of those here in AR. Thank you.

[@AndrewMast]

It will. I’ve only had one time that one has blown over in 3 years of using this type of shelter. And that was a wind storm that knocked over several trees.

[@topofhelist6592]

I like it but would just use cattle or hog panel cold weather and pvc becomes brittle and snaps easily

[@mandiegarrett1706]

What kind of wheels or where do you buy them? Thanks.

[@miguelpurgatorio]

How did you attach the wheels? any special rods?

[@AndrewMast]

I just used a 3/4in bolt, two washers, and a locking nut.

[@miguelpurgatorio]

@@AndrewMast thanks!!!

[@willowrushhomestead5078]

Is this warm enough for them for a midwest winter?

[@mandiegarrett1706]

Did you use pretreated wood? I plan to use pine wood and it's not treated. If I have to treated then I can do it my self with old used motor oil mix with diesel oil. I have seen how it's done on youtube. Thanks.

[@AndrewMast]

No just regular untreated pine. It will last as long as everything else on the shelter. Thanks for watching!

[@mandiegarrett1706]

@@AndrewMast Got cha thanks for fast reply as I needed it. This is my first time building this and I don't have any experience with tools and stuff so thanks for being patience as I slowly gathering all the things I will need and also trying to make sense of things. Please help me clarify about the decks screws needed: at 1:44, you said to use 2" deck screws, at 2:13 you said to connect with 3" decks screws, then at 4:11 you said to use 2" decks screw to connect pvc to wood...so do I need to have both 2" and 3" decks screws? Thank you.

[@AndrewMast]

3 inch screws are to put the wood frame together. 2 inch screws are to attach the pvc to the frame and to attach the tarp to the frame. 3 inch screws would be too long for that. Hope that helps!

[@mandiegarrett1706]

@@AndrewMast Perfect...thank you.

[@hornbeamfarm]

Have you had any issues with the goats jumping on or nibbling on the shelter? I think my goats would destroy one of these...

[@AndrewMast]

The did try to jump on them at first but since they are flexible they can’t stand on them. After a few times of jumping on them and sliding down the quit trying. My goats haven’t tried nibbling on them. I’ve had this style for 3 years now. The very first one I built I used cattle panels as the structure and the goats could jump up on those because the panels have individual squares where their feet can sit in. That and the fact that pvc is lighter is why I switched to this style. Thanks for watching!

[@gunsofglory9850]

Very nice shelter tractor but my goats would eat the tarp.

[@claytonsteiner9828]

Can anyone tell me how long it took them to construct this?

[@AndrewMast]

I was finished within an afternoon. Thanks for watching!

[@BeatswithAK]

amazing

[@brandonderijk587]

this would work for sheep too

[@AndrewMast]

Sure would! Thanks for watching!

[@Naturalknow]

How much was the total cost to build one?

[@kevinsammut5391]

Do you use CPVC or schedule 40 PVC for the 1/2" PVC frame?

[@AndrewMast]

It’s schedule 40. I think either one would work.

[@anilkumar-mj1ev]

Sir list all the materials with measurements.

[@elidiaz1178]

😁👍🏽

[@lizpurvis2386]

Come build me one

[@michaelhoward3693]

B

[@jspyrogram]

I would attach electrical conduit pieces with metal brackets to wood and insert pvc into the conduit.

[@AndrewMast]

That would probably work well! Great idea!

[@BRWfilms]

I did this. My goata destroyed the tarp in four months

[@Valkyria121212]

I was searching for this comment. Figured mine would as well , haha

[@BRWfilms]

@@Valkyria121212 well. Actually my two females arnt bad. Just the males. If i have no males or babies around it, holds up great

[@ajwrighty]

I made this shelter for our Boer goats and it lasted nearly a year while we only had adult goats in the herd (1 buck and 4 does). The adults learned quickly that they couldn’t climb on it and stopped trying. Once they had babies though it didn’t last too long. Our baby goats were so energetic and just wanted to jump on everything and they ripped the tarp and collapsed the PVC frame within a month or two just from jumping on the side of it. However, the timber frame is still good and now our babies are older, I am about to rig up a new PVC frame and tarp for it as I think once the babies are over the jumping phase, this structure works very well and is super mobile and easy to move around. Less than a hundred bucks for a new tarp and the pvc pipes and connectors and quick work to put it together so I don’t mind replacing that part of the structure once a year after the babies grow up. We have a permanent shelter I can move the goats to in heavy rain while this was out of action but if you are doing rotational grazing and don’t have any young “jumpy” babies in your herd, I recommend giving this structure a go.

[@HandSewnandGrownwithLove]

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[@Daniel-my7ye]

Dude Wtf? You keep contradicting yourself on the items you need. Multiple times you say 2in deck screws then when it comes to the instructions you say take your 3 inch deck screws??