I had dirt floors and wasn t happy with the drainage.
Dirt floor in goat barn aerate.
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Since a pole barn s only foundation requirements are in the footers for the poles the central dirt inside can be left alone.
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.
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The type of floor you will choose for a new barn will depend on the existing natural soil what materials are available to you and your budget.
Since the weather was semi decent today i decided to clean out the barn.
I scoop out manure daily but i still had to deal with urine soaked straw stuck to the floor.
Line the floor with linoleum or a rubber mat first.
Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables.
The most popular options for pole barn flooring dirt.
Once the dirt got compacted it was pretty well waterproof.
The downside i just had to put about 2 of crushed rock in their pen and cover it back up with dirt because there was poor irregation and the inside of their pen was completely saturated with stuff.
I use stall pellets in our goat shed and i love it.
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.
We have dirt floors and use straw for bedding.
For several types of barns this is the ideal solution when it comes to pole barn floors.
Keeping their barn clean.
A big con is that you have a big cleanout ahead of you in the spring and you.
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I just scoop out the poop and pee every couple of days.
The easiest pole barn flooring option is dirt.
It makes cleaning very easy plus the dirt absorbs all the pee.
Soil sand or clay.