The most popular options for pole barn flooring dirt.
Dirt floor in goat barn aerate.
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Soil sand or clay.
For several types of barns this is the ideal solution when it comes to pole barn floors.
I scoop out manure daily but i still had to deal with urine soaked straw stuck to the floor.
The easiest pole barn flooring option is dirt.
Once the dirt got compacted it was pretty well waterproof.
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.
I just scoop out the poop and pee every couple of days.
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Since the weather was semi decent today i decided to clean out the barn.
Line the floor with linoleum or a rubber mat first.
I use stall pellets in our goat shed and i love it.
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If i didn t know better i d swear the animals are out there at night with super glue gluing it to the dirt.
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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.
Keeping their barn clean.
A big con is that you have a big cleanout ahead of you in the spring and you.
We have dirt floors and use straw for bedding.
I have a dirt floor in the goat barn and i love it.
Since a pole barn s only foundation requirements are in the footers for the poles the central dirt inside can be left alone.
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.
Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables.
Dirt well draining soil really can be a good flooring.
It makes cleaning very easy plus the dirt absorbs all the pee.
I had dirt floors and wasn t happy with the drainage.