This is how you build a shelter out of pallets: One pallet is standing so it is at its tallest and the other two pallets are on their sides. The pallets are then screwed together. A 2×4 is screwed to the bottom, front to hold it all together. The roofing material chosen is then screwed to the top.

In the summer, with the exception of extreme heat goats tend to need more formal shelter, such as a barn or three-sided shed. Natural cover such as brush or trees may suffice, or even an old hay wagon running gear with a wood deck can be enough to provide shade and enough cover from the rain.

Hands down, raised, slatted flooring for goat housing wins the prize for ease of maintenance, cost over time, and, best of all, goats love it! I call this type of flooring “goat decks”. Goat decks allow the manure to fall through the slats (mostly) and urine runs through and/or dries.