Issues keeping my goats out of my coop

[bcarthen]

I am having an issue keeping my goats out of my chicken coop. I made a 7x7" pop up door and the little booger still gets through. He is a nigerian dwarf and was the runt of a litter of 3. Any ideas?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Ah, yes, my sister had this same issue with her little pygmy (Rue). The door is ridiculously tiny in comparison to her stout little body and we couldn't believe she was going through it to get inside until the day we actually saw her do it - how she didn't get stuck I will never know. For her the fix was beyond basic -- there was an old wood splitting wedge that had been used as a door prop in another building and when placed inside the run with the thin end of the wedge pointed up and out the opening so it poked out about an inch or two (the wide end of the wedge resting on the ground inside the run) was all it took to convince Rue she would no longer fit (how or why IDK). The chickens have no issue hopping up/around the wedge to go through the door as they always have, but Rue no longer tries it (she does, though, watch for the slightest chance to get through the people door when chores are being done if someone doesn't know about her habit or forgets what a sneaky little buggar she is.

 

[mobius]

Can we have some pics?

And why can't the tiny goat go in the coop? (I know, I am being silly here).

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

One issue is the goat gorging itself on poultry feed, not good

 

[chickengeorgeto]

You can't keep a goat in a pen with a 10 rail fence around it. At least according to Mark Twain.

I have seen them walk the 1 1/2 inch width of a 2 by board until they were high enough to jump down over a 5 foot tall hog wire fence with one strand of barbwire on top..

 

[mobius]

Goats are apparently a whole 'nother universe from chickens.

I did a little reading about miniature goats, and apparently an outstanding characteristic is that they are naughty.