There is one in Norway modeled on the South African one that is modeled on the Portugal one. The Illinois one is also inspired by the South African one.
m.v. March 15th, 2014 @ 11:28 am
absolutely luv the goat tower.
more natural environment for goats than the ground level “boxes” most have to live in.
Jenny C March 15th, 2014 @ 3:58 pm
Thanks, mlaiuppa, for the goat tower research and links! So glad you tweeted about it, Shreve – an amazing find. How perfect – floors help support the structure, farmer hoses down the floors every six months, uses as fertilizer. Lucky goats. :)
Jean Anderson March 17th, 2014 @ 12:07 pm
Shreve! WHO are all these zombies replying to your photos?????
March 14th, 2014 @ 5:26 pm
Beautiful…so wide open!
March 14th, 2014 @ 9:04 pm
Aha! I found info on the goat tower.
That one is in Findlay, Illinois and is the third but the tallest. Built in 1998.
http://www.robinhoodwoods.com/shelbyvillegoattower.htm
http://www.thekidsthinkiamnuts.com/2010/03/goat-tower-findlay-illinois.html
The first was built in Portugal a hundred years ago more or less.
The second in South Africa at the Fairview Cheese and Wine Farm.
http://www.fairview.co.za/goat-tower/
All the builders seemed to have the same idea. To provide their goats with climbing space since they lived on flat land.
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/02/goat-towers.html
There is one in Norway modeled on the South African one that is modeled on the Portugal one. The Illinois one is also inspired by the South African one.
March 15th, 2014 @ 11:28 am
absolutely luv the goat tower.
more natural environment for goats than the ground level “boxes” most have to live in.
March 15th, 2014 @ 3:58 pm
Thanks, mlaiuppa, for the goat tower research and links! So glad you tweeted about it, Shreve – an amazing find. How perfect – floors help support the structure, farmer hoses down the floors every six months, uses as fertilizer. Lucky goats. :)
March 17th, 2014 @ 12:07 pm
Shreve! WHO are all these zombies replying to your photos?????
March 17th, 2014 @ 4:14 pm
J~ the spam filter I pay for is not working. Just ignore!
March 17th, 2014 @ 4:15 pm
M ~ Those goat tower links are so awesome!!! Mike wants to build one even though we don’t have goats. If he builds one, I will get goats! :)
March 19th, 2014 @ 12:49 am
I think those goat towers make awesome follys, plus they serve a purpose.
I’d only build mine two “stories” high as I’d want to go up there but I don’t care for heights.
I wonder if you can build chicken towers? A mini version for the chickens?
If you get goats, remember you can milk them and make awesome cheese.