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Candace... Those panels have gotten pricey in the last few years!
What you can do though is get the cheaper panels that aren't as tall but still the same 16 foot length, since you already make awesome use of pallets, and want to have both ends open to allow feeding from front and back, place the short pallet walls closer together so the panels can be cut to 8 foot sections, secured to the top of the pallets so the arch isn't very high, just enough to be able to walk under. You can get 2 panels and get a good 4 pieces to be able to do this, the area should be wide enough for a round bale and deep enough to allow the goats to eat under shelter from both ends. Taking a length of field fence and wrapping it around the bale can keep them from wasting as they would only be able to pull so much out at a time.
What you can do though is get the cheaper panels that aren't as tall but still the same 16 foot length, since you already make awesome use of pallets, and want to have both ends open to allow feeding from front and back, place the short pallet walls closer together so the panels can be cut to 8 foot sections, secured to the top of the pallets so the arch isn't very high, just enough to be able to walk under. You can get 2 panels and get a good 4 pieces to be able to do this, the area should be wide enough for a round bale and deep enough to allow the goats to eat under shelter from both ends. Taking a length of field fence and wrapping it around the bale can keep them from wasting as they would only be able to pull so much out at a time.
