Manor Lords Pigs vs Goats — Which Animal Pen to Choose?

The short answer

Choose Goats when Hides for Leather are the bottleneck. Choose Pigs when your priority is Pork. Goats can also provide Milk.

Do this in your settlement

Pigs vs Goats: what to do next

Decide whether your shortage is Hides, food variety or meat.
Choose the corresponding animal in the Burgage Plot Animal Pen.
Check that a family occupies the plot and give the pen time to produce.

Why this happens

The right Animal Pen depends on the shortage you are solving. Goat Hides feed Leather and Shoes, while Pigs focus on Pork. If you mainly need Shoes, choosing Pigs adds food without fixing the Hide input at the Tannery.

How to know it worked

Compare the resulting item stock with your original shortage before adding another pen.

Which pen should I choose for Shoes?

Choose Goats for Hides, then staff a Tannery for Leather and a Cobbler for Shoes.