Goat milking stand

People that come here to pick-up their kids (goats) often ask me about my milk stand. Where did I get mine and why do I like this one more than a metal one? Jeff built my milk stand for me about 10 years ago. I love this one because it is low enough for the girls to easily jump up on even when they are very pregnant. I usually dry my girls off about two months before they kid, but they still need to have their hoofs trimmed or just to check on how things are going with them. To do this you…

Training a goat on a milk stand is not an easy thing, take a look at these 9 tips Heather from Green Eggs and Goats has to share.

There are many options for a milking stand & they are easy to build. I'll share how I built mine to give an idea of what may work for you.

Milking Stands

f you are planning on getting dairy goats you will want to have a milking stand ready for day one of milking! Milking a goat is much easier when the goat is properly secured, and elevated off the ground. In todays video we demonstrate how to build a goat milking stand out of 2x4s and 1×8 inch pine boards.

I’ve noticed that a good number of people come here looking for pictures and ideas for building a goat head catch or milking stand at home. I’ve included some pictures in my previous Goat 101 posts, but I wanted to devote an entire post to this subject, since it is a simple project you can …

When we first started milking our goats, some folks from town graciously gave us a milking stand, and it has served us very well. It has started to really show the effects of time and wear and many repairs, and because when we breed our goats during the winter, we split them into two generations, and so Sue didn't have to walk goats from one pen to another just for milking, I thought I'd put together another one for her, using the original as a spec. Thankfully, I was able to scrounge up all…

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ADJUSTABLE GOAT MILKING STAND BUILT FROM PALLETS – Little Missouri Homestead

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Learn to train your goat to a milkstand with these tips and troubleshooting ideas l Homestead Lady.com

These DIY Goat Milking Stands can use to save money, and at the same time, they will teach you some valuable skills with useful results.

If you own goats, having a milking stand is a must even if you don't milk the goats. Milk stands are also used to trim hooves, to hold the animal secure while you check them over, and to administer...

A Simple goat milking stand my friend Hector built out of recycled materials. To serve as inspiration for goat farmers for their goat milking stands. He sells them too if you dont want to build it yourself 😁 #goats #goatmilking #farmlife #goatmilkingstand #chivas

As I mentioned in the last post about my goats, it was a really steep learning curve for me and the goats while I was figuring out how to milk and they were figuring out how to behave on the milk stand. I finally got the hang of milking after a week or so, but I was having to hold one of the goat's back legs and only milk with one hand. Since no matter how sweetly I asked them or threatened to make sausage out of them they still danced and pranced while they where in the stanchion. The…

Goat milking stand. By Bull Metal Works

Goat Milking Station

Meet Daisy and Larkspur. They are Snubians, that means they are a cross breed of Nubian and Saanan dairy goats... mutts really. :-) Whe...