Goat Milk Stands

Our goats Pepper and Running Water are due to have their kids in a month or so . We are preparing, on warm non-snowy days, for the day they have their babies.  We have been through this a few times with our meat goats and every time it is different.  These are our dairy goats. Dude built our milk stands yesterday. Today he is working on a hay trough and dividing the boys into their own digs but in a way they can still see each other.

The milk stands turned out great. We wanted them done ahead of time to get the girls used to using them.  I have to say I was quite surprise when I got home from work and saw their there were two stands. I have always thought it would just be me milking goats but happy to find it will be both of us to have time together and get it done quickly each morning. 

The stands cost nothing to make. They are solid 2x6 construction.  We used reclaimed wood from the back patio we tore down. That wood has kept use warm this winter, made the milk stands and today will be made into the hay trough.