Dwarf Goat Milking Stand Plans

And for a little nigerian dwarf goat that s a lot of manpower.

Dwarf goat milking stand plans.

8 10 long point to long point 2 4 s cut on 45 angles for the braces. Lay out the two 18 pieces e1 e2 and place two 21 pieces g across with top flush and bottom 4 from ends of part e fig. Feb 21 2017 plans to build milk goat stands. 14 free plans to build a goat milking stand.

These stands will securely hold an uncooperative goat while milking and don t cost an arm and a leg to build. Screw it into the 2 4 on the front of the milking stand. Screw them together and then screw a piece of wood to the bottom. Once derek cut all of the required pieces he began to assemble the goat milking stand.

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 do at home often with scrap lumber. 4 22 tall 2 4 s for the legs. Turn over and put two more 21 pieces g into place in the same manner. We had a make shift milking stand for our goat until my hubby decided that was enough.

It took 3 of us to milk her one to hold her head one to hold her grain and one to actually do the milking. The material list for the goat milking stand. I imagine if you have larger goats you ll need a larger sized goat stand as well as a completely different head hole placement. First off is a milking stand really even necessary.

Use 1 finish nails to tack structure in place without going through the other side. Cut the bottom piece of wood to 12 7 8 x 4 5 from four small 1x4s. Tips and things to consider when building a goat stand and included in most of the plans. Feeder cut 1x4s 2 4 5 2 11 3 8.

These goat milking stand plans are intended for small goats. A goat stanchion is an important piece of equipment for dairy goat owners particularly when the goats are being milked a stanchion restrains the goats making hoof trimming clipping and medicating them easier but it s almost essential when milking time rolls around. 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. Our making a milking stand for a goat read more.

2 48 2 4 s for the long sides and 2 24 2 4 s for the short.