New Milk room Building- Advice Welcome

Thanks for the ideas.
I know the project will be done slowly so I have some time to work it all out.
Hoping to get the main room done by January.
First goats are due then and I want a decent place to milk.

I wish I could heat it. Stinks milking in the bitter cold!

I'm sitting here being very quiet and reading what everyone suggests 'cause i want one too. one of these days, that's why i call it someday farm

goatgurl said:

I'm sitting here being very quiet and reading what everyone suggests 'cause i want one too. one of these days, that's why i call it someday farm

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Someday farm. Love it!

I think no matter how long a person farms we still all have a "someday" list.

My someday is 100 acres, nice barns, one barn having living quarters inside. Complete with kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, maybe a gathering place inside the barn too! A huge grooming area for the dogs, a training ring for the GSD's. Shall I continue?

I am pretty excited about a good milkroom though.
This one won't be my dream M.R. but it has to be better than outside on my porch!
Had one in our current building but the daggone goats broke through the door and destroyed it! Why? Because they were convinced there was feed in the feeder on the stand.
Knocked over a tall cabinet, broke the hinges off the doors, danced all over the cabinet, strung the paper towels everywhere, took all the strip cups and had them EVERYWHERE!

Then I looked at those sweet goat eyes and couldn't get too mad... they are goats.

@Southern by choice it sounds like the girls had a bar room brawl in your milk room. I have a friend who ended up divorced, bought some property and built a large barn with an arena and stalls for her horses and her apartment upstairs. its really nice and she loves it. i could see that happening with all your animals. remember... someday

goatgurl said:

I have a friend who ended up divorced, bought some property and built a large barn with an arena and stalls for her horses and her apartment upstairs. its really nice and she loves it.

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I'd love that too! Feed and water without having to go outside when it's raining or snowing!

I can hear it now, though - "Were you born in a barn?" "No, but I live in one!"

Hmmmm is divorce the key to my dream barn? I will need to really think on that one.

Just kidding! I need him around to build it first!

My daughter wants an apartment in the barn... so she can live there.
I worry about her- I think she has gone goat mad!

FRP is great for the use, just make sure the adhesive is ok to use outside. You can use on ceilings they have little push pin things that will help hold it to a substrate, thin plywood or fiberglass drywall. The "fake tile" stuff is Masonite, and that will soak moisture like a sponge... in an outside use, it would be hard to keep the humidity out of it unless you lined the back with plastic and was diligent about maintaining the caulking.

Another thought for the ceiling is vinyl soffit material... you can get un vented and use that inside. It's washable and you can nail right to the ceiling with no backing material.

I used a heat lamp for light and heat while I milked. Took the bite out of the air till spring. This year I pushed off breeding for a month so I could have late april babies instead of march... brrrrr!

SillyChicken said:

FRP is great for the use, just make sure the adhesive is ok to use outside. You can use on ceilings they have little push pin things that will help hold it to a substrate, thin plywood or fiberglass drywall. The "fake tile" stuff is Masonite, and that will soak moisture like a sponge... in an outside use, it would be hard to keep the humidity out of it unless you lined the back with plastic and was diligent about maintaining the caulking.

Another thought for the ceiling is vinyl soffit material... you can get un vented and use that inside. It's washable and you can nail right to the ceiling with no backing material.

I used a heat lamp for light and heat while I milked. Took the bite out of the air till spring. This year I pushed off breeding for a month so I could have late april babies instead of march... brrrrr!

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I like your ceiling idea! That is brilliant!

LOL we start in Jan. No matter we are still milking now. Cannot get a doe out of milk and the other is 4 months into lactation. The rest will be booming starting In Jan and then in first week of MArch.

@Southern by choice...How is it that we both missed any kidding in Feb? I have Jan and March too. And then probably May.

@babsbag So we can keep each other company!

If we breed anyone this month we will be joining you babs!
I think we will wait on 2 of the Standard does til next year and maybe breed a Nigie in a few months...

BTW- trying to dry Millie off... UGH this is gonna take some time.