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ksalvagno
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That is definitely something to think about CM. Thanks. So far I have been trimming their toenails on the ground and it is a bit of a pain.
milk stand dimensions
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RedStickLA
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Thanks for all the complements on my stand! I Love it and think my husband did a great jobit makes goat chores so much easier. Here are the measurements. My husband put them on the photos of the stand to make it easier. If yall need any more infojust ask!
I hope this helps!
Mitzi
RedStickLA
Ridin' The Range
You need a metal stand! Cleans right up with water hose, bleach, and scrub brushyour stand is as good as new! Its quick and very easy to clean up between goats. Easy to move around too!cmjust0 said:Two stanchions are handy.. I'm about to build us a second before too long.
I built the wooden stanchion we're using now a few years ago.. I didn't really have dimensions, per se, so I was mostly just wingin' it. It's too short and way heavy, but it works. I'm thinking it'll be our meds & working stanchion...worming, shots, hoof trimming, injury evaluation/repair, etc..
The reason I think two would be handy is because, after working the herd yesterday, our stanchion looked like hell.. Plenty of goat blood, more human blood than I've turned loose of in a long time, green Kopertox, hoof shavings, dis-impacted mud and goat shizzle, splatters of B-Complex... It was looking pretty rough and I thought....now, do we really wanna be collecting milk with that stand come Spring?!?
I think not...
Mitzi
A metal stand would be super nice, but it would also require either A) a good bit of money, or B) a bit less money, plus some metalworking tools and talent.
I don't have any of that.
What I do have, on the other hand, is a pretty good stash of lumber, plus a whole bunch of woodworking tools and a bit of woodworking talent...
Just like they say, when your only tool is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail..
I don't have any of that.
What I do have, on the other hand, is a pretty good stash of lumber, plus a whole bunch of woodworking tools and a bit of woodworking talent...
Just like they say, when your only tool is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail..
lilhill
Loving the herd life
I agree. A stand like that would be nice, but to actually BUILD one, well, won't happen here. Just not that talented. Mine is made out of wood and nails and screws.
fadetopurple
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RedStickLA, that thing is gorgeous... is it powder-coated or painted? (Looks painted, but I can't quite tell.) How long did it take him?
RedStickLA
Ridin' The Range
cmjust0 said:A metal stand would be super nice, but it would also require either A) a good bit of money, or B) a bit less money, plus some metalworking tools and talent.
I don't have any of that.
What I do have, on the other hand, is a pretty good stash of lumber, plus a whole bunch of woodworking tools and a bit of woodworking talent...
Just like they say, when your only tool is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail..
Gotcha! Having a welding machine does help. The measurements for the milk stand should work for anyone building a metal or wooden stand. They will give you a general idea so I hope they help. (I know most men never end up building anything exactly like it is...they make their own improvements to suit their needs/wants)
I am blessed that my husband can do both...wood and metal. He has a stash pile of lumber and metal. My stand was made 100% from scrap metal that he had laying around, it cost zero $$$s. The only items bought were the feed bowl and wheels. The wheels that are in the picture were borrowed from our chicken plucker, which he also built for me. We now have solid rubber wheels on the milk stand so I will never have to worry about them going flat.
After he finished the milk stand I gave him the instructions on how to make a "kid box"
Poor thing... I always have some project for him to do but at least he does enjoy building things!Mitzi
RedStickLA
Ridin' The Range
I spray painted it. It took him about 4 or 5 days to build it...working in the afternoons after "work"fadetopurple said:
when he had the time.Let me tell you it makes life so much easier working on the goats trimming hooves ect... believe me it's not just for milking.
Mitzi
No, that's just what we tell you we did when we screw up the plans.RedStickLA said:
Kid box is pretty easy.. I didn't bother with the aluminum collar thingy you can buy from places like Hoegger, but I kinda wish I had.. I just did mine with a plywood "chin ramp" (or whatever you wanna call itrsla said:After he finished the milk stand I gave him the instructions on how to make a "kid box"
) but that can be a little slick. Slick isn't good when you're holding an 1100 degree iron in such close proximity to a kid's eyeballs.We usually put a towel down on the chin thing and kinda press and hold their chin down into the towel for a no-slip grip. Works pretty good.
At this point, though, just looking at that box gives me the heebs.. Disbudding is, by far, my least favorite goat activity. I cut the everlovin' crap out of my thumb trimming hooves Sunday -- bled like a stuck hog -- but I'd still 100x rather trim hooves than disbud a goat.
I hate it. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I always feel like an evil bass turd after disbudding a goat.
lilhill
Loving the herd life
Yeah, I feel rather evil, too, but then I look up and the little buggers are banging their heads under their mom to get a snack. I'm beginning to wonder just who is hurt worse by disbudding ... me or them.
