this is our milking set-up..copied from another dairy.. we made a few changes and feel this is almost the perfect system…moves them fast and easy and no chance to pass eachother on the deck..single file is now the rule! it takes little effort other than making sure they fully enter each stall. smaller goats dont always engage the gate fully, so following along ensures there are no traffic accidents! they learn fast not to back up and some choose to jump off the back deck rather than walk the full length.
we are plotting an auto-feeding system and hope to soon have that installed… milking alone and filling all 34 boxes takes up a lot of time.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
Measurements would …
Thanks! One of my uncles knows how to weld so hopefully I can bribe him into helping me 
Measurements would be awesome
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
hi naturelover,
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hi naturelover,
glad you liked the vid….the system works well for us, but like anything, there’s always room for improvement!
yes, there is a short steep ramp at the end, altho many of the goats prefer to just jump off the deck as they exit…
if you have any questions in building your own parlor, i can give you our measurements if you need! it helps if you can do your own welding!
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
This is an amazing …
This is an amazing video.. I live on a goat farm and we (me and my brother) hand-milk 20+ does a day in a small herringbone parlor. Soon we hope to build a parlor like yours.. but I have one question. After teh goats are done being milked, how do they get off the stand, onto the floor again? (like at 6:05 -ish)? Are there steps or a ramp? Thanks
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
fantasic sep up …
fantasic sep up very impressed
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
well i guess its …
well i guess its better to have a herd that is living good and owners living cheap than to have a bad herd and living rich then they probably produce better..nut idk i just raise 12 dairy kids every year as a little cash money on the side….
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
gokory..we started …
gokory..we started without much money and have slowly built ourselves up..we live cheap while the goats live like queens…we choose to manage goats NOT to manage people. it’s all about finding a balance.
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
@oneskypuppy you …
@oneskypuppy you forgot another necessity besidses goats,rotary and hire hands….money…
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
you are going to …
you are going to milk the buck too?
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
it’s a thrill …
it’s a thrill everytime they stroll down the deck….but, goats being goats, they still have their moments! all in all, this system works great…if we had funds and hired help and 1000 goats then a rotary parlor is the ultimate, but it’s just the 2 of us goat slaves…
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
Now that is …
Now that is impressive. They line up better than little kids at school. They each knew where to go. Awesome!