I'm going to get a friend to make me a metal milking stand for my goats. I need plans to give him. I think Bernice put a link somewhere to some plans but I can't seem to friend it. Thanks in advance.

-- sherry in Arkansas (chickadee259@yahoo.com), March 06, 2002

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sorry to butt in sherry but I'll be making a wooden one sometime this Spring and would like to ride the coat-tails of your message and ask for wooden construction plans if anyone has a favorite design. thanx.

-- B. Lackie - Zone3 (cwrench@hotmail.com), March 06, 2002.

http://communities.msn.com/TheGoatShed/messageboard.msnw

Click on recommendations, it is listed in there. A wealth of information has been stored by the gals over at The Goat Shed. Feel free to visit also! Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), March 06, 2002.

Thanks Vicki for posting where its at. In case it doesn't work or you can't get the plans e-mail me and let me know, I will gladly send them. Oh, Sherry, if you need lumber and are not too far from Yellville, w ehave tons, our farm had a sawmill on it.

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), March 06, 2002.

one idea i had when i made ours.i went to the dump,seems a very poular place to get rid of old waterbeds.i took the pedestal with the drawers, used that as the platform(2 high).added some 2 x 4s to the sides and front for a restraint. the drawers come in handy for storage.only cost was hardware as i already had the 2xs. could only do one goat though(but thats all we had).

-- fred in wi (sixuvusmeyers@aol.com), March 07, 2002.

Hi sherry,

If you are able to get a hold of the March 2002 issue of the United Caprine News, there are plans to build a fold-up against the wall, wooden stand. These plans also include a list of parts. I'm sure there's several books, such as Belanger's book that would have plans too.

My husband made ours from an old cow stanchion and the wooden "sled" from the outhouse. It's a little hard on my butt, sitting on a folded towel helps.

-- Charleen in WNY (harperhill@eznet.net), March 07, 2002.