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“First off, is a milking stand really even necessary?
For us personally, yes it is. Although I can milk our goats while they are tied up or someone is holding them, I find that it is infinitely easier and more sanitary for us to use a stand. Since milking is something I do every single day, I like to streamline it as much as possible.
However, if you have the perfect goat who quietly grazes and stands while you milk her out in the pasture, more power to you!
There are several places online where you can find detailed plans to build a milking stand of your own.
However, my hubby is quite the carpenter already, so when we were preparing to build our stand, he just needed pictures and ideas, not precise measurements. This is definitely not an exact science, do what works best for you and your goats! He checked out a few different photos, and then whipped out this stand in a couple hours…
