Dairy Goat Milking Parlor
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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@gokory they’re called bucks and the nannies are really called does
Mr83goat
October 22, 2011 at 10:26 pm
@oneskypuppy is the heard still for sale?
Mr83goat
October 22, 2011 at 11:04 pm
@AtlantaCondoExpert yes we copied from another parlor we saw then made adjustments as we saw fit…right now the entire herd and parlor is for sale….after 17 years of a dairy schedule it’s time for a new adventure!
oneskypuppy
October 22, 2011 at 11:24 pm
@johngodea we may tie a short rope behind their rump if she’s causing trouble..but most of the time if we let her slip then shove her back up they get the idea the world ends at their back feet!
oneskypuppy
October 22, 2011 at 11:37 pm
I can see the supervisor making an appearance at 6:22.
SupraJulie
October 23, 2011 at 12:07 am
Great for goats used to being milked, but new goats must be jumping down off d stage ?
johngodea
October 23, 2011 at 12:53 am
@rakerman102 right now we’re milking 230…about 100 more to freshen IF all goes as planned.
oneskypuppy
October 23, 2011 at 1:03 am
how many goats do you milk?
rakerman102
October 23, 2011 at 1:49 am
Did you build the entire thing from scratch or did you buy the dividng gates and fronts? and info would be helpful as I would like to build one in Georgia
AtlantaCondoExpert
October 23, 2011 at 2:10 am
@ultralegerQc we just started working on it…i’m sure there will be glitches along the way, but we’ll post the creation when it’s working.
oneskypuppy
October 23, 2011 at 2:14 am
@oneskypuppy: have you done your automatic feeding system ??
ultralegerQc
October 23, 2011 at 2:26 am
like your palor setup was wondering if we could come and see it? we are in southwest wisconsin.
MrCkriley
October 23, 2011 at 3:23 am
nice dairy! you have a good dog there too!
sunlei5
October 23, 2011 at 3:25 am
@jschil01 we used to milk one side, kick them out and reload while the other side milked, but seemed we were giving them enough time and attention and spending our ‘quality time’ with the girls in a frantic hustle…now we milk both sides, kick them all out and reload…that way if someone from the first side dumps a ‘second stage’ of milk we have time to get it before they leave!
oneskypuppy
October 23, 2011 at 4:08 am
@jschil01 it may take a bit more vacuum, but we have the hp to handle it…. having the pipeline high keeps it out of the way (and CLEAN!) PLUS, gravity flow sends the milk downstream and the collection jar and transfer pump are at a handy height instead of being at the floor level….
oneskypuppy
October 23, 2011 at 5:03 am
@oneskypuppy So you guys just milk one side out then switch the milking units over and milk out the other side of the parlor? Does it take more vacuum to pump the milk up to the pipeline when you have everything over head like that or is it no more than if you had it level with your waist?
jschil01
October 23, 2011 at 5:59 am
@jschil01 we run 11 units…ya, another odd number!…only because for now thats what fits in the wash-up sink! we may go up to 17 some day if we decide to to do clean-in-place system, but i prefer not to with the grade milk rules requiring the parlor to meet milkhouse standards…but really, this gives them full time to eat their pound of grain, so milking any faster and they may not eat it all..
oneskypuppy
October 23, 2011 at 6:14 am
Is that 136 goats per hour with a milker for each stall (32) or is it one milker for every two stalls (17) milking units?
jschil01
October 23, 2011 at 6:17 am
Thats a very nice very low budget parlor and i think it looks like it works quite well!
jschil01
October 23, 2011 at 6:30 am
@oneskypuppy I am in the process of remodeling an old dairy barn in central Washington and would love your measurements as well if you are willing.
BBDF09
October 23, 2011 at 7:16 am
@michigankids pretty much! lol! a few of the fellows know how to behave like gentlemen so we let them come thru the parlor!
oneskypuppy
October 23, 2011 at 7:17 am
@michigankids the ramp has some skids so they dont slip..altho they made get pushed from behind and stumble, they recover and move along just fine. the older gals take it slow, the young energetic ones race up the ramp…our old parlor had actual ‘steps’ that seemed more difficult looking back on things now. we’ve never had a goat injure herself in the parlor.
oneskypuppy
October 23, 2011 at 7:36 am
@oneskypuppy Do you ever have any trouble getting the fuller girls up that steep ramp? Do they ever get injured? Your set up is really nice.
michigankids
October 23, 2011 at 8:20 am
@oneskypuppy Do you ever have any trouble getting the fuller girls up that steep ramp? Do they ever get injured? Your set up is really nice.
michigankids
October 23, 2011 at 8:28 am
@oneskypuppy LOL I was wondering what was up with that! That cracked me up. Just one of the girls..I could picture his plotting…..”I’ll just get in line, no one will notice….gonna get me a little grain today!”
michigankids
October 23, 2011 at 8:39 am
Hello, I am interested Goat Farming in St.Lucia, West Indies, particularly milk and cheese products.While searching through Youtube, your Dairy Goat Milking Parlour caught my eye.I noticed in your reply to Tim Harlan, that you would be able to email pictures and dimensions.I would be grateful if you could also send pictures to me.
I thank you for your assistance.
Sam Simon
Sam Simon
February 19, 2013 at 3:48 pm