Looking for stanchion plans

[Ford Zoo]

I have a standard stand that I made, but I need something for the bucks that have really wide horn sets. This would make my life so much easier with their maintenance.

Can anyone share pictures or a website for a do it yourselfer? Even metal plans would work.

Thanks!

[Backfourty,MI.]

I don't have a picture on my computer & it's dark but since we used to have horned goats we made my stand to accommodate the horns. I just did 1 wood post in the front with a metal eye hook & a strap with a hook(I used a short horse lead) then I make sure the goat has a collar on & clip them to the hook.
The feed dish has a hook on the other side for what ever snacks you put in there to keep them busy.

[Suzyq2u]

I roughly used the plans from fiasco farm
This is what I made... lol


Base is a pallet, no exp making anything before this - still holds up! The v is as wide
as the pallet when it's open, I use an old dog collar to close it, I just slide it up and down

[Suzyq2u]

Hmm, that pic didn't have horns...I have them though just a min

[Suzyq2u]

There's a lot of room front and back where ours hits at their chests, easy to
move around if they had horns in the way.

[Backfourty,MI.]

Good job on the stand Suzy!

[Ford Zoo]

Both are great ideas! My current stand does not open that far. You know what I'll be doing in the next few weeks. Our Kiko buck has over a 2 1/2 foot spread from tip to tip, and he knows exactly where they are when he wants to use them.

When I win the lottery I'm going to buy one of those super nice metal stanchions that turn to lay the goat on it's side, with a built in scale, that comes with a full time farm hand........

[Farmerjonathan]

Here is an extension publication set of plans. Notice for horned goats, both sides open in a Y so their head and horns fit through easier. If the horns are really wide, you could Y the outside vertical braces to get a wider opening.

http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_d/d-703/welcome.html

Good luck and if my suggestions don't make sense, feel free to ask for clarification.

[Suzyq2u]

Thanks, we've had it for 3yrs now - it's needed a little better securing in
the legs but generally does the job! And if I can do it, anyone can!

[Alice In TX/MO]

Hubby built me a welded metal stanchion for the bucks after one demolished my milk stand. I'll take a pic in the morning.

[Squeaky McMurdo]

That was fast!