Milk Barn

[TbarM Ranch]

Just though I would share some pictures of our milk barn from this mornings milking. I had a great time bc my 2 yr old daughter Ryleigh got to help me, no school on Fridays and a day off for Daddy. Now please understand I still have work to do in the barn, especially painting. I try to finish it around milking, fencing, feeding, cleaning, yeah you get it.
It is set up to run the goats in the barn through the "up" sliding door on the right and out the door on the left. The head gate closest to the wall opens like a door so the girls can walk down the exit ramp. The ramps raise and latch in the up position for easy cleaning of the floor. Milk compressor is 6' or so off the ground and the yellow rope with pvc handles are for opening the entry and exit doors while at the milk stand. Hope you like!

Tom

[coso]

Nice, I'm kind of doing the same thing. Making a milk room, in a big barn where the goats are now. I'm doing entry and exit door too. Nothing more annoying then trying to shove one out when there are three more trying to come in.

[April]

Those ramps are brilliant! My girls get pretty tired of having to jump up onto the stand.

[Backfourty,MI.]

Looks like a really nice set up & I keep telling hubby I need a ramp up to my stand so I'm showing him your pictures!
Your little helper is adorable!

[Tango]

LOL, I like the expression of your doe in the first pic. "What's he doing over there????" I've been trying to design a small barn/shed to serve as severe weather shelter, feed store and milking parlor. Thanks for the photos. You have a lovely helper

[wintrrwolf]

dont they crowd the entrance door as well?
I love the setup and hope that someday I can set something up like that.

[TbarM Ranch]

Wintrrwolf, I have not had a problem with crowding the entry door yet. I am only milking two does though and they seem to work together good. I figured if I had a problem with crowding I would just make a narrow alley outside the barn to the entry door with fencing. Just have not had to do it yet.

Tom

[Alice In TX/MO]

I have an alley/entry/airlock for my goats just outside the milk house door. They pile up there instead of at the actual door. LOL

This morning, ALL of them went into the entry and then looked over their shoulders at me saying, "This isn't right. Do something."