Stanchion and stand in action
The full story of the birth of Drama’s babies is coming, we promise – in the meantime, here’s this…
We’re too busy to take photos when we’re actually milking, but for anyone who wondered exactly how that milking stand worked, here it is with an occupant happily munching away at her grain ration:

April 6th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Hey Teri,
Congratulations on the kids! Those are great ‘farmer boots’ too! Perfect for that western Oregon weather!
April 7th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I like the t-shirt, compliments the boots perfectly! And the goat looks pretty happy as well – seems your contraption works…
April 7th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
hey thanks! the boots are the best thing ever, and have saved my “real” shoes from the oregon mud and the various and sundry animal excrement around here
and the shirt? a st. vincent de paul special!
August 17th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Awesome Stanchion. Good job..