That's very similar to how we built our old milking stand! We made sure the kids could maneuver it too. It's so important for them to be able to help us and feel like their contribution is actually making a difference. You can see it in their faces, very rewarding! All these pictures of your piglets and milk goat are making me eager to get this new homestead steaming (or should I say steeming?) along! We did invest in Icelandic hens, so right now while other hens are taking their winter breaks, we're getting a solid 6-8 eggs/day, which is great, but I'm tired of having to go to the store for milk! 
These were our first kids on Crowbar Farm. The Mama was not letting the babies nurse at first so we were getting up every few hours to get them nursing. I think she caught on by day 3 or 4, but it was an exhausting couple days! Our goat was an Alpine/Nubian/Saanen cross. Cleanest goat milk I've ever had. Even fooled a few friends who don't like goat milk into thinking it was cow's milk! She gave 3/4 gal each morning, then we let the babies have the rest and just separated them at night. What type of goat do you have?
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