GODDARD 
FARM
PUREBRED NUBIAN DAIRY GOATS
Grade-A Dairy & Cheese Plant
Noah L. and Sue A. Goddard, GODDARD FARM PUREBRED NUBIAN DAIRY GOATS
1801 East 335TH. ROAD
Lecompton, KS 66050-4037
United States
ph: 785-887-6083
alt: 816-804-9532
nubians
NEW DAIRY BARN 2008 - 2009
THIS VIEW IS LOOKING WEST AND SHOWS THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED COMBINATION DAIRY BARN AND CHEESE ROOM 36 FEET BY 24 FEET. THIS VIEW ALSO SHOWS THE 12 FOOT BY 36 FOOT AWNING COVERING THE HOLDING AREA & PARLOR DOOR WHERE THE GOATS WAIT TO BE MILKED. THIS AREA IS COVERED WITH 6 INCHES OF MAN SAND. THE 12 FOOT BY 14 FOOT AREA AROUND THE PARLOR DOOR HAS A HEAVY BLACK PERFORATED NYLON MAT COVERING THE MAN SAND TO ABSORB URINE AND PROVIDE A SANITARY BACTERIA BARRIER FOR MASTITIS CONTROL.
HERE IS A CLOSER VIEW OF THE NYLON MAT IN THE HOLDING AREA WHERE DOES TYPICALLY GO OUTSIDE AND LAY DOWN DIRECTLY AFTER BEING MILKED WAITING FOR THE HERD TO GO BACK TO THE LOAFING BARN AS A GROUP. DURING THIS TIME THEY ARE VULNERABLE TO CONTAMINATION WHILE THEIR OPRIFICES ARE CLOSING UP DESPITE THE FACT THEY HAVE BEEN POST DIPPED. PROVIDING A DRY CLEAN ENVIRONMENT DURING POST MILKING TIME IS CRUCIAL TO HERD HEALTH.
ABOVE IS SHOWN A PATH FROM THE MILK PARLOR TO THE LOAFING BARN 6 FEET WIDE AND 6 INCHES DEEP WITH MAN SAND SO THE DOES' FEET WILL BE DRY AND CLEANER WHEN THEY ENTER THE MILK ROOM.
THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE COVERED PARLOR ENTRANCE WITH THE DOES ENTEERING IN THEIR TURN.NOTICE IN THE DISTANT LEFT BACKGROUND AN AUTOMATIC WATER SYSTEM IN THE PENS WHICH SAVES A LOT OF LABOR AND PROVDES A FRESH DRINK FREE CHOICE. THE WATER SYSTEMS ARE THERMOSTAT-CONTROLLED FOR WINTER WEATHER.
THE NEXT FOUR PICTURES SHOW THE CONSTRUCTION IN VARIOUS STAGES OF FRAMING
OCTOBER 4 - 2008 
VERY EARLY IN THE FRAMING PROCESS. THE BUILDINIG SITS ON A 6-INCH CONCRETE SLAB WITH AN INTEGRATED CONCRETE FOOTING. THE FOOTING HAS TWO HALF INCH RODS OF RE-BAR AND THE FLOOR HAS HALF-INCH RE-BAR CROSSED ON 2-FOOT CENTERS. THE CONCRETE FLOOR HAS SAWED EXPANSION JOINTS EVERY 12 FEET 
THE END PRODUCT, 6-INCH WALLS, CEILING, AND ROOF WERE INSULATED WITH R-30 WHICH REDUCES BOTH HEATING AND COOLING COSTS
GETTING READY TO APPLY THE INSUALTION AND METAL SIDING
NOTICE COMING OUT OF THE SEPTIC TANK WE WERE REQUIRED TO "SLEEVE" THE LINE BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING UNDER THE DRIVEWAY DESPITE THE FACT IT WAS 3 FEET OR MORE UNDER GROUND.
THE TOTALLY CLIMATE CONTROLLED MILK PARLOR IS HEATED WITH A 10,000 BTU PROPANE WALL FURNACE. WITH THE BUILDING HEAVILY INSULATED TO R-30 THE ROOM STAYS VERY COMFORTABLE ON THE LOWEST SETTING. THE ADJACENT CHEESE MAKING ROOM HAS A 20,000 BTU FURANCE WHICH ALSO HEATS THAT AREA QUITE WELL ON THE LOWEST SETTING. ALL AREAS ARE AIR CONDITIONED IN THE SUMMER.
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TIME LINE
PLANNING, DRAWINGS, MATERIALS, AND BUILLDING PERMITS APPROVED, ALL COMPLETED BY AUGUST 2008
ALL CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED INCLUDING
*BURIED WATER LINES
*BURIED POWER LINES
*PROPANE GAS LINES
*SEPTIC SYSTEM & LATERAL FIELD
*MILK PARLOR EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE INSTALLED
*FREEZER & REFRIGERATOR
BY JANUARY 15, 2009
*PARLOR AWNING
*CHEESE ROOM DECK AND AWNING
SUMMER 2009
*PASTEURIZER, CHILLER TANK, BOTTLER AND RELATED ITEMS - NOVEMBER 2009
WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT WE THOUGHT CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN SIX WEEKS. DUE TO RAIN AND CONTRACTOR SCHEDULING WE ONLY HAD THE CONCRETE FLOOR POURED IN 6 WEEKS. THEN WINTER AND WET WEATHER SLOWED CONSTRUCTION. OTHER THAN WEATHER, COORDINATION OF VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION MODULES WENT SMOOTHLY AND WERE COMPLETED WITHIN BUDGET.
GRANDDAUGHTER GRACE HAMBY VISITING WITH THE MILKERS JUNE 18 - 2010
NO OFF-THE-SHELF MILK STAND HAS EVER SUITED OUR NEEDS SO WE DESIGNED OUR OWN AND HAD THEM CUSTOM MADE. THEY ARE 48 INCHES LONG AND 26 INCHES TALL SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BEND OVER OR STOOP TO CONNECT THE MILKING MACHINE. THE LEGS ARE ONE PIECE AND EXTEND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AS PART OF THE HEAD STAND MAKING IT A LOT MORE STURDY. THE CROSS BRACES UNDER THE EXTRUDED METAL FLOOR ARE ON EDGE AND ARE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH WIDE SO THAT THEY PROVIDE MAXIMUM SUPPORT BUT DON'T COLLECT MANURE OR DEBRIS AND ARE EASY TO WASH DOWN. THE FINISH IS CUSTOM GALVANIZED WITH A 100-YEAR WARANTY. WE HAVE TWO OF THESE IN A 14 FOOT BY 18 FOOT MILK PARLOR.WE MILK ONE DOE WHILE PREPING THE OTHER ONE. THERE IS AN 8-FOOT FLOOR DRAIN RUNNING NORTH TO SOUTH UNDER THE MILK STAND REQUIRED BY STATE DAIRY DIVISION REGULATIONS. AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THESE PICTURES YOU MAY ALSO NOTICE THE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ARE ALL AT THE REQUIRED 4-FOOT LEVEL.
THE APPROACH RAMP IS ALSO 48 INCHES LONG AND HAS 7 CROSS PIECES WELDED TO THE EXTRUDED METAL TO GIVE THE DOE MORE TRACTION GOING UP AND DOWN. THE CROSS BRACES ARE NARROW FOR EASIER WASH DOWN PURPOSES. THE RAMP HAS A QUICK RELEASE SO IT CAN BE MOVED OR WASHED EASILY. THE WHITE BUCKET AGAINST THE WALL IS FOR COLLECTING USED WASH CLOTHS AFTER PRE-WASH. THEY ARE TAKEN TO THE HOUSE AND WASHED AND DRIED BEFORE BEING USED AGAIN.
THE HEAD GATE HAS INFINITE SETTINGS TO FIT ANY SIZE GOAT NECK. THE ROD IS COVERED WITH CLEAR VINYL TUBING AND FITS INTO A V-SHAPED CREVICE SO AFTER IT IS SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED JUST DROP THE LEVER DOWN SLIGHTLY AND THE GOAT IS SECURED. SUE'S NEW DIGITAL T.V. IS ON THE WALL IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THE GOATS DON'T SEEM TO MIND IT.
THE FEED PAN IS A 1-GALLON VINYL PAINT BUCKET FROM THE HARDWARE STORE AND SITS IN A STAINLESS STEEL RING BOLTED TO THE HEAD STAND CENTER HORIZONTAL BRACE.BELOW THE MILK STAND IS AN 8-FOOT FLOOR DRAIN.
ABOVE WE SEE THE STAINLESS STEEL MILK CANISTER WITH CLEAR VINYL LINES RUNNING FROM THE VACUUM SOURCE AND LINES RUNNING TO THE CLAW. NOTICE THE HOOK ON THE SIDE OF THE MILK STAND SUPPORTNG THE MILK LINES TO THE CLAW.THIS HOOK TAKES SOME OF THE WEIGHT OFF OF THE GOAT'S UDDER AND IT KEEPS THE LINES OFF OF THE FLOOR. THE MILK CANISTER IS ON A PLASTIC ROLLER DOLLY MAKING IT EASIER TO MOVE AROUND, PREVENTS DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM, AND IS MORE SANITARY BECAUSE THE CANISTER NEVER TOUCHES THE FLOOR. BARELY VISIBLE IN THE BASCKGROUND ALONG THE WEST WALL IS A STAINLESS STEEL WORK TABLE FOR MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
THIS IS THE VACUUM EQUIPMENT PART OF THE NEW MILKING MACHINE AND INCLUDES THE ELCTRIC PULSATOR CONTROL, RELIEF VALVE, VACUUM GAGE, PULSATOR, VACUUM RESERVOIR, AND OFF - ON SWITCH
THIS IS AN OFFICE & STORAGE AREA SEPARATED BY A SOLID INSULATED WALL FROM THE PARLOR WHERE THE 10-HORSE MOTOR AND VACUUM PUMP ARE LOCATED.HOUSED IN THIS AREA VERY LITTLE NOISE GETS TO THE PARLOR OR CHEESE ROOM. THE MEDICINE CABINET, MICROSCOPE AND SEMEN TANKS, ETC., ARE KEPT IN THIS ROOM. 
WE RESIST MASTITIS TOOTH & TOE NAIL. WE PRE-WASH ALL UDDERS WITH A SINGLE-USE WASH CLOTH AND A SOLUTION OF NOLVASAN™ WE POST-DIP WITH THE ABOVE-PICTURED CONTAINER RJB ™AND AN IODINE-BASED DIP. THE BRAND NAME WE USE IS BLOCKADE™ THERE ARE OTHER EQUALLY EFFECTICVE IODINE BASED DIPS AVAILABLE INCLUDING TEAT KOTE 10/III® 
============================= MASTITIS VACCINES
J-5® E. COLI BACTERINPfizer Animal Health==========================
LYSIGIN® STAPHYLOCCUS AUREUS BACTERIN, BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM============================= WE VACCINATE ALL DOES, INCLUDING DRY YEARLINGS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN BRED OR FRESHENED, WITH J-5® FOR E.COLI AND LYSIGIN® FOR STAPH AUREUS MASTITIS, PURSUANT TO THE DIRECTION OF OUR VETERINARIANNoah L. and Sue A. Goddard, GODDARD FARM PUREBRED NUBIAN DAIRY GOATS
1801 East 335TH. ROAD
Lecompton, KS 66050-4037
United States
ph: 785-887-6083
alt: 816-804-9532
nubians
