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Low-Cost Goat Milker Easy To Use
Millie the "test goat" has experienced her share of prototype milkers since her owner, Mike Henry, decided to make a better, less expensive goat milker. Both goat and man are happy with the Henry Milker, a closed system operated by a hand vacuum. The Palmer, Alaska, inventor used common parts to keep the milker's price
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Low-Cost Goat Milker Easy To Use LIVESTOCK Sheep/Goats 34-5-26 Millie the "test goat" has experienced her share of prototype milkers since her owner, Mike Henry, decided to make a better, less expensive goat milker. Both goat and man are happy with the Henry Milker, a closed system operated by a hand vacuum. The Palmer, Alaska, inventor used common parts to keep the milker's price down to $119 plus shipping.
The former vo-ag instructor and FFA advisor, and current school administrator, designed the milker out of necessity. He has a number of dairy goats on his hobby farm but now that he's older, it has been painful to milk by hand.
"Since I only had a couple of does I wasn't interested in spending a lot of money on an expensive commercial milking machine," Henry says. "So, I decided to try and put something together myself."
He started experimenting with the pump off a brake bleeding kit he purchased at an auto parts store. Four pumps later, Henry has found what works best. The milker is simple: a teat cup, a line that leads to a container, and a line out of the container that runs to a hand vacuum pump.
"The pump has a gauge and relief valve so you know how much pressure. The gauge is a critical part of it," Henry says.
Instructions warn not to pump the vacuum higher than -10, well within a very safe range to operate. Also, all goats require different vacuum pressure.
"Once you have determined the correct, optimum milking pressure for your goat, you can maintain that level with the use of the gauge," Henry says. "It takes all of the guesswork out."
The milker uses a wide-mouth canning jar. It works on one teat at a time. Henry says it takes an average of 10 min. to milk a goat. It's meant for people with a couple of goats ł especially those who can no longer physically hand milk them.
"The best part of selling this milker is the testimonials. I got ęGod-blessed' again today," Henry explains. "People having troubles with their hands are able to keep their goats."
Henry offers a 30-day money back guarantee.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mike Henry, Red Fence Farm LLC 5501 N Maverick Dr., Palmer, Alaska 99645 (ph 907 529-4496; www.goatfinder.com/goat_milk_machine.htm).
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