Homemade Goats Milk Soap Blog
Members of the Whitetail Lane Farm Goat Milk Soap Family!
This past spring break our family went on our first Disney Cruise! It was a blast and it will not be our last!
Kyle fishing for stripper fish on the Chesapeake Bay
Kyle at the end of one of his lacrosse games.
Kaylyn and Maisey at Loch Moy Maryland Horse Trials.
Kaylyn at dressage Rally for Pony Club
Its been awhile since we have talked about Goat Milk Soap!
Life has been busy at Whitetail Lane Farm. We have been super busy making new Goat Milk Soap products - Whipped Sugar Scrubs, Lip Balms and Bath Bombs.
We have also been busy organizing our summer show schedule - which will be posted very soon!
We also got a new Australian Cattle Dog named Remi! He is full of energy and super cute, which gets in out of a lot of trouble. He is a happy addition to our family since we lost our Kelly to cancer this past fall.
Our family has been busy with spring sports and gearing up for the summer horse show season to start.
The next generation of Milk Producers of Whitetail Lane Farm Goat Milk Soap.
Our new Nigerian Dwarf Goat kids now have names!! On our farm we only name the kids if we are keeping them and these 3 girls are staying with us and we (especially our human kids) couldn't be more exited! They were born on Saturday May 23rd and are growing bigger and stronger everyday. They have just began to explore outside of their pen under the strict supervision of Annie. Their favorite thing is to jump up and off this little piece of pallet. Hopefully tomorrow we can get some video of these guys, they are just too darn cute not to!
Meet Livi, Avi and Calli!
Livi
Avi
Calli
A little info about these cuties:
Their breed: They are purebred unregistered Nigerian Dwarf Goats, which is a miniature dairy goat breed known for their easy maintenance and small stature. Their milk is much higher in butterfat and protein then most other dairy goat breeds, which is why we choose them to produce the milk for our Goat Milk Soaps.
Their gender: They are does, which is the term for female goats.
What they eat: The kids will have 24 hour access to Annie to nurse as needed for the first 3 weeks. They will begin to eat hay after only a few days old, mimicking their mom. Once they reach the 3 week old stage the kids are allowed to nurse during the day and will be put in a separate pen at night with plenty of bedding, water and grain. This allows us to begin milking Annie so we can use her wonderful milk in all of our soaps.
Kidding time! Baby goats = New Goats Milk Soap from Whitetail Lane Farms!
It's the best time of the year at Whitetail Lane Farm, KIDDING SEASON! This year we have only 1 doe to kid, Annie. She gave us 3 girls! In keeping with her tradition she waited until we left for a long weekend to have them. Thankfully she is a fantastic mom and handled everything like a champ. Our farm sitters, The Kerr's, were ecstatic to find them when they arrived to do the barn chores on Saturday morning. We are extremely grateful to them for taking such great care of everything. And now the best part, the pictures!
