Today is our second time this month that weather has been really cold and icey! I have the goats bedded down with extra shavings. They have extra hay to munch on to keep their body temperature warm. It has been raining all morning as the front moves through with temps dropping 40 degrees in a very short time.
We are really excited with our new babies that are just a few days old. The new babies are in the living room since this type of weather they would not survive. They are really cute!~! They already have their own personalities and are starting to jump around. Warm weather better get here soon or I might not be able to contain them. The babies and moms are doing great! Scarlet O'Hara, Snowflake, and Jennifer are milking really nicely and are proud momma's. Snowflake is a first time freshener and is showing to be really nice. Jennifer did not do well last year as a first time freshener but this year is showing some promise with increased production over last year. We are very proud of her development and am really glad we did not sell her last year.
Cheese, soaps, and lotions:
We are working on some new types of cheeses and hope to introduce those in the near future!
Our soap production continues to rise with an increase in production. Lavender and Lavender Mint are back in full swing. We had a short time where getting Lavender Essential oil was difficult. The Lavender Oil is now back in stock and the soap is on the shelve curing.
We are now growing our own Apple Mint for the mint in our soaps with no pesticides used on the live mint keeping it as natural as possible.
We purchased a Dorsett Apple and an Anna Apple tree this year and hope they do well here on the farm.
We hope to see you at some of our markets, come by and say hello we always love to talk about our goats, products, and more.....
Until Next Time,
Julie
