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[dragonmaker]

I've been making soap for about a year and have lurked the forum for a while before finally deciding to join the fun!

I love making soap. I have a small herd of dwarf milk goats, a few little kids I adore, and a husband who loves to make room in our budget to enable my hobbies.

My very first soap was a cold process soap using leftover frozen goat milk and Great Value shortening (the kind with tallow). I managed to wait a full 6 weeks to try it out (I thought curiosity was going to kill this cat!) and fell in love with making my own soap! I've branched out to making a soaping science notebook and experimenting with different % balances of different oils to find our ideal soap. I am definitely still on the journey to my favorite, but have enjoyed all the good soaps along the way!

 

[KimW]

Welcome!!

 

[Relle]

Welcome

 

[GemstonePony]

Welcome!

 

[IrishLass]

Welcome Dragonmaker!


IrishLass

 

[cmzaha]

Welcome.

 

[lsg]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[dragonmaker]

Thanks, everyone!

 

[Laura Vohs]

Welcome! So good to have you here!

 

[Basil]

Welcome dragonmaker ! Are your goats Nigerians? I have goats too. I’m one of those people who can’t stop talking about goats if you get me started . Milking used to be for cheese and it soon became soap too! This forum has been so helpful for me!

 

[The Park Bench]

Welcome

 

[dragonmaker]

Basil, yes! I have 3 Nigerian Dwarf does (female goats to y’all suffering without cute fuzzies). What breed(s) do you have?

 

[Basil]

Basil, yes! I have 3 Nigerian Dwarf does (female goats to y’all suffering without cute fuzzies). What breed(s) do you have?

I thought maybe! I have Nigerians too! Just love them

 

[Loran]

Do you really know how to make dragons???? May I put in an order for a fire breathing one??? Goats are funny. We had a Nubian and a Nigerian dwarf but got rid of them due to space and no time for them. They are stinky, and hump everything! welcome to the forum, it’s an awesome place with down to earth helpful people. You will learn so so much here. See ya out there Dragon

 

[dragonmaker]

@Loran yes, I do know how to make dragons! I made the two in my avatar. My kids say they breathe fire! I make crochet soft sculptures and dragons are my favorite. I make them with or without wire skeletons. I’m taking a break from crochet for a few months so I can focus on my new baby. It’s hard to work with yarn while a curious infant is trying to eat your crochet hook!

You are so right about bucks. They are stinky and single-minded. Doe goats aren’t too bad. They don’t smell bad and are a lot less breeding obsessed than bucks unless they are in heat, which is just like most creatures.

 

[Basil]

@Loran

You are so right about bucks. They are stinky and single-minded. Doe goats aren’t too bad. They don’t smell bad and are a lot less breeding obsessed than bucks unless they are in heat, which is just like most creatures.

I can’t necessarily disagree, but I have 1 buck, one wether, 2 bucklings I started breeding last week and 15 does
Your dragons are beautiful!!

 

[dragonmaker]

Oh, just because bucks are stinky doesn’t mean I can’t like them. I’ve had some nice little bucks in the past. I’m just taking a break from breeding them for a bit, so I’m buck-less for now.

Thank you!

 

[Zany_in_CO]

@Loran yes, I do know how to make dragons! I made the two in my avatar. My kids say they breathe fire! I make crochet soft sculptures and dragons are my favorite. I make them with or without wire skeletons.

They are precious! I'm looking forward to reading all about your soapy adventures.