Hi Im New!

[FC Dairy Goats]

Just wanted to say HI!!

I'm Amy. I am from Indiana...any other Indiana members here?
I work part time in retail (Walmart). Although its normally full time during the holidays, which is fine, extra $$ is always a good thing!

I have had Nubian dairy goats since 2006...started out with one and I now have 10....with 6 hopefully due to kid this year....They started out as just pets/show animals...just a for fun sort of deal but as I improved my herd and want to show more and the herd has grown, they are quite expensive to care for so I was thinking perhaps I can do something productive with the milk. It's illegal to sell the milk in Indiana. My mother does not like milk at all, I like goat milk but not cow's milk. However I don't drink very much milk anyways so I have all this milk. LOL

I normally get a bucket calf or some piglets and raise them up on the GM and resell them...But I want to try something different this year...I've made GM soap before, just not very much or many times! So I'm hoping I can learn lots on this forum.

~~~Amy

 

[Hazel]

Hi Amy,

Welcome to the forum!

You'll find lots of info about GM soap plus there's numerous people on the forum who love making it.

 

[IrishLass]

Welcome Amy! How wonderful to have your own goats! I use goat milk in my soaps alot, but not fresh from my backyard like you can (I wish!). The freshest I can get is either the fresh Meyenberg in the cold case at my local grocery store, or farm-fresh from Trader Joes (can't remember which farm, though). I love to drink it and soap with it.

IrishLass

 

[FC Dairy Goats]

Thanks for the welcome!

Welcome Amy! How wonderful to have your own goats! I use goat milk in my soaps alot, but not fresh from my backyard like you can (I wish!). The freshest I can get is either the fresh Meyenberg in the cold case at my local grocery store, or farm-fresh from Trader Joes (can't remember which farm, though). I love to drink it and soap with it.

IrishLass

I saw a baby Nubian at only a day or two old and I fell in love with them....thinking back over the years, if I knew how much work was involved with the dairy goats, I probably would have rethought this and maybe wouldn't even have them....but now, going to the shows, spending the time with good friends, makes it worth the work. I just wish it didn't cost so much to keep a herd! LOL

Hi Amy,

Welcome to the forum!

You'll find lots of info about GM soap plus there's numerous people on the forum who love making it.

Im glad there's alot of information...I haven't had time to take a look around yet. :wink: