Our Goats

We currently raise 19 French Alpine Goats on our farm.  We hand-milk our goats & use the fresh milk to hand-craft moisturizing & nourishing goat milk soap. If you don’t already know what makes goat milk great for both your skin and your body, be sure to read about the benefits of goat milk.

Below are some great pictures of our newborns, as well as some FAQs about raising goats.

Photo Credit: Angie Rittel

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Frequently Asked Questions … about our goats

We’ve had several customers express interest in learning more about our goats. For the curious, we’ve prepared some FAQs related to the goats and their birthing process.

Q: Who is in charge of the goats?
A: Donna is certainly our resident expert on our French Alpine goats. She’s been raising farm animals for years, and this photo (below) of her with Lauren and her eldest son John speaks to her experience.

Q: Will you keep all the kids that are born this year?
A: Most of the kids that were just born will stay on our farm. We already have demand for any kids we can’t keep from people who are interested in starting to raise their own goats.

Q: Is a veterinarian involved in the birthing process?
A: Our vet handles check-ups, but Donna takes care of the day-to-day issues that may arrive. If we have a problem, then we certainly involve our vet. The way a goat handles her pregnancy is different for each mother, just like with humans.

Q. How much milk do your goats produce? Do you still milk your goats before and after they give birth?
A. Depending on the season, our goats produce between 1-2 gallons of milk each day. Donna hand-milks the goats twice a day and enjoys this time as a reflective, relaxing part of her day. Our goats aren’t milked during the last few months of their pregnancies and until after about three months after they give birth, when we wean the kids. We miss having fresh milk for our morning coffee and other goodies, but we think it’s important for the kids to have this nourishment from their mothers. This practice goes against industrial farming practices where kids are taken off their mother immediately and fed a powdered milk replacer.

Q. If you’re not milking the goats, then where do you get milk for your soaps?
A: To plan ahead for being without milk for a few months, we store surplus milk in our industrial freezers and use this in our soaps while the goats prepare for their kids.

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