Tails of Heaven Scent Farms

Posted By Elaine on April 23, 2009

We met the most wonderful lady today. As you all know I make goat milk soap and I was getting dangerously low on goat milk. I really liked the farm I got my milk from last year but since we moved it was just way too far. I found Miss K on Craigslist and was able to barter milk for soap. She has Alpines and Saanen goats.

 

She also has the most adorable calf named Guthrey. Maybe I am a cow person instead of a goat person. Hmmm. I definitely want a cow but I am pretty sure I want goats as well. I have a long way to go with either because I have to fence the property. Miss K let me go in with the calf and the goats. The calf was more anxious to see me because he thought I had milk. Miss K showed me how to let him suckle on my fingers. That was so cool! I felt like a mama cow! ( Not just in size) I could definitely see myself with cows.

 

The highlight was that she let me milk one of the goats. It was definitely harder than the cows I have milked but I was happy for the opportunity. After I was done playing around she finished up. I think she milked at least 12 goats in 30 mins. and then gave us a walk around the pasture. The goats were very nervous that we were there but they weren’t real skittish. Miss K explained that visitors mean that someone leaves. Makes sense to me. I would hate for visitors to come and take one of my sisters away too. I got lots of ideas of planing out the property while I was there. We all can not wait to go back to see everybody.

 

Y’all come back now!

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