Finally weaned the babies from their mamas. Now it's time to milk, milk, milk. Shazammmmm, do we have milk for our soaps! We're cranking soaps out as often as possible. AND a few of the babies are for sale. We got a super batch of babies this year. Check 'em out at this link.
Category: weathering the ranch
Gran’ Nanny’s Goat Milk Soaps LOGO
We're unveiling the logo for our companies. We have two: One is for our goat milk soaps; while the other is for our goats. We raise Nubian dairy goats for sale. That is after the babies have been weaned. In some cases, the mama and baby will be sold together. It depends on what …
More milk is accumulating in GraNann’s freezer
Production will begin as soon as all the babies have landed, so to speak. We have one more doe in baby watch. As soon as her babies decide to join the Sleeping Dog Ranch herd, we're off and running into soap and lotion production. In the meantime, I've been focusing on getting the barn clean …
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Getting into the swing of things
We had a super holiday. All of us rested, played, worked, completed household projects, ate ate ate, and took a nap or two. Probably the best part was having most of the family together again so we could get caught up with each others lives. We all live at such a fast pace (like you).
Toxic plants and goats
We recently learned that Johnson grass can be toxic in drought conditions. This too, may be contributed to their demise. We're now making a conscious effort to remove all toxic plants from our pastures before releasing the goats. Contrary to popular belief, goats cannot eat everything and anything. Our goats produce milk that we use …
Our first teachers
Getting our first goats was an anxious time, but we were ready. Their shed and fenced area was ready. They had water troughs, feed, and hay. Getting their area ready was work but ... we had been living on the ranch for almost a year and only had a few chickens. It was time to …
Ivan makes his appearance
This is a photo of this season's last baby. First-time mama, Reba, delivered a handsome BOY July 12th. Isn't he adorable!!?!?!!?!?! His name is Ivan, after a Nobel Prize winner in Medicine (why not start BIG), and he is another apple of our eye. Since this photo was taken, ALL the babies have grown and …
Nubian Dairy Goats at the Sleeping Dog Ranch
From time to time, I'll post a few pictures as a way of introducing our goats. Hey, I think they're wonderful and delightful to work with. I believe our photographs will help show their incredible personalities.
Goat Milk Soaps and Nubian Goats
If you're interested in exploring the benefits of goat milk soap, then this site is for you. We created Gran' Nanny's Goat Milk Soaps, Inc. so we could make this incredible soap! It's healthful, it's soothing, it's healing, and with extended use, it makes your skin feel soft and creamy smooth. Join us as we …