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Here at Goats of Gaia we try to utilize everything. That said our goat herd excretes an awful lot of poo daily- it must be all the good stuff we feed em! No, actually that's usually what you get if you keep animals isn't it? I'm just glad I'm not an elephant keeper! Raking and...
just the very best goats milk soap going around! The base oils and butters we utilize give our bars a richness which is hard to beat. Coconut,Palm,Extra Virgin olive,Castor, Sweet Almond, Shea nut butter, Cocoa butter,Camellia oil,Grapeseed.....natural beeswax,the list goes on....... Your skin will...
The chaos has ended, with only one more doe in this batch left to kid.I figure I've been making 30 odd trips to the goat shed a day for the last week, some at a leisurely pace, whilst others have been at breakneck speed to attend goaty labours. The shed is crammed full of babies and their...
For the last two days the Otways have been in flood mode, with constant rain and howling winds. Our nice ambling creek has turned into a mighty torrent .Fences gone (the herd will be happy), trees down, mudslides. Yep, it's just been great. Our last doe to kid in Batch #1 - Dawn, decided...
OK here we go....Batch #1 is named officially. Paperwork is still to be completed but our does and 2 bucks are now officially known as- Bucks: Fernside Woodstock Happening-Fernside Bass Straitsman  Does: Fernside Mizuki- Fernside Farm Saffron- Fernside Farm Tulsi- Fernside Farm Maya-...
so I'm off to make some soap! Plain Goats Milk x 5 batches today (if I manage them all). Oils of Coconut,Palm,Extra Virgin Olive,Castor & Sweet Almond with a dash of Shea nut butter. Top stuff and totally brilliant for skin.
Flood damage to our fences is serious after a deluge. Each adjoining property along our valley has fencing across the Wild Dog Creek,as boundary fencing, which inevitably is washed away each flood. Our herd decided yesterday to look for greener pastures. Of course  they accessed the...
We've got the very best pest control in our dairy - our camouflage cat Putchin hides easily. Whitewashed walls + Putchin = Extreme Organic mouse & rat control. We've got the very best pest control in our dairy - our camouflage cat Putchin hides easily. Whitewashed walls +...
Our inventive little kids have discovered a new use for the bags of goat poo.Whilst mums go out in the afternoon our little ones are left to their own devices and have the run of the shed. What better way to entertain yourself than to turn bags of poo into a goat kid mountain.Wicked fun for hours....