If you want your goat kids to have access to grain, without having to worry about the adult animals in the pen eating all of the food, you need a creep feeder. Here are the directions for making a corner creep feeder with a cattle panel. This works great for putting extra weight on dam-raised market kids.
Tallow balm is the dream cream you have been wishing for, it is light, non-greasy, and rubs in well. You can make this tallow balm with just three ingredients and a hand mixer. You will love using your homemade balm on your face and body.
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Tallow balm is great for your skin. This recipe is super easy to make with just three ingredients. It will be your new favorite skincare product! Make a solid balm to rub in with your fingers or make a tallow lotion bar to rub on your skin, the choice is yours.
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If you don’t want to have a goat with horns, one method for preventing their growth is disbudding at a young age. Here are the equipment and steps we use to disbud goat kids on our farm.
Tallow makes a great base for lip balm, it is rich and moisturizing. This recipe uses tallow and beeswax from animals on our farm. This simple lip balm will be your new favorite!
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You can get snow-white, odorless, moisturizing tallow from suet or the fat surrounding the organs of a ruminant animal. Here is one way to render the fat into tallow, using your kitchen stove. This wet, stovetop method consists of warming the tallow and straining it to remove impurities.
Turning pork fat into lard is easier than you may think. You can use this easy dry rendering method in your slow cooker for creamy white lard that is great for cooking, baking, or making skincare products. The process is as simple as heating and straining the fat to remove any impurities.
Rebatching is a great way to “recycle” cold process soap. If you have bars sitting on your shelf that the scent faded from or a scent/ appearance you don’t like, turn it into something new! Here are the steps to get new life from old soap.
Keep your bathroom smelling great with this homemade toilet spray. With just 4 natural ingredients, this spray provides freshness without all of the irritating chemicals found in the store-bought stuff. It’s easy to make and even easier to use.
Dressing up is fun, but what’s even more fun is dressing up with your pet. Here are 40 costume ideas for you and your furry friend. Use this as inspiration for your next costume class at the county fair or for Halloween!