The Triplets

Thank you to all you participated in our Garland Goat Soap Kid Guess Contest! We hope you had as much fun guessing as we had reading your guesses! We are delighted to announce that Kim O’Brien, with her correct guess that Wales would have triplets, two bucks and one doe, is the winner of our Garland Goat Soap Kid Guess Contest!! Congratulations, Kim! Enjoy your soap!

Daisy

Wales triplets are quite a trio! “Ruger,” the firstborn, weighed a whopping 13 pounds at birth, setting a record for the largest kid born in our herd! (A normal kid weight is 7-8 lbs.) Ruger is the goofiest looking kid I’ve ever seen; he’s so long and gangly, and a major overbite gives his face a most comical expression. “Daisy” followed Ruger, presenting quite a contrast by her tiny, petite size, and sweet, snuggly personality. Last, but not least, “Remington” arrived, hungry, and ready for a meal!

All our does have kidded now, and a total of six kids are bouncing around in their big box stall. We’ve been quite busy with a barn full of new kids to care for and bottle-feed. It hasn’t left much time for soapmaking right now… but somehow, we’ve managed to find some time to bring all the kids out and enjoy the welcoming spring sunshine outdoors. I hope you have too!

It’s kidding season here at Garland Goat Soap of Maine – one of our favorite times of the year! We love when all the kids (that’s the term for baby goats) are born. Have you ever enjoyed a baby goat? If not, you don’t know how cute they are! Our doe “Touché” kidded yesterday morning. We had a whole crowd of excited spectators for the wonderful event…from grandparents to toddlers! Though I have witnessed many goat deliveries, the whole miracle of birth never ceases to amaze me! The display of God’s incredible creation is truly shown forth at every birth!

Buckwheat - only minutes old and not yet dry!

Touché handled the whole situation quite calmly and after a short while delighted us by delivering twins, a buck and doe! “Buckwheat” and “Spring” are absolutely adorable!

Spring - snuggled up and enjoying the sunshine just several hours after birth.

Touche is a very good mama!

Would you like to be part of the fun of this kidding season – and have an opportunity to win a FREE bar of Garland Goat Soap’s great goat milk soap?! Why not? Here’s how:

Garland Goat Soap Kid Guess Contest

“Wales” is our next goat due to kid. She is looking VERY large. (For those of you unfamiliar with goats, it’s quite common for them to have a single kid, twins, or triplets. Sometimes they even have quadruplets!)

We want you to take a guess:

1.) How many kid(s) you think Wales will have.
2.) How many buck(s) (male goat) and/or doe(s) Wales will have.

If your guess is correct, or comes closest to being correct, you’ll win a free bar of our soap! If we have more than one correct guess, we’ll send out more than one free bar of soap!

So put on your thinking cap, take a guess, join the fun and email us at: garlandgoatsoap@gmail.com with your guesses! Please put “Kid Guess” in the subject line.

Or, simply leave a comment here on the blog with your guess. Please include your email address.

When “Wales” kids (has her babies), we’ll let you know the winner(s) of our Garland Goat Soap Kid Guess Contest! Perhaps you’ll be the one to enjoy that free bar of soap!