My name is Mandi Thomas and I live in the Honey Creek community in Allardt, TN.  

I operate a small hobby farm, where I raise Australian Shepherds, goats, and chickens and I make lotion bars and goat's milk soap!

Australian Shepherds

Our dogs are all registered with either or both AKC and ASCA.  We start working with them from day 1!  Our goal is to raise well adjusted, intelligent puppies, that can compete in your favorite sport, do farm work, or simply be a child's best friend.  Please be patient with us while we make some needed changes to our Aussie program.  In the spring of 2023. I had the privilege of seeing an Aussie in his intended element.  He was working cattle and sheep.  It was a spectacular sight to behold.  I came home and started researching.  I knew that they had been bred to drive stock, but I never really looked into it that much.  I discovered that there are really two different Aussies out there: one that is has a larger frame with flowing coats more suited to shows and shall we say 'cleaner' sports; the other has a slighter build and usually a sleeker coat more suited to farming. That's not to say that they can't be both, but the two sides strive for different things in their breeding programs.   I love them all but we have decided to go back to their roots and we are learning how to use them with our goats and training them to work on our farm.  We have acquired some great bloodlines - Freestyle, Hanging Tree,  and Slash V.  We have a lot to learn and I hope you'll follow along as we train and raise some great herding dogs! 

Our Little Goats

We raised ADGA registered Nigerian Dwarf goats for 10 years.  They are still one of my favorite breeds but, as with everything, there are seasons. I happened into a Mini Nubian doeling named Kibi about a year ago.  She was sweet and quirky and we all loved her.  When she had a set of twins this winter, we set her up for milk-sharing with us, as we do all of our does.  She was giving us 2.5 pounds of milk every morning! This made me think.....I love my Nigerians, but we were only getting 1.5 pounds at best per milking with them.  We enjoy our goats, but their purpose here is for the milk we drink and use for making soap. Fewer goats with more milk means fewer hooves to trim and less hay to put up (we grow our own and currently put it up by hand.  It's all loose - not baled and that takes a lot of work!)  So....We have decided to sell our registered herd and focus primarily on Mini Nubian dairy goats.  Our herd will remain small but we will have a handful available for purchase.  

Chickens

Those who know me know I don't always have the best feelings toward chickens.  I love to see them free ranging around our little farm and to watch the hens raise their babies, but they kind of scare me when they come running for their food in the mornings or they fly down from the barn loft right over my head.  I credit the rooster that my granny had when I was a kid.  He would seemingly wait until we were in the middle of the yard and chase us kids. I was terrified of him.  They also poop everywhere you don't want them to, and nowhere you do.  They do provide us with plenty of eggs and lots of pest control.  We live in a rural, woodsy area and rarely find a tick on us or any of our animals.  

Soaps and Lotions

Our lotion bars do not contain milk at this time.  That may be a future endeavor, but for now they smell great and are easy to use -plus they are permitted on a plane since they are not liquid.  Our soap is made with 100% goat's milk instead of water.  It is completely homemade in small batches right here in my kitchen.  The scents vary from time to time, but we try to keep our best sellers in stock.  Those are Eucalyptus & Spearmint, and Lavender followed by Frosted Blackberry and  White Tea & Bergamot.  The bars of soap range in size from 3 to 4 ounces depending on the fragrance cost. They are all $6 each or 4 for $20.  We will ship them at your expense. The lotion bars come in two sizes:  The small bars are 0.5 ounce and cost $3 each (4 for $10) or the large bars are 2 ounces and cost $8 each (3 for $20).

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