Sales Terms

SALES TERMS

Below you will find terms and policies regarding the sale of our goats. In the sincere hope of avoiding any misunderstandings, we ask that you review this page thoroughly, and invite you to contact us if you have any questions. If a tenant of a sale is not expressly addressed herein, we reserve the right to establish said tenants or terms as we deem necessary.

OUR GOATS

All the goats on our farm are CAE, Johnes, CL, TB, and Brucellosis negative. We annually test all goats on our farm over the age of 6 months for CAE using the c-Elisa and/or the PCR testing method. We also annually test for Johnes. Maryland has earned the designation of being a TB & Brucellosis-free state. If your state of residence is also designated as TB and Brucellosis-free, then your goat purchase(s) from our herd may most likely enter your state without any TB or Brucellosis testing required.

No member of our herd has ever had CL or any contagious abscesses.

Our herd is routinely wormed using the FAMACHA system and their hooves are regularly trimmed. We manage external parasites via maintaining a clean environment for our herd as well as the prudent use of CoRal Powder, Durasect Liquid and/or Diatomaceous Earth. Everyone in our herd receives bi-annual copper boluses. Even under the best of circumstances, occasionally goats get sick. No goat for sale will leave our farm, unless in our best judgment, it is in excellent health, alert and vigorous. If this means we have to postpone travel arrangements, pick up or delivery plans, we will always choose to err on the side of caution and what is in the goat's absolute best interests.

No sale is final until we release the goat(s) from our care, custody and control.

We appreciate your understanding.

All our goats are up to date on all vaccines and preventative care. Just before transport/pick up, we administer Probiotics, Vitamin B Complex, wormer if needed, Power Punch or Nutridrench and upon request can also provide a dose of antibiotic as a prophylactic. We also perform a fecal exam to ensure there is no significant internal parasite load. Your goat will be carefully and humanely disbudded (if not polled) and likely will be scur-free. Your goat's hooves will be freshly trimmed before leaving as well. While our goats are on our farm, in our control, custody and care, we are fully responsible for the goat's health, physical, mental and emotional condition. Once the goat leaves our farm, our responsibility ends. Additionally, if purchasing a bred doe, once the doe leaves our farm and is no longer under our care, custody and control, we are not responsible for pregnancy loss, abortion, or fetal trauma due to transport or any other reason.

As goat kids are born devoid of an immune system, and as they initially inherit passive immunity from their dam via collostrum and milk, we feel newborn goats should remain on their farm of birth for a minimum of 8-10 weeks. This time interval allows for them to build a solid immune system, which helps ensure health, vigor, growth and longevity. In rare instances, we will entertain requests to release a goat kid earlier than 8 weeks of age. When considering such requests, we will make the decision on a case-by-case basis, and our decision will always reflect what is in the best interest of the goat kid; our decision will be final and non-negotiable.

We do not, and cannot guarantee the adult size of the animals. However, our goal in breeding is to produce exceptional outcomes that do conform to the height standard as set forth by AGS and ADGA for the Nigerian Dwarf Breed. We do guarantee that every registered doe or buck you purchase from us is fertile and capable of reproduction. Should your goat prove to be infertile, and your veterinarian determines via examination and testing that the condition is genetic in nature and not due to improper nutrition/poor conditioning, or due to illness, injury, mineral deficiency, or any other reason, we will replace your kid purchase with a kid from what we have available for sale; we will replace your adult purchase with an adult that is available for sale. The replacement will be of similar quality/pedigree in our estimation and subject solely to our discretion. We cannot guarantee that its appearance, eye or coat color and the like will be identical; though we will try to provide as similar as is available. Though we agree to provide a replacement in the event of infertility, you will remain responsible for any and all transportation expenses, as well as any other costs (Vet Certificate, crate, etc.) to return the original, allegedly infertile goat to us (if requested) and to acquire the replacement. Finally, a letter must be provided from your Veterinarian certifying that the goat is genetically infertile and must document the examination findings, testing results and the medical basis for reaching this conclusion along with copies of said exam notes and testing results. Said letter will be submitted to our Veterinarian for review and if he/she concurs based upon all documentation and supports for the claim of infertility- the purchase will be replaced as enumerated above.

When you purchase a goat kid from us, you are purchasing a genetic package created by the pairing of the sire and the dam. We devote considerable time and research into our decision-making when creating our breeding schedule. The ultimate goal is to utilize the exceptional genetics at our disposal in our herd to create outcomes that meet or exceed the quality of the kids' dams and sires. Goat breeding, however, is more of an art that an exact science, and outcomes are never guaranteed. Anecdotally, more than 70% of a goat kid's potential is influenced by their environment. As a breeder, we can recommend to our customers proper goat keeping protocols, provide information on goat nutrition, and suggest practical tips for raising their purchase-- but we cannot guarantee how their purchase will mature since we cannot control the environment in which they are raised. What we can do is share information and educate you as our customer about your kid purchase's bloodline and pedigree and the performance and accomplishments of your kid's ancestors.

When purchasing an adult doe from us, we can provide all available information about her individual performance (official or unofficial milk production, show experience, kidding history, etc.) as well as her pedigree and the accomplishments of her produce.

Likewise, when purchasing an adult buck from us, we can provide all available information about his individual performance (show experience, etc.) as well as official or unofficial milk production of his daughters, his pedigree and the accomplishments of his get.

All sales are final and there are no refunds.

Buyer is responsible for the costs of Certificate(s) of Veterinary Inspection ($45.00- our cost) (and whatever travel papers required to deliver/receive a goat into your state), cost of shipping crate, and airline or over-the-road transportation costs. Shipping crates can be (1) purchased by you and shipped to us, (2) purchased by you through an online catalogue, billed to you and shipped to us, or (3) we can purchase one on your behalf locally (prepayment required).

We can provide you with our most current CAE (c-Elisa or PCR) and Johnes testing results for your purchase(s) or for the dam and/or sire of your purchase(s) free of charge. We also will test at your request and at our expense any potential purchase over the age of 6 months of age before it leaves our farm.

If purchasing a bred doe from us, and you wish to confirm her settled status, we will gladly draw blood free of charge at or after the 30 day mark after breeding, waive the cost of the testing supplies (syringe, needles, collection tubes, ice gel packs for shipping). We will submit the sample to BioTracking/Biopryn Labs. (A Biopryn blood pregnancy test for goats costs $7.50 + cost of shipping the sample (prepayment required before blood is drawn).

DEPOSITS/RESERVATIONS

We always reserve the right to retain any and all kids in our herd though each year, we exercise that right sparingly and only retain an average of 2%-5% of our annual kid crop. We have never failed to honor a reservation when the outcome reserved has been produced, and never negated a reservation in order to elect to exercise our right to retain. So place a reservation with confidence and know that so long as the anticipated outcome is born, your reservation will be fulfilled.

When viewing our Breeding/Kidding Schedule, all prices listed are for RESERVED kids in advance of their birth. By reserving a kid in advance of its birth you will receive a discount of at least $50-$100 off of the kid's price once it is born. (Example: The Kidding Schedule lists an as yet unborn doeling for $350. If reserved in advance of her birth, and once a deposit has been placed for that reservation, her price is locked in at the discounted price of $350. After kidding, her price will generally rise, depending upon conformation, appearance and other factors.) If multiple kid reservations are made by a customer in advance of kidding, the multiple kid discounts will apply. Once kids are born, pricing is based upon market forces, pedigree, dam’s udder, kid's conformation and kid's appearance.

A conditional non-refundable deposit* of $100.00 is required to place a reservation on any doeling, buckling or adult goat. A conditional non-refundable deposit* of $50.00 is required to place a reservation on any wether. We accept cash, personal/business/certified/cashier's check, as well as credit and debit cards for deposits and payments. (Credit and Debit card payments can only be accepted via PayPal. We are PAYPAL VERIFIED. Please do not send any funds via PayPal until you have communicated with us in advance. All PayPal transactions will be subject to the 3.5% transaction fee at Payer's expense.) Payment for goats is due in full prior to goat being released to customer. In person farm pick up of your goat purchase will require cash payment for any funds due.

Upon receipt of a reservation, we will note said reservation on our Kidding/Breeding Schedule as well as confirm the reservation via email. Once a reservation has been placed, we require the deposit be received within 7 business days. If the deposit is not received in this time frame, or if the deposit is made via check and funds are not available to honor the check, the reservation is null and void. Any returned checks for NSF (Non Sufficient Funds) will be subject to a $35.00 bank fee in addition to twice the face value of the check (per Maryland State Law), and the item will be forwarded to a collection agency/attorney without delay.

In the event that the reserved kid is not born, (including but not limited to: doe did not settle, doe lost pregnancy/suffered spontaneous abortion, doe died prior to kidding, doe and/or produce died during kidding, reserved kid was still born, reserved kid died after kidding, gender of reserved kid was not produced, or herd owners exercised the right to retain, thus not making the reserved kid available) customer will be offered the right to ONE of the following remedies:

1) Buyer may transfer the reservation/deposit to another breeding of an unborn kid, subject to the availability of reservations on that breeding (if for instance there are already 2 reservations on the same desired outcome on the second choice breeding-- the transfer would be to the 3rd place in line on the second choice breeding, not first in line.)

2) Buyer may transfer the reservation/deposit to any other unreserved kid for sale already on the ground (regardless of gender), or any adult listed for sale and available on our website's Goats For Sale Page;

3) *Buyer may request in writing a refund of the deposit on the reservation for the unfulfilled breeding outcome- this is the sole exemption granted under the conditional non-refundable deposit/reservation policy. (Please allow 7-10 business days for refund. Refunds will be remitted for deposits only, no PayPal transaction fees. Refunds will be returned via postage paid USPS First Class Mail and be in the form of either a personal or business check.)

DOWN PAYMENTS

Once our does have freshened, and once all buyers with reservations have either made their purchases or declined to do so, remaining kids will be offered up for sale and advertised through our web site, on-line classifieds, and through local and regional print advertising. Prospective buyers at this time may reserve a kid by placing a down payment of 50% of the kid’s price. We will release the kid to the buyer at 8-12 weeks of age at which time the balance owed is due in full. If the balance is not paid at 12 weeks, the buyer will forfeit the 50% down payment and we will place the kid up for sale unless other arrangements have been mutually agreed upon in advance in writing.

Once a pick-up/delivery/transport date has been agreed upon for your goat kid purchase(s) and/or for your adult goat purchase(s)- if Buyer delays the pick-up, delivery, or transport for any reason, a boarding fee of $2.50 per day (per goat kid) will accrue until the kid is picked up, delivered, or transported. For adult goat stock, the daily boarding fee is $4.00 per day (per goat). If the adult is a lactating doe, and buyer wishes us to milk her to keep her in full production until pick-up, delivery or transport, the daily boarding fee is $6.00 per day (per milker). We reserve the right to determine when a goat may leave our farm.

DISCOUNTS/OFFERS

FREE WETHER OFFER

When purchasing a doeling from us, if you do not already own goats, we will provide a wether companion to you free of charge, subject to availability. So, essentially you'll receive 2 goats for the price of one!

DISCOUNT FOR MULTIPLE WETHER PURCHASES

Wethers are $100 each, 2 for $150, 3 for $200. For each wether over 3, add $50.00. Buy 6, get one free, subject to availability.

DISCOUNT FOR PURCHASE OF MULTIPLE

REGISTERED DOELINGS/BUCKLINGS

Purchase 2 registered doelings or 2 registered intact bucklings, or 1 registered doe kid and 1 registered intact buck kid and receive a $50.00 discount off your total. Buy a combination of 3 registered doe/intact buck kids and receive a $100 discount off your total. Buy a combination of 4 registered doe/intact buck kids and receive a $200.00 discount off your total.

DISCOUNT FOR PURCHASE OF MULTIPLE

REGISTERED ADULT GOAT STOCK

From time to time we may have some adult does or bucks for sale. We do offer herd starter packages at discounted prices and discounts for multiple purchases of adult stock. Please inquire.

4H/FFA DISCOUNTS

If your goat kid purchase is for the purpose of serving as a project in a structured/supervised 4H or FFA program, we offer discounts on wethers, pet doelings, registered doelings, and registered, intact bucklings that range from 10%-25%. To qualify and receive this discount, we require either proof of membership in either 4H or FFA, or a letter certifying participation in such a program from the program coordinator.

None of the discounts or offers above may be combined.

TRANSPORTATION

Buyer is responsible for all costs and arrangements associated with the transportation of your purchase. We are never responsible for the transportation cost of any goat. If you are within driving distance of our farm, we will make mutually convenient arrangements to be available for you to pick up your goat. Sometimes, we may be able to arrange local delivery, transport a kid/adult to a show we are attending for free, or to meet you along your travel route for a nominal fuel charge. Otherwise, should you need to transport your kid via major airline, we are approximately 1.5 hours from Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) and we will gladly transport your kid to the airport for $35.00 (to cover fuel and tolls). If you will be using an over-the-road livestock carrier, please provide the carrier's itinerary and contact information to us well in advance of the anticipated pick up date, so that we can ensure our availability and coordinate the transfer.

If you have any questions about our reservations or sales policies, please contact us and we would be glad to assist you.

Terms and Conditions are subject to change without notice.

Last Updated 1/1/12