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We reserve the right to retain any kid for our herd. We do not take monetary deposits on kids before they are born. We do however keep a list of names of those that have asked to be given right of refusal on goats that reside at our farm or on future kids that will be born on our farm should they become available. Please check our breeding schedule as an aid in your decision making when asking for right of refusal on kids. We are very pleased that most of our goats are sold by right of refusal. Since purchasing goats by right of refusal means there is usually a bit of a wait for the desired goat to arrive or become available, It assures us that it is not a "whim" purchase and have found that the type of person willing to aquire their goats in this manner usually makes for a better goat owner. It also provides the new goat owner with the time to learn how to be a good goat caretaker and prepare properly for his or her new charges. I enjoy assisting in the learning process of new goat owners whenever I can. Kids will only become available after we are sure that they are not needed in our own breeding program. In some cases that could be immediately after they are born or it could be after they have matured and freshened once or twice here at Old Mountain Farm.
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Since our herd is as large as we want it to grow, each year as we make it through kidding and show season, we have the tough task of deciding who will be moving to new homes and who will stay on with us here at Old Mountain Farm. If you have a particular interest in a certain member of our herd let us know so that we can make note of it for future reference. When a goat you have asked for right of refusal becomes available for purchase, we will notify you. At that point, if you decide to purchase the goat a deposit of $100.00 (on breeding quality animals) and deposit of $50.00 (on pet wethers) is required to hold the goat until a prearranged time of pick-up or transport can be met. Balance of payment on your goat or goats will be due upon notification that your goat is ready to leave for its new home and must be paid in full at time of shipping or pick-up. All shipping costs (transportation, heath certificates, testing, crates etc.) are the buyers responsibility. Once you have committed, with a monetory deposit, to purchase a goat from Old Mountain Farm, your deposit is nonrefundable therefore, deposits will be forfeited if buyer backs out of the sale for any reason. Our doe kids are usually priced between $400.00 and $700.00. Pet Wethers (fixed males) are $150.00 for the first one and $100.00 for the second. |
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Since goats are instinctively herd animals, they require a "buddy" in order to be happy and healthy. We will not sell one goat by itself unless there are already goats (or another appropriate herdmate) at the new home it is going to. As one more step in assuring your new goat's health, you can also expect us to be interested in where you aquired your other ruminants farm residents from. We ship out of the Portland Maine Jetport with Delta Airlines. For those of you shopping for a buck or buckling to be your new herdsire, we often sell a second buck or buck kid as a companion to the first for half price if there is one of herdsire quality to choose from. (We wether most of our buck kids). If you are interested in doing this, Ask us! We occasionally have adult breeding bucks available and sometimes offer adult does for sale; open, bred or in milk. We look at our own goats with a very critical eye when it comes to describing conformity, both strengths and weaknesses to a potential customer. We are making every possible effort to breed healthy, productive, well conformed animals and because of that anyone considering purchasing an animal from us can be assured that we will do our best to provide them with the animal that they are looking for. |
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Although, to our knowledge we have never had an adult animal of our breeding go over the Nigerian Dwarf height limit, we do not at this time feel comfortable guaranteeing that every kid purchased will stay within the AGS height limit. Our goats are healthy and free from visual defects when we sell them and we guarantee that at time of pick-up or shipping. Since we cannot control the goat's environment once they leave our farm, we cannot offer further guarantees. If a problem does develop we will work with you to try and find a viable solution however since we consider biosecurity a very important issue we can not accept animals back into our herd once they have left our farm unless they have lived with no other ruminants from other farms. Stress is very common in both kids and adults of all ages when moved from one place to another. Illness and in rare cases death can occur if the animal is not properly handled or treated. We will not be responsible for stress of any kind after the animal leaves our farm. We have worked long and hard to get the good reputation that we have and we wish to keep that good reputation, so we want you to be pleased with your purchase. |
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All photography by Cheryle Moore-Smith except where noted. |
