Sales Policy Here at Mountain Farms.
Registrations:
All registrable Fainting goat kids<meaning goats i deem good enough quality to be registered breeding quality animals> will either come with papers and a signed transfer, or if the kid has not yet been registered and is worthy of registration I will provide the filled out application to register. You must be a current member of the MGR Myotonic Goat Registry to be able to register an animal or transfer papers into your name. Not responsible for lost papers once they leave my hands, or lost applications. If i deem a goat not worthy of registration, you will know this prior to sale, and you will have to sign a bill of sale acknowledging this fact.
All registrable Nigerian Dwarf goat kids<meaning goats I deem good enough quality to be registered breeding quality animals> will come with their registration papers and signed transfer or if the buyer wishes, I can electronically transfer the animal into their name and new papers will be mailed to them by the CGS, Canadian Goat Society. It is preferred that you be a current member of the CGS. Not responsible for lost papers once they leave my hands, or lost applications. If i deem a goat not worthy of registration, you will know this prior to sale, and you will have to sign a bill of sale acknowledging this fact. As per CGS rules all registrable Nigerian dwarf kids will be tattooed.
All goats whom are not sold as registrable animals will come with a pedigree for your records.
Possession date/pick up date
I consider this to be the date upon which we have agreed that you will take possession of your goat. This can either be via pick up at the farm, delivery by myself, pick up by a hauler, or taken to the airport.
All possible actions are taken to ensure our animals health and safety while in my care. Once they are out of my hands, I have no control over what happens to them.
In the case of accidental death, serious injury, or illness. You will be contacted and we can decided how to proceed, I will either refund your deposit or if you paid in full a complete refund, or option to take a replacement animal on site or from a future breeding. In case of mild illness, and you wish to still get your goat, we can postpone possession until your goat is healthy for travel.
In the case of picking up at the farm please understand this is by appointment only, and only our driveway is accessible to the public. Pens and Barns are strictly off limits to the visiting public. This is nothing against you, its our policy to protect our herd health from outside viruses, bacteria, and diseases. Many of which you could unknowingly track in on your footwear.
If picking up at the farm please ensure that you have either an enclosed safe trailer such as a horse or stock trailer, a truck bed with a cap, a crate in the back of your truck that's sheltered as to not let in wind or rain, or a crate inside your vehicle. Anyone showing up with unsafe transport will be refused. You will have to make another appointment or other arrangements to transport your goat(s).
It is up to you to choose a safe and reliable ground transport hauler if going this route. I will not replace animals who get sick or injured during transport. It is your responsibility to ensure safe travel for your new goat(s). I can suggest a good hauler but ultimately it is up to you. If i have to drive to meet your hauler I will add a small fee to cover my costs and time in doing so.
If flying you new goat to you, please be aware that airfare needs to be paid at the time of booking, also using air shipping your goat(s) will require and airline approved shipping crate which you can either mail to me in advance or i can purchase one, if i purchase one you are responsible for this cost. I charge $50 for the trip to the airport which is approx 1.5 hrs away. Nearest airport is YQT or Thunder Bay international Airport. I use WestJet to ship goats.
If you miss your pick up date and have not made other arrangements with me you forfeit your deposit, and your goat(s) will be resold. In the case that you have paid in full for your goat(s), you will be charged $5 a care in care and maintenance until you do pick up your goat. Once the board adds up to the price you paid for your goat(s) the goats will be considered abandoned and sold to another buyer.
Again, once an animal leaves my physical possession be it via pick up, delivery, to a hauler or to westjet, I am no longer responsible for your animal.
No animal will leave my property without being paid in full.
No animal will be available for pick up before 8 weeks of age, unless it is a bottle baby(which is very rare). The earliest we wean animals is 8 weeks of age and that is usually only bucklings whom are mature for their age, Doelings i like to leave on mom until 10 to 12 weeks of age. If i deem an animal not ready to wean at 8 weeks of age I will not release that animal until i feel he or she is ready. This is to avoid babies who don't thrive as well, or who may be more susceptible to illness.
Sales
I require a 25% deposit to hold any animal until the possession date. These are non-refundable unless the animal accidentally dies, gets injured or is too ill to travel. No animals leave the farm without being paid in full. If you decide to pay for your animal in full, this is also non-refunable unless the animal accidentally dies, gets injured, or is too ill to travel while in my care.
A deposit does NOT give you permission to visit the farm whenever you please or to bring friends to see the baby you put a deposit on. I will however provide you with pictures of videos of your baby weekly until the time of possession. I know how exciting it is to await the possession date and I don't wish to deprive you of watching your new baby grow, but we do have to look out for everyone else's new babies as well, so we do offer photos and videos instead of visits. If only a deposit is made, we reserve the right to refund the deposit and cancel the sale for any reason.
Other Sales Policies
Your kid will come with either registration papers if I have them back from the registry, registration application, if not registered they will come with a pedigree I've constructed, any health info and records I have, I can include a copy of the parents latest test results if you request them ahead of time, wethers likely received the covexin plus vaccine to combat tetanus when banded, if you wish for a buckling or doeling to be vaccinated i can provide you with the vaccine and booster if I have enough in stock, and your copy of the bill of sale that you must sign.
When you tell us you would like to put a deposit down to hold an animal until pick up time, you will be given a copy of these sale policies either electronically or in person, and by putting down a deposit it will be acknowledged that you have read them and agree to the terms within. Once your deposit is made I will issue you a deposit receipt with detail on how much you paid and on what animal(s) and how much is owing, with your possession date, and any other important info. Once you pay in full for your animal(s) you will be required to fill out a section on the bills of sales, you will get one copy and I will keep the other. We will be enrolling in the Canadian scrapies program in 2020 and name, and address etc is required by the program on all animals that leave our property.
Please Note:
I usually make two trips a summer, one west to the Winnipeg, Manitoba area, and one east to the Ottawa area. For a small fee to cover feed, and my time. I can bring along your kid, and meet you along my route. If i have to go off my route to meet you the fee will be higher to cover additional time and gas.