Sales Policy

OUR SALES POLICY

SCAPE GOAT FARMS SALES POLICY

If you find yourself interested in a goat I have listed for sale, and you decide to purchase here is what you need to know.

SALES:

When you commit to purchase, 50% of the asking price is required to hold the goat for you. I accept Cashapp, Paypal or Venmo. Once deposit has been received, I will then place the “Deposit Received” on the website. You will receive from me an email with your animals’ details, receipt of payment as well as pick up dates. Deposits are non-negotiated.

DEPOSITS:

Deposits make our sure that the goat you want is held for only you and they make sure that you pick up the goat your claim you want. Deposits are non-refundable under any circumstance (see note). Transfers of deposit from one animal to another are limited and may be made on case-by-case basis.

(NOTE: If anything were to happen to your animal after deposit has been placed, you will be immediately notified and offered another animal of equal value OR your deposit returned.)

POLICY:

Scape Goat Farms reserves the right to retain any animal born on the farm. Scape Goat Farms reserves the right to decline business with anyone for any reason. We try hard to make sure that our goats are a good fit for your family, and we like to make sure you are a good fit for them. I reserve the right to be picky.

Any goat sold, is sold “AS IS” without any guarantees or warrantees. Animals who are in questionable health for any reason will be held until treated. When any animal leaves, they are in good health. Deposition of animal’s condition shall be provided to the best of my ability and knowledge prior to sale. Any illness attributed to normal animal issues that require owner care shall be handled by new owner. Stress with goats can cause a parasite overload, you will be instructed at pick up to treat your goat with a probiotic and watch for parasites. If you do not follow this protocol and your animal gets sick it is your responsibility to cover the vet costs. Buyer care or lack of care will not warrant return of money, replacement of animals or cost incurred during vetting.

ANIMAL PICKUPS:

You will receive along with your receipt for deposit a pickup date. This date is usually always a Saturday or Sunday as I work all week. I am happy to work with you on dates/ times. If you need a pickup day during the week, let me know and we can work out an arrangement. It is critical that after a date has been agreed upon you show up on time. After date has been agreed upon and you do not pick up your animal, I will hold animal for 5 days. After 5 days there will be a daily boarding fee of $10 or the animal may be offered to another buyer and deposit will be forfeited.

WETHERS:

If you plan to show your wether and want registration papers, please let me know in advance.

REGISTRATION PAPERS:

If an animal is registerable, I will provide the registration papers for you to submit. I will only provide ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association) papers. Once you have received the registration back from ADGA you can submit for AGS (American Goat Society) or NDGA (Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association) if you wish. I am not responsible for the wait time you may have with ADGA, we are all suffering from extremely longer than usual wait times.

PETS:

Animals that are sold as pets are unregistered, they will not come with any paperwork. Even if they come from registered stock they are sold as pets. At no point will I supply registration paperwork/ applications to you.

Goat Nutrition

GOAT NUTRITION

Until 4 weeks of age: Whole Milk 4 to 8 oz. four times daily. We do not feed kids at night, unless kid is not thriving. We are on a daytime every four-hour schedule; 7, 12, 4, 8. I do not use milk replacement, I have in a pinch but whole milk seems to be less harmful to their GI tract.

After 4 weeks of age: Whole milk 8 to 16 oz four times daily. At this time I also introduce hay (we use orchard and timothy- avoiding alfalfa) and grain free choice. Should also be able to be outside nibbling on grass/ clover.

At 6 weeks of age: Whole milk 16 oz twice a day. They think they are dying because you are starving them, I promise they are not. By now they are eating hay, grass and grains on the regular.

At 8 weeks of age: Whole milk 16 oz once a day. Now their primary source of nutrients should be from hay, grass and grains.

At 10 weeks of age: I wean completely from bottle over the next week. Slowly decreasing the amount of milk they get each day. They will start to show disinterest in what you are offering.

Adults: I feed a blend of: Medicated goat pellets, sweet feed, whole corn, alfalfa pellets, beet pulp, oats and black oil sunflower seeds. I keep my goats on pasture and during heavy bouts of rain or winter I provide good quality hay. Free choice mineral is a must!

OUR RECOMMENDED NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS

Here on the farm, we believe it’s important to feed a good quality feed. I will never tell you that what you buy at your local “farm store” won’t feed your animal because it will. However, with a better feed, you will see better benefits; shinier coats, durability, health improvements, higher milk output, easier kidding, healthier rumens, better digestion, and increased vitamin/ nutrient uptake, etc. I can literally name at least 25 benefits, but you get the idea.

What we feed:

Kalmbach Gameplan- All-Natural Milk & Meat Pellet

Kalmbach 18% Star Right Kid Feed (medicated feed)

Kalmbach Soy Free Goat Granola

Its also unbelievably important to feed a good free choice mineral. Goats are smart and they know when they are lacking something. I have found over the years that a mineral tub will just sit in a field untouched while the mineral block falls apart the first time the humidity, heavy dew or rain shower touch it. You want to always choose something where you will get the best bang for your buck and believe me, we have tried them all.

What we feed:

Kalmbach Game Plan 2:1 Goat Mineral

This mineral is formulated to be fed free choice with goats on pasture. The formula has Opti-Ferm which promotes a better rumen function and fiber utilization. The English version of that just means it allows a better break down in the rumen and they get more nutrients from what they eat in the pasture. There is an added selenium yeast that promotes overall health. Here comes my personal favorite, it helps to maintain healthy hooves and stave off foot rot!! Ill take that any day, if you live in the South, you know how wet it stays, so anything that helps offer me better hooves. I AM IN!!

Hey, you got to have hay. We tend to try to stay away from Alfalfa just because the fells and wethers shouldn’t have it (urinary calculi) and when you have kids filling the hay feeders, you must make sure there is no room for errors.

What we feed:

Orchard grass, Fescue and Lespedeza.

Chaffhaye

**This year we have planted in our fields a blend of seeds from Hancock Seeds in Dade City Florida made just for Summer Goat Forage, so I will let you know how that goes as we progress forward.

If you are interested in getting on board with our feed plan you can find more information by visiting www.kalmbachfeeds.com or contacting our local representative Ana Green with JTC Farms directly at (708) 417-0201. Despite her area code she is in Hanson KY and makes a monthly feed delivery to our farm. We tend to be the local pick-up spot for several farms. We do ask that you pick up your feed the day it is delivered.

If you are interested in Chaffhaye, I am a local representative in our area, please contact me to place your order or if you live out of our area you can go to their website directly at www.chaffhaye.com to find a local representative.

Goat Preventative Health

Hooves: I trim at least 4 times a year. I personally use the Hoof Boss because it helps me trim 30 plus goats pretty quickly. However, I have spent years just trimming with the regular hoof shears from TSC and Rural King. Use whatever works best for you. I do suggest watching some videos on hoof trimming. I will post a couple links for you in the helpful pages section.

Deworming: I deworm my goats as needed, you should never assume they have worms. Before using a de-wormer you should always get a fecal to make sure of what you are treating. Its important to alternate and treat appropriately.

Vaccinations: I give an initial vaccination of CD&T when the babies are about 2 to 3 weeks and a booster at 6 to 8 weeks. I repeat the booster in the fall when the babies are around six months old. After that, I vaccinate once a year.

Coccidia: Coccidia prevention is a must, while it is still somewhat controversial we have decided that since coccidia is so deadly it’s important to be proactive. We give three doses of (Baycox) Toltrazuril 5% oral drench. You can read more about coccidia here: https://www.betterhensandgardens.com/coccidiosis-in-goats/