Sales Policies
How to Reserve a Kid
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Reservations can be made by emailing us at meadowviewfarmct@outlook,comor direct message on our Facebook page.
We will try to respond to requested reservations within 24 hours, however there could be times where a response may be delayed due to busy schedules. Please be patient with us as we work through reservations!
Deposit Policy
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Once a kid is born, we will notify the first person on the list for that breeding. Responses must be made within 24 hours of a kid being born or we will move onto the next person on the list. Please ensure that your contact information is accurate and up to date so that we can contact you.
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Once a kid is chosen, at this point a 50% non-refundable deposit must be made within 24 hours to hold the kid until weaning.
We reserve the right to change the price of a kid once they are born pending evaluation of the Dam's udder and the structure of the kid. Any changes will be immediately communicated to all potential buyers.
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If in the unfortunate circumstance that a kid becomes ill or does not survive, a deposit can be refunded or used towards the purchase of another kid at any time. This is the only situation in which a deposit will be refunded.
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Important Notes
If your reservation is not fulfilled, you must contact us if you want to be on the list for the following year. Keep in mind we may breed the doe to a different buck the following year.
We reserve the right to wether a buckling if we do not see him fit to be a herdsire, regardless of if there is a reservation.
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We reserve the right to retain kids from any of our breedings, at any time.
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Prices of all kids are subject to change upon evaluation of the dams udder and the kids themselves. Any changes will be communicated immediately to potential buyers.
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There may be rare instances where we prefer to sell a kid to a performance home. This is one of the only instances in which we may not follow the order of reservation on a breeding. Please understand that we are a performance herd and it is important to us that some of our kids make it into the show ring.
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Picking up your kid
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Kids will be ready to be picked up between 8-12 weeks old depending on the animal. We ensure that kids are ready to be on their own before leaving to their new homes. Once a kid is weaned they must be picked up within 1 week. It is important that kids get weaned and picked up in a timely manner as it is an extremely busy time of the year.
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If transport is being arranged, the buyer is responsible for all fees, testing and health certificates associated with the transport of the kid.
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Kids will come with their registration papers, tattooed, disbudded, dewormed and given their CDT vaccination. Wethers will be banded before leaving the property.
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**We disbud all of our kids. If you do not want your kids disbudded, you must pay for them in full (non-refundable) within 24 hours of being born**
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How our kids are raised
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Our herd is small and we (along with our daughters) spend a lot of time with the kids from the day they are born until the day they leave. In addition, all kids are bottle raised so we can be sure that they are used to be being handled and are friendly and social before leaving for their new homes!
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Health Guarantee
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We guarantee that our kids are healthy before they leave our farm. The buyer will sign a sales contract agreeing that the animal is in good health at the time of pick-up. Once the animal leaves our property we are no longer responsible for any injury or illness.
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All of our animals over 6 months of age are tested annually for CAE, CL and Johnes disease. We follow strict bio-security measures at our farm and would be happy to discuss our methods with you. Interested buyers may request to see our test results at any time.
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If at any time you are unhappy with an animal or are considering re-selling an animal purchased from us, we ask that you please contact us first to give us the opportunity to buy the animal back.
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Adult animals for sale
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We enjoy keeping a small & manageable herd and therefore we will have adult animals for sale at times . If you are interested in purchasing an adult animal from us, feel free to contact us with your interests even if the animal is not listed for sale. If an adult animal is offered for sale, a 50% non-refundable deposit is required to hold the animal. Adult animals must be picked up within 2 weeks of deposit.
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Payment Methods
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We currently accept Paypal, cash and credit card (fees will be applied) as methods of payment.
Kids and adult goats must be paid in full before leaving the farm, no exceptions.
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Feel free to email us or find us on Facebook if you have any questions! We look forward to meeting you!