** Please read carefully, by sending a deposit you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this policy. **

 

First and foremost goats are herd animals and should always be kept with two or more in group settings.  Because we love and care about each and every animal we sell, we will only sell a single goat if someone already has at least one other goat that is similar in age and sex, otherwise, goats must be purchased in pairs or groups. 

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Health

To the best of our knowledge, we make sure that every goat we sell is healthy at the time of pick up.  If we happen to be aware of any illnesses/issues with a goat, they will be fully made known to the buyer. We'll gladly give our buyers past health care records and current feeding/care practices. 

 

Registration - Tattoo’s - Naming - Disbudding

All of our kids will be either dis-budded or polled before leaving our farm.  Goats will sometimes develop scurs, especially bucks/wethers.  If we notice a goat that is developing scurs, we'll make sure to let the buyer know. If you prefer horns to be left intact, (Horned) the kid must be purchased in full at the time of deposit and payment is non-refundable.  Goats will go home with application for Registration to ADGA or with Registration with Transfer at sellers discretion.  All Registered goats will be tattooed  prior to leaving the farm.  Wethers and non-registered goats will not be tattooed.  We reserve naming rights for all kids, as to carry the Baby Angel Acres herd name and our preferred registered name. You may use any “barn” name you would like if the one we choose isn’t your style!

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Wait-List

It is free to be placed on our waiting list.  Reservations with a deposit will be contacted before the wait list. We reserve the right to retain any kid(s) born on our farm.  In order to reserve your choice of kid, we require you email us the exact breeding or general want (“2 wethers from any breeding”, for example). We will also want your contact info, name, location, and herd name if available. 

Once kids are born, we'll start contacting people on our waiting list in the order they contacted us.  Once we've contacted someone on our waiting list with pictures of available kid(s), they will have 24 hours to respond before we contact the next person in line.  We require confirmation from the buyer as well as a 50% non-refundable deposit within 48 hours to hold the kid(s) of their choice.  We will not hold goats without a deposit.  Preference in sales/reservations will be given to performance herds or youth actively showing in 4-H or FFA. This is to grow our herd reputation and merit - as well as encourage youth to stay active in their goat projects with quality animals. This means that if one person requests a doeling (waiting list), but is not on any performance programs. Another person requests a doeling one month later but is on performance programs. Then the second person will have the first choice in kid. 

We have the right to cancel any sale/reservation at any time (deposit will be fully refunded) with no explanation, as we put the health and well-being of our goats above sales.

 

Deposits will be fully refunded if a goat dies or gets severely sick while still in our care.  If that should happen, the buyer will have the option to choose another goat for replacement if available or a refund will be made.

 

** Deposits will NOT be refunded if a buyer backs out **

 

Reservations

Reservations require a $100 non-refundable deposit.  Reservations will be contacted first in the order they were made.  If the kid of your choosing does not become available you may choose to move it to another kidding or receive a refund.  Once we contact you, you will have 24 hours to contact us back to place a 50% deposit and to make arrangements for pick up.  If using transport and transport does not work out the deposit is not refundable so please make sure your transportation will be available.  We are a performance herd, preference in sales/reservations will be given to performance herds as we see fit.   This is to grow our herd reputation and merit.  

We have the right to cancel any sale/reservation at any time (deposit will be fully refunded) with no explanation, as we put the health and well-being of our goats above sales.

 

Deposits will be fully refunded if a goat dies or gets severely sick while still in our care.  If that should happen, the buyer will have the option to choose another goat for replacement if available or a refund will be made.

 

Pricing

We price our animals on quality, merit and genetics.  We will not “bargain” with you. Baby Angel Acres may also retain any kids above any reservations. Sometimes evaluations of young stock take several weeks due to maturing and growth to see. If we are unsure which kid we will retain, we will be transparent in that and notify you when we are sure of the kid that will be yours.  Some bucklings will be sold as wethers for $200.  We choose to wether our bucklings at around 5-6 months of age allowing the urethra to widen to help prevent urinary calculi.  If you bring home a buckling not yet banded you may bring him back at that age and we will happily band him for you at no cost.  We will take no responsibility or liability for the care of the banding or any infection, slippage, damage, pregnancy that may occur afterward.  You can band yourself at home or bring him to a vet for banding.  Very young bucklings can and will breed so we encourage you to separate from does and doelings for 6 weeks after banding or use a buck apron (not a 100% guarantee of prevention) we like https://www.houseofbacchusgoatsupplies.com/

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Pick Up and Transport

 Buyers are responsible for pickup and transport arrangements, including any costs associated.  Bottle kids are not common at our farm but we do sell them on occasion. Bottle kids will need to be picked up no later than 4 weeks of age.

 

Goats will be picked up at our farm unless otherwise agreed upon.  Goats must be paid in FULL before leaving our farm.  We will only accept cash on the day of pick up.  All dam-raised kids must be picked up by 12 weeks of age. After that time, a daily fee will accrue for care and maintenance. There will be a $5 (per day, per goat) "care and maintenance" fee up to 14 days.  If the buyer does not pick up goat(s) within 14 days, we reserve the right to sell said goat(s) to someone else and the buyer will lose the deposit, unless a new pick up date has been agreed upon.

 

Adult animals must be picked up within 1 month of us receiving the deposit unless other arrangements have been agreed upon or you will surrender your deposit and the animal will be re-posted for sale. If you are purchasing a doe over 1 years old, you may request she be bred to a buck of your choice for free before leaving the farm. We cannot guarantee the breeding will "take" and therefore this is a one time-service. Per ADGA rules, any kids who are the result of a doe purchased and bred by us must carry the “Baby Angel Acres” herd name and have ear tattoos of the farm where the kids were actually born (the buyer's tattoos). 

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Goats must be properly contained while being transported from our farm to yours.  We prefer the goats to be inside of the vehicle (not an open truck bed) in an appropriately sized crate/kennel.  If goats must be transported in an open truck bed, then they have to be in a plastic covered dog kennel (not an open wire crate).  Please be mindful of the weather on the day of pick up when transporting in an open truck bed.

If a kid is going to be transported a long distance it is alway best to transport with a buddy.  Wethers can be purchased to buddy at a reasonable cost.  

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We will work with transporters but you are responsible for contacting your choice of transporter and setting up the pickup date we have agreed upon and all cost associated with transport.  Once the goat leaves the farm they are no longer our responsibility so choose your transporter carefully.

 

** Once goats leave our farm, we are NOT liable for anything that might happen to them and can NOT guarantee anything about them.  All sales are final.  The only exception to this will be for supernumerary teats or Cryptorchidism that was not noticeable prior to sale (We will check and triple check this prior to leaving our farm.  Stress from transportation and a new environment can make a goat fall ill or even die.  While we'll gladly discuss caring for goats that have moved to new homes and answer any questions that we can, it is the buyer's responsibility as the new owner to ensure the well-being of their new goat(s). 

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Prior to purchasing, we strongly encourage new buyers to build a relationship with a veterinarian and do lots of research on proper goat care to make sure that they're well prepared to care for goats.  We'll happily be here as an additional resource for all buyers by helping them out the best we can as we want our buyers to enjoy their new additions and be successful in their journey! **

 

Thank you for considering us in your purchasing plans!