Goat Reservation Info and Sales Policy
All Sales Are Final.
Our herd is tested free of the goat diseases CAE, CL, and Johne's (read more information on our Herd Health page). We do not offer our bucks for stud service or offer farm tours for biosecurity reasons (unintentional exposure of our livestock or poultry to disease carried by other people's animals).
Prices:
Wethers . . . . . . . . . . $ 100 ea. as bottle babies; $ 125 ea. mother raised & weaned; $ 150 ea. bottle raised & weaned.
Doe and Buck Kids . . . . . . . . . . . See Pricing Guide Here
Adult Does and Bucks . . . . . . . . . . Prices based on ancestors, individual qualities, and earned awards
We accept PayPal, checks, or money orders (or cash if you are able to drop it off at the farm). We can also take debit or credit cards by emailing you a PayPal invoice, which you can used to make the payment even if you don't have a PayPal account.
Reservations & Waiting List:
To preorder goats, you may either place a reservation or get on our waiting list:
Reservations
Customers who have placed a deposit to reserve a goat or goats get first chance at the goat(s) they have reserved before the goats are offered to other customers. Once we have contacted you to let you know that a goat you reserved is available, please respond within 24 hours to confirm that you want it (after that time has elapsed, we will offer the goat to other customers). Deposits are nonrefundable, unless we are unable to provide the desired goat, in which case the deposit will be fully refunded, or transferred to another goat, as you prefer. If you would like to reserve a goat, we request a deposit per goat reserved of
Wether Kids . . . . . . . . . $ 50
Doe Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100
Buck Kids . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100
Adult Does . . . . . . . . . . $ 100
Adult Bucks . . . . . . . . . $ 100
Note that we often give preference to individuals who reserve bottle wethers (versus weaned wethers) because sending the wether kids off as bottle babies helps take the pressure off moms who have large litters to feed. We also reserve the right to place goats in homes we feel are best for them.
Waiting List
Customers may also be placed on our waiting list for doelings, bucklings, does, or bucks free of charge (the waiting list option is not available for wethers). If you are on the waiting list, we will notify you when/if the goat(s) you are interested in become available, but the goat(s) will be offered to other customers at the same time. For this reason, please specify the fastest way of getting in touch with you. The first customer to confirm that they want the goat, can pick it up in a timely manner, and place a half-down deposit, will get the goat. We do not hold goats unless we receive a deposit. Note that customers who have placed a deposit to reserve a goat get preference over customers on the waiting list.
Once you have agreed to purchase a specific goat:
A nonrefundable half-down deposit is required to hold the goat until the agreed-upon pick-up date (a $ 100 reservation deposit is counted into the 1/2 down deposit to hold until pick up), with the final half and any vet/testing/etc. costs due upon pick up. We will not hold the goat if the deposit is not received. If, after finalizing their reservation for a goat, a customer chooses to switch their reservation to a different goat, we reserve the right to charge, at our discretion, a remarketing fee of 10% the price of the original goat, since we took it off the market and invested in its care and housing under the impression that it was sold (this is not applicable to the reservation of unborn kids).
Information we need from you:
- Email address and/or phone number. Also let us know if calling, texting, or emailing is a faster way of getting in touch.
- If you are in a state other than Montana or if you will have a professional transporter bring the goats to your location, we need your full address (which the vet requires to issue a health certificate).
- If you are from out of the area, your general plan regarding how you will transport the goat(s) to your location (see transport options below). Will you pick up the goats yourself, or will you hire a transporter?
- Specify which goat(s) you would like to reserve, which parent(s) would you like to reserve a kid from, and/or which qualities you are looking for (specify gender, if any).
- If you are just getting into goats, please let us know. If you are an established farm reserving doe kids, buck kids, adult does, or adult bucks, please provide information about your farm, including: Do you show, milk test, and/or linear appraise your goats?
Payments:
We accept PayPal, checks, or money orders (or cash if you are able to drop it off at the farm), or debit/credit cards via PayPal invoice (which you can use even if you don't have a PayPal account). All monies received are nonrefundable, unless the seller is unable to provide the goat(s), in which case monies will be fully refunded or transferred to another goat, as the buyer wishes. If the monies are transferred to another goat, they becomes nonrefundable unless the seller is unable to provide the goat for some reason. Sales are final. We do not accept returns or exchanges because of our farm biosecurity policy. Deposits must be used within 18 months of placement, unless otherwise agreed to or unless the seller is unable to fill a reservation prior to the expiration of that time. Offers of refund or replacement also expire after 18 months of when first offered by the seller.
Pick up & Transportation:
Buyers are welcome to pick up their goats at our farm (we do not offer farm tours for biosecurity reasons). We are located in Western Montana. Responsible nationwide ground transportation is available (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). The buyer is solely responsible for travel and vet expenses, including but not limited to veterinary fees, testing, health certificates, crates, etc.
All Goats must be picked up by the date agreed upon. The seller is not required to hold them after that. Care costs may apply for holding certain goats, or for holding goats past the original pick-up date. Unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of sale, if a bred doe is left at our farm until she gives birth, we have the ownership of the kids to retain or sell as we choose.
What comes with your goat:
- All doe kids, buck kids, adult does, and adult bucks intended for breeding/showing/etc. are registered with the American Dairy Goat Association and the American Goat Society. Wethers may be registered with the American Goat Society for an additional $ 25.00 per wether (this is by special request only). Any goat (besides wethers) sold without papers will be specifically noted as unregistered in the sales listing.
- Registered Krebs Farm goats will have their registry-required ID ear tattoos. We also ID tattoo unregistered goats (such as wethers) by special request (if they are stolen, it is easier to recover goats with ID tattoos).
- Kids are routinely disbudded (unless, of course, they are polled--i.e., naturally hornless). If you pick up the kid(s) before they are old enough to disbud and you are in our area, we can give you the contact information of a good person for disbudding to take the kids to when they are ready (otherwise, if you don't disbud goats yourself, find a good disbudder through your local 4-H, FFA, or dairy goat clubs, or an experienced goat vet). If you want your goat to have horns, you must tell us and pay for the goat in full within 5 days of the goat's birth. All monies received for non-disbudded kids are nonrefundable, because there isn't a large market for horned dairy goats. Before you decide to keep the horns on your goats, please be aware of the pros and cons of doing so.
- All goats of sufficient age to need it are sent to their new homes up-to-date on maintenance such as hoof trimming, worming, coccidiosis prevention, or delousing.
- We are happy to have the goats vet checked or tested for diseases prior to sale, at the buyer's expense. To ensure they are in good health before crossing state lines, goats going out of state must be inspected by a vet and receive a certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI). Additional disease testing is also required in some states.
We reserve the right to place goats at the farms where we feel they will be most happy and productive. We reserve the right to retain any kid born on our farm. We reserve the right to raise or lower the pricing of kids once they are born based on their individual qualities and those of their ancestors. We reserve the right to cancel a sale at any time for any reason, with a full refund of any monies received (unless the customer did not pick up the goat when agreed, did not pay as required, or otherwise failed to uphold their end of the sales agreement). We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who: 1) We feel will not provide a good environment or proper care for animals. 2) Is unreasonable, threatening, debasing, harassing, argumentative, malicious, behaves suspiciously, is dishonest, has a track record of excessive vacillation, or tries to circumvent Krebs Dairy Goats' sales policies and guarantees. 3) Will not provide us with information we request for the purpose of sale and/or transportation. 4) Will not pay.
Further Info and Guarantees
1. All goats leave our farm in good health, but due to moving stress, etc., we do not guarantee health after the goats leave our farm. We will gladly have the animals vet checked and/or disease tested prior to sale for the buyer's benefit or to comply with state import regulations, at the buyer's expense. Please note that animals under six months old cannot be tested for CAE, CL, Johne's, or other diseases because of the potential inaccuracy of a test conducted at that age (in these cases we can test the parents at the buyer's expense, if desired). It is the buyer's responsibly to know their state's animal health laws and make arrangements accordingly. We are not responsible for infringements of animal health laws. We are not responsible for disease or injury incurred during transportation or any time after the animal leaves our hands.
2. All kids that will potentially be used for breeding or showing are inspected to ensure that they are free of defects and evaluated for their fitness to be registered and used to perpetuate and promote the Nigerian breed. We do not sell goats as registered if they are non-registerable or non-breedable due to disqualifying defects present at the time of sale. Registered goats are sold with full disclosure of any faults--specifically being over height--or injuries that are present at the time of sale and that may affect their ability to compete. We are not responsible for any such defects, faults, or injuries that arise after sale and do not guarantee the adult height of kids and goats that aren't fully grown (4 years old or older). We do not knowingly sell any animal with disqualifying defects, but we are not responsible for faults, defects, or injuries discovered post sale in animals that are not registered with our farm name. We do not guarantee anything regarding kids produced from a doe that was sold bred, nor do we guarantee anything regarding the progeny produced by goats purchased from us.
3. We do not guarantee the fertility of does unless the animal was sold registered with our herd name but is clearly a hermaphrodite or freemartin. This must be reported to us prior to the goat reaching two years old, and a licensed veterinarian's statement confirming that the animal is a hermaphrodite or freemartin is required to receive a refund. At no time will the refund exceed the original purchase price of the goat (refunds do not include the cost of vets, labs, or transportation, etc.), and we are not responsible for the placement of the animal if the buyer does not desire to keep it. No returns accepted.
4. We guarantee the fertility of bucks registered with our herd name when they have reached at least one year old but left our farm no more than 18 months prior to the first live service. Buck infertility must be reported within 60 days of the first time he was used for live service after turning one year old. This guarantee does not apply and no refund will be issued if, 1) the buck successfully serviced animals post sale, prior to the unsuccessfully servicing; 2) the buck was neglected or received insufficient nutrition and care of any kind; 3) infertility was due to an injury or disease incurred post sale; 4) the buck was 6 years old or older at the time of sale; 5) we specifically state prior to sale that we do not guarantee fertility; 6) the buck is not registered with our herd name. A licensed veterinarian's statement confirming that the animal is infertile but otherwise in good health is required to receive a refund. At no time will the refund exceed the original purchase price of the goat (refunds do not include the cost of vets, labs, or transportation, etc.), and we are not responsible for the placement of the animal if the buyer does not desire to keep it. No returns accepted.
5. Does sold as bred are not guaranteed to be pregnant; just that they were exposed to a buck for normal servicing. We can pregnancy test or ultrasound them to confirm pregnancy if the customer wishes, at the customer's expense. At no time are we responsible for problems experienced in pregnancy, birth, or any resulting kids. Unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of sale, if a doe is reserved when pregnant but is left at our farm until she gives birth, we have the ownership of the kids to retain or sell as we choose. The kids produced from does sold as bred will be registered with our herd name, unless their mother was paid for in full prior to breeding. When the kids are to be registered under our herd name and/or are sired by our bucks, the original buyer or any subsequent owners are expected to honor our instructions regarding kid naming, sire initials, or doeling-registration-limited service memos and/or contracts.
6. We do not guarantee that any animal will have a good temperament, though we try to give an honest representation of their temperaments to buyers. We tame our kids and train them to have good manners with humans. Goats, however, have minds of their own sometimes, accidents can happen, and we have no control over how animals are treated and handled after they leave our farm. Therefore, we are not responsible for any human, animal, or property injuries that are caused directly or indirectly by animals purchased from us.
7. To receive a refund or replacement for any reason, the goat's authentic ADGA and AGS registration paperwork must be signed over and returned to us. We will issue the refund upon receiving the paperwork. Refunds do not include the monies, if any, paid to vets, labs, transporters, etc., for the purposes of health check ups and certification, disease testing, transportation, transportation supplies, etc. We are not responsible for any costs incurred after the animal was sold.
8. A replacement animal, versus a refund, will be offered at the seller's discretion only. Only the original purchase price of the goat to be replaced will be credited toward a replacement. We will refund the difference if the replacement is priced lower than the original, or the buyer must pay the difference if the replacement is priced higher than the original, as the case may dictate. The buyer is responsible for any veterinary or transportation expenses necessary to get a replacement goat to their location.
9. The animal must be purchased directly from Krebs Farm for any guarantee listed above to apply. Animals that were not purchased directly from us do not fall under the above listed guarantees. The guarantees do not apply if you sell the animal and then purchase it back, or if it was returned to you.
11. Besides the above listed guarantees, there are no guarantees or warrantees whatsoever.
At No Time Will a Refund Exceed the Original Purchase Price of the Goat
Prices:
Wethers . . . . . . . . . . $ 100 ea. as bottle babies; $ 125 ea. mother raised & weaned; $ 150 ea. bottle raised & weaned.
Doe and Buck Kids . . . . . . . . . . . See Pricing Guide Here
Adult Does and Bucks . . . . . . . . . . Prices based on ancestors, individual qualities, and earned awards
We accept PayPal, checks, or money orders (or cash if you are able to drop it off at the farm). We can also take debit or credit cards by emailing you a PayPal invoice, which you can used to make the payment even if you don't have a PayPal account.
Reservations & Waiting List:
To preorder goats, you may either place a reservation or get on our waiting list:
Reservations
Customers who have placed a deposit to reserve a goat or goats get first chance at the goat(s) they have reserved before the goats are offered to other customers. Once we have contacted you to let you know that a goat you reserved is available, please respond within 24 hours to confirm that you want it (after that time has elapsed, we will offer the goat to other customers). Deposits are nonrefundable, unless we are unable to provide the desired goat, in which case the deposit will be fully refunded, or transferred to another goat, as you prefer. If you would like to reserve a goat, we request a deposit per goat reserved of
Wether Kids . . . . . . . . . $ 50
Doe Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100
Buck Kids . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100
Adult Does . . . . . . . . . . $ 100
Adult Bucks . . . . . . . . . $ 100
Note that we often give preference to individuals who reserve bottle wethers (versus weaned wethers) because sending the wether kids off as bottle babies helps take the pressure off moms who have large litters to feed. We also reserve the right to place goats in homes we feel are best for them.
Waiting List
Customers may also be placed on our waiting list for doelings, bucklings, does, or bucks free of charge (the waiting list option is not available for wethers). If you are on the waiting list, we will notify you when/if the goat(s) you are interested in become available, but the goat(s) will be offered to other customers at the same time. For this reason, please specify the fastest way of getting in touch with you. The first customer to confirm that they want the goat, can pick it up in a timely manner, and place a half-down deposit, will get the goat. We do not hold goats unless we receive a deposit. Note that customers who have placed a deposit to reserve a goat get preference over customers on the waiting list.
Once you have agreed to purchase a specific goat:
A nonrefundable half-down deposit is required to hold the goat until the agreed-upon pick-up date (a $ 100 reservation deposit is counted into the 1/2 down deposit to hold until pick up), with the final half and any vet/testing/etc. costs due upon pick up. We will not hold the goat if the deposit is not received. If, after finalizing their reservation for a goat, a customer chooses to switch their reservation to a different goat, we reserve the right to charge, at our discretion, a remarketing fee of 10% the price of the original goat, since we took it off the market and invested in its care and housing under the impression that it was sold (this is not applicable to the reservation of unborn kids).
Information we need from you:
- Email address and/or phone number. Also let us know if calling, texting, or emailing is a faster way of getting in touch.
- If you are in a state other than Montana or if you will have a professional transporter bring the goats to your location, we need your full address (which the vet requires to issue a health certificate).
- If you are from out of the area, your general plan regarding how you will transport the goat(s) to your location (see transport options below). Will you pick up the goats yourself, or will you hire a transporter?
- Specify which goat(s) you would like to reserve, which parent(s) would you like to reserve a kid from, and/or which qualities you are looking for (specify gender, if any).
- If you are just getting into goats, please let us know. If you are an established farm reserving doe kids, buck kids, adult does, or adult bucks, please provide information about your farm, including: Do you show, milk test, and/or linear appraise your goats?
Payments:
We accept PayPal, checks, or money orders (or cash if you are able to drop it off at the farm), or debit/credit cards via PayPal invoice (which you can use even if you don't have a PayPal account). All monies received are nonrefundable, unless the seller is unable to provide the goat(s), in which case monies will be fully refunded or transferred to another goat, as the buyer wishes. If the monies are transferred to another goat, they becomes nonrefundable unless the seller is unable to provide the goat for some reason. Sales are final. We do not accept returns or exchanges because of our farm biosecurity policy. Deposits must be used within 18 months of placement, unless otherwise agreed to or unless the seller is unable to fill a reservation prior to the expiration of that time. Offers of refund or replacement also expire after 18 months of when first offered by the seller.
Pick up & Transportation:
Buyers are welcome to pick up their goats at our farm (we do not offer farm tours for biosecurity reasons). We are located in Western Montana. Responsible nationwide ground transportation is available (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). The buyer is solely responsible for travel and vet expenses, including but not limited to veterinary fees, testing, health certificates, crates, etc.
All Goats must be picked up by the date agreed upon. The seller is not required to hold them after that. Care costs may apply for holding certain goats, or for holding goats past the original pick-up date. Unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of sale, if a bred doe is left at our farm until she gives birth, we have the ownership of the kids to retain or sell as we choose.
What comes with your goat:
- All doe kids, buck kids, adult does, and adult bucks intended for breeding/showing/etc. are registered with the American Dairy Goat Association and the American Goat Society. Wethers may be registered with the American Goat Society for an additional $ 25.00 per wether (this is by special request only). Any goat (besides wethers) sold without papers will be specifically noted as unregistered in the sales listing.
- Registered Krebs Farm goats will have their registry-required ID ear tattoos. We also ID tattoo unregistered goats (such as wethers) by special request (if they are stolen, it is easier to recover goats with ID tattoos).
- Kids are routinely disbudded (unless, of course, they are polled--i.e., naturally hornless). If you pick up the kid(s) before they are old enough to disbud and you are in our area, we can give you the contact information of a good person for disbudding to take the kids to when they are ready (otherwise, if you don't disbud goats yourself, find a good disbudder through your local 4-H, FFA, or dairy goat clubs, or an experienced goat vet). If you want your goat to have horns, you must tell us and pay for the goat in full within 5 days of the goat's birth. All monies received for non-disbudded kids are nonrefundable, because there isn't a large market for horned dairy goats. Before you decide to keep the horns on your goats, please be aware of the pros and cons of doing so.
- All goats of sufficient age to need it are sent to their new homes up-to-date on maintenance such as hoof trimming, worming, coccidiosis prevention, or delousing.
- We are happy to have the goats vet checked or tested for diseases prior to sale, at the buyer's expense. To ensure they are in good health before crossing state lines, goats going out of state must be inspected by a vet and receive a certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI). Additional disease testing is also required in some states.
We reserve the right to place goats at the farms where we feel they will be most happy and productive. We reserve the right to retain any kid born on our farm. We reserve the right to raise or lower the pricing of kids once they are born based on their individual qualities and those of their ancestors. We reserve the right to cancel a sale at any time for any reason, with a full refund of any monies received (unless the customer did not pick up the goat when agreed, did not pay as required, or otherwise failed to uphold their end of the sales agreement). We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who: 1) We feel will not provide a good environment or proper care for animals. 2) Is unreasonable, threatening, debasing, harassing, argumentative, malicious, behaves suspiciously, is dishonest, has a track record of excessive vacillation, or tries to circumvent Krebs Dairy Goats' sales policies and guarantees. 3) Will not provide us with information we request for the purpose of sale and/or transportation. 4) Will not pay.
Further Info and Guarantees
1. All goats leave our farm in good health, but due to moving stress, etc., we do not guarantee health after the goats leave our farm. We will gladly have the animals vet checked and/or disease tested prior to sale for the buyer's benefit or to comply with state import regulations, at the buyer's expense. Please note that animals under six months old cannot be tested for CAE, CL, Johne's, or other diseases because of the potential inaccuracy of a test conducted at that age (in these cases we can test the parents at the buyer's expense, if desired). It is the buyer's responsibly to know their state's animal health laws and make arrangements accordingly. We are not responsible for infringements of animal health laws. We are not responsible for disease or injury incurred during transportation or any time after the animal leaves our hands.
2. All kids that will potentially be used for breeding or showing are inspected to ensure that they are free of defects and evaluated for their fitness to be registered and used to perpetuate and promote the Nigerian breed. We do not sell goats as registered if they are non-registerable or non-breedable due to disqualifying defects present at the time of sale. Registered goats are sold with full disclosure of any faults--specifically being over height--or injuries that are present at the time of sale and that may affect their ability to compete. We are not responsible for any such defects, faults, or injuries that arise after sale and do not guarantee the adult height of kids and goats that aren't fully grown (4 years old or older). We do not knowingly sell any animal with disqualifying defects, but we are not responsible for faults, defects, or injuries discovered post sale in animals that are not registered with our farm name. We do not guarantee anything regarding kids produced from a doe that was sold bred, nor do we guarantee anything regarding the progeny produced by goats purchased from us.
3. We do not guarantee the fertility of does unless the animal was sold registered with our herd name but is clearly a hermaphrodite or freemartin. This must be reported to us prior to the goat reaching two years old, and a licensed veterinarian's statement confirming that the animal is a hermaphrodite or freemartin is required to receive a refund. At no time will the refund exceed the original purchase price of the goat (refunds do not include the cost of vets, labs, or transportation, etc.), and we are not responsible for the placement of the animal if the buyer does not desire to keep it. No returns accepted.
4. We guarantee the fertility of bucks registered with our herd name when they have reached at least one year old but left our farm no more than 18 months prior to the first live service. Buck infertility must be reported within 60 days of the first time he was used for live service after turning one year old. This guarantee does not apply and no refund will be issued if, 1) the buck successfully serviced animals post sale, prior to the unsuccessfully servicing; 2) the buck was neglected or received insufficient nutrition and care of any kind; 3) infertility was due to an injury or disease incurred post sale; 4) the buck was 6 years old or older at the time of sale; 5) we specifically state prior to sale that we do not guarantee fertility; 6) the buck is not registered with our herd name. A licensed veterinarian's statement confirming that the animal is infertile but otherwise in good health is required to receive a refund. At no time will the refund exceed the original purchase price of the goat (refunds do not include the cost of vets, labs, or transportation, etc.), and we are not responsible for the placement of the animal if the buyer does not desire to keep it. No returns accepted.
5. Does sold as bred are not guaranteed to be pregnant; just that they were exposed to a buck for normal servicing. We can pregnancy test or ultrasound them to confirm pregnancy if the customer wishes, at the customer's expense. At no time are we responsible for problems experienced in pregnancy, birth, or any resulting kids. Unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of sale, if a doe is reserved when pregnant but is left at our farm until she gives birth, we have the ownership of the kids to retain or sell as we choose. The kids produced from does sold as bred will be registered with our herd name, unless their mother was paid for in full prior to breeding. When the kids are to be registered under our herd name and/or are sired by our bucks, the original buyer or any subsequent owners are expected to honor our instructions regarding kid naming, sire initials, or doeling-registration-limited service memos and/or contracts.
6. We do not guarantee that any animal will have a good temperament, though we try to give an honest representation of their temperaments to buyers. We tame our kids and train them to have good manners with humans. Goats, however, have minds of their own sometimes, accidents can happen, and we have no control over how animals are treated and handled after they leave our farm. Therefore, we are not responsible for any human, animal, or property injuries that are caused directly or indirectly by animals purchased from us.
7. To receive a refund or replacement for any reason, the goat's authentic ADGA and AGS registration paperwork must be signed over and returned to us. We will issue the refund upon receiving the paperwork. Refunds do not include the monies, if any, paid to vets, labs, transporters, etc., for the purposes of health check ups and certification, disease testing, transportation, transportation supplies, etc. We are not responsible for any costs incurred after the animal was sold.
8. A replacement animal, versus a refund, will be offered at the seller's discretion only. Only the original purchase price of the goat to be replaced will be credited toward a replacement. We will refund the difference if the replacement is priced lower than the original, or the buyer must pay the difference if the replacement is priced higher than the original, as the case may dictate. The buyer is responsible for any veterinary or transportation expenses necessary to get a replacement goat to their location.
9. The animal must be purchased directly from Krebs Farm for any guarantee listed above to apply. Animals that were not purchased directly from us do not fall under the above listed guarantees. The guarantees do not apply if you sell the animal and then purchase it back, or if it was returned to you.
11. Besides the above listed guarantees, there are no guarantees or warrantees whatsoever.
At No Time Will a Refund Exceed the Original Purchase Price of the Goat
