Goat Sales Policy
Health
All animals that leave our homestead will be healthy and disease free. Due to the nature of goats, risk of loss transfers to new owners once the goat leaves our custody. If an animal was purchased and happens to die before it leaves our farm the money will be refunded.
All goats registered will be tattooed, bucklings (not wethers) will have DNA submitted. All kids are disbudded. If you prefer your goats with horns, a nonrefundable payment of the full purchase price must be received before disbudding date, which is usually around 2 weeks old.
Our adult goats are annually tested for CAE and Johne’s. We have never had a positive result and will be happy to show you results from our most recent tests.
All of the goats at Thyme & Timber are quality bred dairy goats. While we strive to produce goats for betterment of the breed, not all goats will meet our high expectations. This is may be obvious at an early age. Most times, you will not know the quality of the animal until it has matured. For does, you often won’t know until after they freshen. For bucks, after their daughters freshen. In the case of a buck, his proof of quality is in the daughters he throws. Ideally, consistent, beautiful daughters with full udders out of different dams. When purchasing a young goat, there is no guarantee it will be great quality. Therefore, we cannot make any guarantees, either expressed or implied, regarding physique, show quality, fertility, or udder quality.
Deposits
Holds/reservations require a NON-REFUNDABLE deposit ($50 deposit per goat) for us to hold an animal for you. Please contact us before sending a deposit. Deposits can be made using cash, Zelle, CashApp, or PayPal (w/ 4% added) and receipt will be given. If the animal you have selected becomes unavailable for some reason, deposits may be transferred to another animal. We reserve the right to withdraw any animal from availability for any reason at any time. If this happens we will refund your deposit.
Also, in the unlikely event that your selected goat(s) should die while it is still in our possession, the goat(s) will be replaced with one of equal value, at our discretion, as soon as one is available, or a full refund including deposit will be given.
Selling a Single Kid
We do not sell single kids to homes/farms with no other Nigerian Dwarf goat kids. Even if you have an existing herd, a single kid can wind up being bullied and not fitting in. A wether makes great, inexpensive buddy for a single doe or buck kid!
Pedigree and Registration
Goats will be registered with ADGA and/or AGS. If we bred the animal, we guarantee the sire and dam are correct. We do not guarantee the validity of the rest of the pedigree, or pedigree of animals we did not breed, as it is simply out of our ability to know/verify goat lineage from other herds is 100% accurate.
If your goat has not yet been named by us, feel free to request up to three name choices and we will do our best to pick one that suits them. We will not entertain profane or perverse names. When selecting a name, consider two words two help ensure unique options for future kids born. Ex: Cool Beans, Little Debbie, Mr. Mustache, Wild Fern, etc.
Upon full payment of selected goat(s), we agree to provide all necessary papers for ADGA and/or AGS registration and transfer of ownership form(s) to you. We prefer to complete new registrations online whenever applicable and have the CoR mailed directly to the buyer. We will forward the registration confirmation(s) to the buyer.
If goat is already registered, buyer agrees to complete and submit the signed transfer(s) of ownership through ADGA and/or AGS at your expense within 30 days of date of sale/pick-up date.
Payment
Payments can be made via cash, Zelle, CashApp or PayPal (+4% to cover fees). Payments must be cleared and the animal paid in full before it can leave our farm. We do not accept personal checks.
Pickup
We will work with you to arrange for pickup or meeting in the nearest city between us. We do not ship any of our goats at this time, they must be picked up at the agreed upon location. We highly recommend bringing a dog crate or other safe form of containment for transportation. Please note: customers with poultry, waterfowl, goats, sheep, or cattle MUST practice biosecurity and may not be permitted on our property beyond a certain point to protect our animals. Please feel free to ask any questions prior to pickup.