2023 KIDDING SCHEDULE, NO JOKES ABOUT IT!

 Kidding season is a very busy time for us (aren't we all?). My husband and I both work full time day jobs while running our farm gets very busy. Calving season is in the fall, so that means calf weaning season overlaps with our kidding season. Spring is also our hatching season... as well as our cow pregnancy checks & overall herd health checks. Now to be present for every kidding- WHEW!

During the 2021 kidding season I implemented the hybrid method, which is introducing a bottle to dam raised kids within a few days old and supplemental feeding until they are about 8 weeks old. It was very successful and made the kids a lot friendlier. 

During the 2022 kidding season, I ended up pulling most kids. I WILL BE CONTINUING THIS GOING FORWARD :) For my sanity- I MIGHT leave some kids on their dam and do the hybrid method. It all depends on my workload. 

If you are interested in any kids, contact me by e-mail/facebook messenger to be on the reservation list. It's FREE to be on the list. Please indicate if you are a new or experienced goat owner, what you are looking for in kid(s) and what doe(s) you'd like a kid from. Being on the reservation list means I can notify you once kids are available before anyone else or before they are put on the website/facebook page.  Once I contact you about available kid(s) and you confirm you want that kid, a $100 non-refundable deposit will be needed (per kid) in order to hold. Once your kid is available, you'll have 30 days to pickup your kid. If beyond the 30 days, you'll forfeit your deposit & I will offer the kid to someone else. 

**I WILL GIVE PREFERENCE TO THOSE WHO CAN TAKE KIDS ON A BOTTLE BY 4 WEEKS OF AGE AND TO PERFORMANCE HOMES!**

My base price for kids is $400 which will include the registration for the kid. Prices goes up depending on the dam/genetics, if they're proven & depending on how their udder looks. I will adjust pricing after freshening if necessary- to be as fair as possible. If purchasing an intact buckling, I will include registration & DNA on him. 

All kids will be tattooed, disbudded & vaccinated. I will have bottle babies available as well as dam raised kids. We spend a lot of time with our herd so our dam raised babies are usually pretty friendly. Any intact bucklings sold will be DNA tested due to ADGA's new DNA requirements. I will be picky on what does I will sell intact bucklings from, they need to be proven & not out of a first freshener (they'd have to be pretty incredible IF that happens!). There are A LOT of bucks out there that should've been castrated. They were left intact based on color and his dam is unproven- I am NOT one of those breeders!! :) 

*Buyer is responsible for all transportation costs*

Note: I will NOT sell a solo kid to someone who is not currently a goat owner. Goats are a herd animal, they need at least one goat companion. I prefer to sell kids in pairs, the buddy system works WELL & helps ease kids into their new herd. I would be available for questions/mentorship for any new goat owners or anyone who is curious about anything goat related. I love talking about goats and I have learned a lot over the past few years to be able to share what has worked well for me & what has not.

Please remember...

**I have the right to retain ANY kids born on my farm!

**I have the right to refuse a sale if I do not see fit!

**These breeding pairs are subject to change!

**Prices are subject to change!

Thank you so much, we look forward to the 2023 kidding season :)