Terms & Conditions

Sale Terms

Deposits
The prices listed are subject to change and are negotiable, but preordered kids with a deposit will not increase.  We do reserve breeder’s rights to first choice of all kids and thus reserve the right to retain any kids deemed necessary to maintain our breeding program.  In this event, your deposit will be refunded.  A $100 deposit will hold a kid, with the balance due within 4 weeks of notification of birth. We encourage second choices to be selected, but do not require that selection.  Second choice reservations are honored after first choice reservations.  If neither a first nor second choice is born, we try to find an alternative of comparable genetics or move the reservation to the next year. Reservations moved to future years are subject to price increases. Deposits are only refundable if an acceptable kid is not born within two years, but not refundable if the order is simply canceled or the buyer refuses to consider other kids that we consider of comparable quality or breeding. Deposits should be sent to the mailing address at the bottom of this page, all checks should be made out to Ardis Lyons.

Picking-Up and Shipping
Kids must be picked up or arrangements made within 4 weeks of age; boarding fees of up to $20/week/kid may apply after this time. For mature animals, we reserve the right to apply a $50 boarding fee if transport can’t be arranged within three weeks, additional boarding fees can be applied after that. We ship exclusively out of PDX, Portland International Airport.  We have found the best prices shipping with United Airlines in recent years; however, we are happy to ship with any airlines that flies out of PDX that you prefer. Prices listed do not include registration, an interstate health certificate or any transportation costs, such as shipping, kennel, mileage, etc. Required veterinary testing varies between states, additional costs for testing may be applied. Health certificate costs are by purchaser/shipment, not be individual animal. Animals and all additional costs must be paid in full before shipping or transport. 

Registration Papers
Completed registration applications are only provided when all purchases are paid in full.  Purchasers have the option of paying us to complete and transfer registration papers online; however, our fees are $15 per doe and $20 per buck plus appropriate transfer fees.

Discounts
We strongly believe in getting youth involved with the dairy goat industry and often offer a “4H/youth discount.”  To claim the 4H/youth discount, please provide youth’s age; membership in 4H, FFA, or local dairy goat chapter’s name; and a brief answer to the question: what is your favorite part of raising goats? Discounts are also available on group purchases of 3 or more animals.  All discounts are only valid for purchases paid in full at time of pick-up or delivery.  Discounts are generally not available for purchases involving payment plans. Preference may be given to herds that participate in ADGA performance programs (LA and DHIR), as well as active show herds; occasionally, discounts are also available for performance herds, please let us know what you do with your animals when you inquiry about purchases. 

Health Conditions

We do not knowingly sell animals with health or reproductive problems. We are an extremely health-conscious herd; we follow a CAE prevention plan with annual testing and pasteurization, and are CL abscess free.

Our kids are raised on heat-treated colostrum, pasteurized milk, and alfalfa hay. Grain and pasture are introduced at weaning, usually about 14 weeks old. Coccidia is treated by monthly treatments of Albon, kids are vaccinated with CDT at monthly intervals until 4 months of age, and receive BoSe or MultiMin injections when born. We do live in the wet Pacific Northwest, so parasites are a problem. Animals are treated regularly, and we recommend treating them again after they are purchased and moved.

We feed a moderate amount of good quality alfalfa, and the does have free access to pasture. Milkers are given 3 lbs of 16% goat dairy ration daily. A variety of mineral and salt blocks are freely available to the herd. Our milkers tend to be high producers and we have found that early freshening can be harmful to young yearlings; we encourage buyers to let these animals grow up a little and we will not be responsible for any doe which freshens prior to 16 months of age.  Time and time again we have seen that our does hit their prime between 4-6 years old, so if you aren’t willing to wait until then or if you are looking for that shot-in-the-pan, hottest 2-year old around…  well, we are probably not the herd for you.  That said, if you breed for longevity, our does produce healthy babies and lots of milk typically in to their double-digits while still standing on strong feet and legs.

From before a kid is born to after they ship we strive to breed and send you the best animal for you. In the rare event something happens, we want to know and we will do what we can to make it right. However, an animal will only be replaced with a report from a veterinarian that finds the cause of illness or death to be congenital. In the event of a replacement, all transportation costs, health papers, and testing will be the responsibility of the buyer. Lastly, please contact us when a problem first begins to arise so we can more proactively help you address it– we want the best for our animals and we want you to be happy with your purchase.

Finally, our animals are highly socialized as babies and on through adulthood; they travel well and many of our does have thousands of miles under their belts. We do our best to disclose any known health issues prior to an animal being sold and deeply value our reputation for providing healthy, well rounded animals.