Goats for Sale

Doe kids

Poppy Patch FC Santa Baby

Sire- Buttin' Heads Father Christmas
Dam- Poppy Patch Sweet N Sassy
$200
Show/milker or pet
updated photo coming soon

Poppy Patch PB Legally Blonde
Dam- Poppy Patch RC Chickadee
Sire- NC PromisedLand PAL Playboy
$300

Poppy Patch PB Capella

Sire- NC PromisedLand PAL Playboy
Dam- Esperanza ZZ Charity
show/breeding prospect, $350 exposed to Old Mountain Farm Warlock
On hold

Poppy Patch PB Pretty Woman

Sire- NC PromisedLand PAL Playboy
Dam- Poppy Patch BAM Punkin
$250

Buck kids

More kids coming soon check back for available bucklings

Wethers

All wethers are sold for now. We have two does due to kid in mid November and many more to kid in Spring 2010 check back for available wether kids then. All wethers are only $50 and make great family pets.

None at this time

Senior does

Sales Policy
Prices of kids at Poppy Patch Farm reflect the merit of their dams. Generally doe kids out of first-freshening dams will all sell for the same price. Buck kids will only be available as herd sires out of approved does all others will be wethered. General rule is- If we wouldn't use him for breeding we wouldn't sell him as a breeding buck. Bucks will not be sold as breeding stock simply by having a desired coloring. We breed for conformation not color. Coloring does not reflect a goat's quality.

We reserve the right to sell our doe kids only to showing herds not as pets unless listed otherwise. Not that every doe being sold must be shown but we would like for our quality does to at least be used in a breeding program which produces registered animals that will then be used to improve and promote the Nigerian breed. Over the years we found too many does sold were never being bred or being bred to unregistered or pygmy bucks.

We reserve the right to cancel a sale or reservation. 1.The animal has any genetic defect and 2.The animal suffers an injury or illness leaving a large veterinary expense more than the value or the animal. 3. We feel the home is a liability to either us or the animal. In these cases or in the death of an animal deposits will be refunded or can be switched to another animal.

Due to past experiences we must have a deposit in order to hold a goat. A 50$ deposit will hold the breeding or kid of your choice ($25 deposit for wethers). Goats will be held for one week(7 days) to allow for a deposit to arrive. After 1 week goats may be sold or retained at any time. If the breeding selected does not produce the kid reserved you may either put a deposit toward another breeding or kid or get a full refund, your choice. Refunds on deposits are otherwise evaluated on the situation and reason. A deposit on an adult animal or kid who is already born will hold that animal for 1 month(4 months after birth for a nursing kid), after 1 month a boarding fee may apply in order to hold the animal if no pickup arrangements have been made. Boarding fees will not apply If the animal cannot be picked up or shipped for obvious reasons such as extreme cold, heat, illness, personal emergency ect. Full payment is expected before an animal leaves the farm. We guarantee all animals to be healthy at the time they leave our farm. All goats over 6 months of age are tested annually for CAE & CL. Last testing was May 09 with the entire herd testing negative. If being shipped the buyer is responsible for all related shipping costs- crate, health certificate ect. Health certificates are about $50 per goat. Goats will be air shipped out of Portland OR. Transport of goats to the airport is 260 miles round trip for us so we had to start charging a airport transport fee. Fees are subject to change based on our gas prices. This cost may be split if more than one group of animals are being transported on the same trip. Sorry we cannot air ship adult goats.

Sometimes(usually Spring/Summer) we make trips to our other property in San Jose CA and MAY with our schedule permitting be able to drop off animals free of charge along the route to CA(will not deliver to doorstep). Transportation is not guaranteed so please do not purchase animals if free delivery is expected.

Kids are disbudded, tattooed and given at least two CD&T shots before leaving our farm (unless of course they are taken at a few days old to bottle raise). Adults have all current vaccinations, worming, Bo-Se and Copper up to date. We cannot guarantee bred does since we have no way to guarantee a doe is bred during early gestation. Our does are never pen bred which means they have more than just exposure to the buck before being considered bred. If possible we will keep bred does long enough to see if they cycle again after 18-21 days. If a doe is sold as bred there will be an addtional $75 breeding fee which is non-refundable in the case that the doe then does not produce desired kids for whatever reason. Sometimes a breeding fee is included in the price of a doe if offered. If a doe is bred on our farm before being sold as a bred doe her kids will carry the Poppy Patch herd name. In some cases the buck will be selected or limited to a few bucks of our choice. Some breedings will be limited to doe kid only registration. We do not offer our bucks for outside breeding services. If buying a doe you should plan on owning your own buck(s) for future breeding services. All wethers will be castrated before leaving the farm.

We cannot guarantee the later outcome of any kid including it's adult height. We are often asked how big a kid will be when it grows up. The answer is we don't know. If height is going to be cause of great stress the best advice we can give is to only purchase an adult goat who can be measured.

We also cannot guarantee the conformation or milk production of any goat sold. One very important thing I have learned over the years that a HUGE part of both conformation and milk production in goats is influenced by environmental factors such as proper feeding.

No goat is perfect in every way. Ask us about our goats strengths and weaknesses in choosing what will make the best match for your breeding program.

We have no polled animals in our herd by choice.

We are not in the bussiness of selling goats for meat so please don't ask about meat goats. All wethers and pet quality does are available for a 50$ adoption fee. You may be given a short interview. You must have proper shelter, a strong fenced area, and proper feed. No goats shall be kept tethered. Tethered goats are not happy goats and are very vulnerable to predators such as wandering dogs. Absolutely no goats will be sold to live as a single goat. Goats are naturally herd animals and need companionship of other goats. Wethers(neutered males) make excellent companions for a doe when numbers are an issue. Wethers are castrated at no younger than two months of age for health reasons. We use a burdizzo(crushes the cords) to castrate which is a more humane method of castration with no open wounds and very little to none in recovery time compared to the popular rubber banding method. Plus bucks castrated with the burdizzo may be done at any age. Occasionally we may have a mature buck become available as a wether.

All photos on the site are the property of Poppy Patch farm and may not be used without permission. Thank you!