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Sale and reservation policies

Last updated 12 January 2009

Before pondering a purchase from us, please view these pages: about us, herd health, dairy production, and breeding goals.

The following are our sale and reservation policies.  As we establish a relationship with you, we may make exceptions to these policies as we see fit, but these are generally what we expect of our customers and what our customers can expect of us.   Most of these are standard agreements commonly found in place with other goat breeders and often there is never an issue, but we prefer to be up-front to avoid future conflict.

 

We encourage deposits for reservations on a kid of a specified sex from a specified kidding.  We will place these reservations in the order in which we receive clear payment.  If your payment does not clear our account before another reservation payment clears, your reservation will fall next in line.

Deposits for reserving a kid are $50 per kid. Once the kids are one month old, another $50 will be due to hold that kid until weaning, with the balance due upon pick-up, delivery, or shipment, whichever is to occur first.

We want you to be happy!  Still, there are no guarantees in nature.  It helps if you are very clear on your desires for a particular kidding.  We will do our best to accommodate you and provide you with a kid that meets your needs.

All animals will leave our farm in the best health we can provide, free of certain disqualifying traits, unless otherwise disclosed.

All animals born with horns will be disbudded (dehorned) shortly after birth.   Even with disbudding, scurs may still appear.

Unless otherwise disclosed, all animals will carry Fair Skies "SKYS" and other related identifying tattoos registered with AGS, ADGA, and NDGA.

All animals sold with registration papers will be registered with American Goat Society (AGS) and American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA).  Our kids may be registered with Nigerian Dairy Goat Association (NDGA) but we do not routinely provide this service.

We reserve the right to retain any animal at any time.  We reserve the right to sexually alter (wether bucks or spay does), or euthanize (or sell for consumption) any animal at any time.   This may occur if we deem the animal to be of inadequate quality for breeding or intended purpose.  Certain disqualifying faults, such as less/more than 2 teats, less/more than 2 testicles on a buck, birth defects, etc. may lead to this decision (but we are not limited to these issues).  These animals can often live a fruitful life as a companion or pet and they may be offered for sale as an altered animal, with or without registration papers with the understanding that they cannot be bred.

Goats are herd animals and it is our opinion that Nigerian Dwarves are too small to safely co-habitate with larger animals like horses and cattle.  We may offer a discount on simultaneous purchases of multiple animals so that your goats are not lonely but we will not sell a single animal to a home that does not have any other goats, unless the animal is expressly sold for consumption. 

We do ask that you share both your successes and your disappointments with us so that we can adjust our breeding program accordingly.  Due to our commitment to a bio-secure farm, we cannot guarantee we can accept an animal back.  However, if you are ever disappointed with your animal or if your animal develops certain disqualifying traits, please contact us to give us an opportunity to advise you in an altered course of care, which may include humane euthanasia or rehoming.

We prefer to conduct our transactions with cash and we are always happy to provide a written receipt.   Registration (if included with the sale) and ownership papers will be provided with the animal at the time of a cash sale, if they are included with the sale.

We can also accept payments made by check.  Trusted customers will receive registration and ownership papers at the time of sale.  However, if you are a new or untrusted customer, ownership papers (and registration papers if they are included with the sale) will not be provided until the payment clears. 

We can also accept payments made by credit card via PayPal.  If you wish to use PayPal, please contact us in advance and allow us to invoice you with the correct charges.  Since we cover the PayPal transaction fees on our end, we require a $100 minimum payment per transaction.  Please do not send any money through PayPal until we have provided you a total and agreed to the transaction.

We can accept partial payments toward a reservation or the purchase of an animal, but we must add a one-time non-refundable surcharge of $10 per animal.  We will not put your reservation in line until the total reservation and surcharge fees have cleared.  The animal will not be sold to the party attempting reservation of the animal until the total amount has cleared.  Chargebacks, canceled checks, and other instances of tied-up funds are the responsibility of the buyer.  If not immediately resolved in favor of Fair Skies, such instances may result in repossession, collection efforts, and criminal and civil filings.

Except where otherwise noted, registration papers will be provided to the purchasing party upon receipt of clear funds.

We reserve the right to refuse a sale to or a reservation from anyone, at any time, for any reason.

We reserve the right to cancel your reservation if we are unable to reach you in a timely fashion or under certain other circumstances.  Please be sure to provide us with reliable contact information so that we can alert you to the birth of your reserved kid and discuss weaning and delivery dates.

All prices stated for our animals are based on sales made at our farm.  If you are outside Southcentral Alaska, we can arrange for shipping out of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). We can also acquire health certificates and testing (beyond our typically scheduled herd tests), but you will be responsible for all related costs, including but not limited to vet examinations, health certificates, vaccinations, airfare, crates, etc.  Fees for health certificates, examinations, and vaccinations are due upon scheduling. Once incurred, these fees are non-refundable.

Unless prior arrangements allow a later stay, goats must be picked up from the farm or shipped from the farm within 14 calendar days from weaning.  Goats that stay beyond this date will incur a $3/day boarding fee.  While we will continue to provide the best care available for your goat, we are not responsible for illness, injury, or death after purchase while boarded at our farm or en route to your destination.  You will be responsible for all liabilities, including but not limited to veterinary and related expenses incurred on your animal's behalf and provided at our discretion, regardless of outcome.  Goats not picked up or shipped out within 30 calendar days of weaning are considered abandoned, unless prior arrangements allow a later stay.  Abandoned goats will revert back to our ownership at our discretion.  Buyers who abandon a goat under these terms may be responsible for a contract cancellation fee of $50 per animal, in addition to the $100 deposits required by 30 days of age, as well as boarding, veterinary, and related care expenses incurred during this 30-day post-weaning period.

We may offer discounts for multiple purchases or discounts for buyers involved in certain projects.  Please tell us about your project and inquire directly before making a deposit or purchase.

We may offer a credit toward a future purchase if you place and maintain your herd on test through the Dairy Herd Improvement program.

We may offer a credit toward a future purchase if you show your Fair Skies animal at officially sanctioned American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) and American Goat Society (AGS) shows.

 

    

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You may email us at: FairSkies@AllISawFarm.com

You may call us at:
907.232.5414 (local call from Mat-Su)
or 907.441.1851 (local call from Anchorage)
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