Reservation and Sales Policy
PLEASE READ everything I have written below.
Reservations
Reservations are taken on a first come, first serve basis and are $200 which goes towards the final cost of the kid. You can place reservations for pet bottle baby "to be" wethers (neutered males) before they are born for $100 each, and then pick them out once born. For reservations you MUST message me. My preferred method of contact is FB messenger, profile- Kathy Beck-Mullins or text or email if you don't do FB abetterwaygoats@gmail.com (quicker response through FB messenger). Thanks!
Kid reservations: Reservations are available for any breedings that have an amount listed for them on the kidding schedule. If you've placed a reservation, and there is no kid available to fill your reservation (i.e. no buck/doe born to fill your buck/doe reservation or enough bucks/does aren't born and you had 2nd or 3rd reservation on that breeding), then you can choose to have your deposit refunded at that time, or apply it to something else. Your choice. I do reserve the right to retain any kid, but will TRY to notate it on the kidding schedule. Sometimes that can get tricky if the ones I think I want to retain from don't have what I'm hoping for, then I have keeper spots open that I can retain from one I hadn't originally planned, so just know its possible I may retain from ANY breeding... not likely, but possible. :)
If a buck or doe kid is matched after birth and you are unable to arrange transport (or self pickup), or you can't make the purchase work for any other reason within the agreed upon timeline (typically 2-3 weeks old unless otherwise agreed upon), the deposit is NOT REFUNDABLE. So please make sure you can work everything out before placing deposits. :) Kids are ready to be picked up at 2-3 weeks old. If you are uncertain if you can pick up during a certain time, you should definitely wait until the doe has been bred and the kidding schedule updated with a due date. If you place a deposit after a due date is listed, and the due date changes (i.e. the doe comes back into heat), I will notify you to see if you still want the reservation with the new kidding date. If not, I will refund at that time or you can apply it to something else. If you place a deposit before a due date is listed, you are agreeing that you have availability to pick up the kid at 2-3 weeks old no matter when he is born. Kids will be on a bottle 3x a day at time of pickup.
You CAN place a "blanket reservation" if you are willing to take any buck kid, but reservations on actual breedings will come first, then as I have kids unspoken for, I will go to the blanket reservations. :)
I do not take "Backup Reservations" unless you truly want both/all reservations and would take both/all kids born if all your reservations are filled. If your reservation isn't filled, you can move it to something else already born or yet to be born, or get a refund. :) Your choice. :)
Adult reservations/deposits: Please make sure you can arrange transport for the agreed upon timeline prior to sending a deposit. If transport (or self pickup) can not be worked out within the agreed upon timeline, or you can't make the purchase work for any other reason, deposits are NON REFUNDABLE. So please make sure you can work everything out before placing deposits. :)
General Sales Policy
Kids need a same size companion that is also a 100% bottle kid. The buddy does not have to be from me, but please make sure you have one for everyone's sake. Same age dam raised kids don't usually work out as companions because the does won't let the new kid near the herd and as the kid becomes desperate for companionship, it will ignore the doe's increasing aggression and things can end up very ugly and stressful for all.
I guarantee that kids leave here healthy. I provide mentoring and care instructions. Please contact me with any questions or if there are any symptoms of anything and I can usually help before something gets worse.
I guarantee that your kid won't have extra teats or have an undescended testicle. I do not guarantee final adult size of kids. I do not guarantee that the buck or doe will never have a kid with a teat, testicle or other defect. Teat defects are cosmetic defects that do not affect quality of life and these goats still make perfectly happy, healthy pets. If we have a goat with a teat defect, we sell them unregistered, as a pet. I can not tell at 2-3 weeks old if a doe kid is a freemartin or hermaphrodite, but I DO guarentee that I will refund or replace your kid if it does become clear that they are. I would require proof (freemartin blood test from UC Davis) or with a hermaphrodite, a clear video showing the overall goat first, then zooming into a clear video of their vulva (once they mature, the vulva does have a telltale look for hermaphrodites, but not freemartins).
CH (Carpal Hyperextension) is a genetic defect that affects the quality of life by impairing the front leg(s). It is a concerning, quality of life defect that is widespread in Nigerian Dwarf genetics currently. I have bred close to 2000 goats and have kept my lines tight, only bringing in a very select few bucks through the years. I have never had a single case of CH in my herd, or reported to me from any buyers or subsequent owners of Better Wayz goats. I will continue to be diligent about keeping CH from entering our genetics if/when I bring outside blood in. In the mean time, we will continue linebreeding the genetics we know, trust and love, to protect ourselves, and our buyers from the heartbreaking devastation CH can bring to a herd.
DNA testing for bucks is buyer's responsibility, unless otherwise noted (for example if two bucks bred a doe and I have noted on the kidding schedule "will DNA" - then I will, otherwise, its buyers responsibility. :)
Reservations are taken on a first come, first serve basis and are $200 which goes towards the final cost of the kid. You can place reservations for pet bottle baby "to be" wethers (neutered males) before they are born for $100 each, and then pick them out once born. For reservations you MUST message me. My preferred method of contact is FB messenger, profile- Kathy Beck-Mullins or text or email if you don't do FB abetterwaygoats@gmail.com (quicker response through FB messenger). Thanks!
Kid reservations: Reservations are available for any breedings that have an amount listed for them on the kidding schedule. If you've placed a reservation, and there is no kid available to fill your reservation (i.e. no buck/doe born to fill your buck/doe reservation or enough bucks/does aren't born and you had 2nd or 3rd reservation on that breeding), then you can choose to have your deposit refunded at that time, or apply it to something else. Your choice. I do reserve the right to retain any kid, but will TRY to notate it on the kidding schedule. Sometimes that can get tricky if the ones I think I want to retain from don't have what I'm hoping for, then I have keeper spots open that I can retain from one I hadn't originally planned, so just know its possible I may retain from ANY breeding... not likely, but possible. :)
If a buck or doe kid is matched after birth and you are unable to arrange transport (or self pickup), or you can't make the purchase work for any other reason within the agreed upon timeline (typically 2-3 weeks old unless otherwise agreed upon), the deposit is NOT REFUNDABLE. So please make sure you can work everything out before placing deposits. :) Kids are ready to be picked up at 2-3 weeks old. If you are uncertain if you can pick up during a certain time, you should definitely wait until the doe has been bred and the kidding schedule updated with a due date. If you place a deposit after a due date is listed, and the due date changes (i.e. the doe comes back into heat), I will notify you to see if you still want the reservation with the new kidding date. If not, I will refund at that time or you can apply it to something else. If you place a deposit before a due date is listed, you are agreeing that you have availability to pick up the kid at 2-3 weeks old no matter when he is born. Kids will be on a bottle 3x a day at time of pickup.
You CAN place a "blanket reservation" if you are willing to take any buck kid, but reservations on actual breedings will come first, then as I have kids unspoken for, I will go to the blanket reservations. :)
I do not take "Backup Reservations" unless you truly want both/all reservations and would take both/all kids born if all your reservations are filled. If your reservation isn't filled, you can move it to something else already born or yet to be born, or get a refund. :) Your choice. :)
Adult reservations/deposits: Please make sure you can arrange transport for the agreed upon timeline prior to sending a deposit. If transport (or self pickup) can not be worked out within the agreed upon timeline, or you can't make the purchase work for any other reason, deposits are NON REFUNDABLE. So please make sure you can work everything out before placing deposits. :)
General Sales Policy
Kids need a same size companion that is also a 100% bottle kid. The buddy does not have to be from me, but please make sure you have one for everyone's sake. Same age dam raised kids don't usually work out as companions because the does won't let the new kid near the herd and as the kid becomes desperate for companionship, it will ignore the doe's increasing aggression and things can end up very ugly and stressful for all.
I guarantee that kids leave here healthy. I provide mentoring and care instructions. Please contact me with any questions or if there are any symptoms of anything and I can usually help before something gets worse.
I guarantee that your kid won't have extra teats or have an undescended testicle. I do not guarantee final adult size of kids. I do not guarantee that the buck or doe will never have a kid with a teat, testicle or other defect. Teat defects are cosmetic defects that do not affect quality of life and these goats still make perfectly happy, healthy pets. If we have a goat with a teat defect, we sell them unregistered, as a pet. I can not tell at 2-3 weeks old if a doe kid is a freemartin or hermaphrodite, but I DO guarentee that I will refund or replace your kid if it does become clear that they are. I would require proof (freemartin blood test from UC Davis) or with a hermaphrodite, a clear video showing the overall goat first, then zooming into a clear video of their vulva (once they mature, the vulva does have a telltale look for hermaphrodites, but not freemartins).
CH (Carpal Hyperextension) is a genetic defect that affects the quality of life by impairing the front leg(s). It is a concerning, quality of life defect that is widespread in Nigerian Dwarf genetics currently. I have bred close to 2000 goats and have kept my lines tight, only bringing in a very select few bucks through the years. I have never had a single case of CH in my herd, or reported to me from any buyers or subsequent owners of Better Wayz goats. I will continue to be diligent about keeping CH from entering our genetics if/when I bring outside blood in. In the mean time, we will continue linebreeding the genetics we know, trust and love, to protect ourselves, and our buyers from the heartbreaking devastation CH can bring to a herd.
DNA testing for bucks is buyer's responsibility, unless otherwise noted (for example if two bucks bred a doe and I have noted on the kidding schedule "will DNA" - then I will, otherwise, its buyers responsibility. :)