I'm in the process of putting together a sales page for my farm blog. I'd like anyone who wants to to critique this information. What do you think of this in terms of a plan? What do you think of it as info. for potential buyers to see? Is it too much info? Is there stuff here that needs to go, or stuff missing? I'm still trying to formulate a management strategy, and I think I'm thinking out loud here. I'm also SO NOT a salesman. I hate trying to sell people on stuff, including my animals. But, they will need to go somewhere! I'm pretty unsure of myself I think. It might be helpful to hear your thoughts? Thank you very much!
We will have doe kids and wethers for sale this spring. They will be ready to go to their new homes in June. For several reasons, we would like for interested parties to contact us before the kids are born, and share what they're looking for with us. You can reserve a kid of your choice from a breeding of your choice, and we'll see if the doe gives us what you're looking for. :)
We have several reasons for asking this. We are a working homestead, which for us means that as much as we adore each of these special animals, some of them are destined for the table. How many and whom depends on what we are able to sell. We would like to see the potentially wonderful does born here fulfill a better purpose; that of putting milk in the pail! Wethers, of course, can be wonderful pets, so it would be great to see them find loving homes where their unique personalities can shine.
We do not enjoy putting animals through any unnecessary pain or discomfort, so how we treat them after their birth depends upon their destination. If we know they're destined for the table, we won't disbud them, and we may not even wether them. We'll give them a happy, healthy, well cared for and stress free life while they're here with us.
However, if they're destined for someone else's dairy herd, 4H, or a show herd, they'll be disbudded very shortly after their birth (within a week at the most) using a disbudding iron. If they're destined to be a pet wether, they'll be disbudded and castrated with a burdizzo emasculator.
If you prefer that your goat not be disbudded, we can talk about that and may be willing to refrain.
In rare cases, we may have a buckling for sale as a breeding buck. We will only allow the best to leave our farm intact.
disbud: Burning the horn buds so that horns will not grow.
wether: Castrated male goat.
OUR PRICES
wethers: $40
unregistered doe kids: $75
registered doe kids: $150 to $200
We know that these prices are quite low. The low prices don't reflect poor quality in any way. If the goat is pet quality we will sell it as an unregistered doe or a wether. If we are selling a registered doe, or in rare cases an intact buckling, we believe them to be quality animals that will please you as milkers, show animals, or herd sires. We simply want to move our kids on to better opportunities, bless the buyer with a great price for a valuable animal, and avoid the sad displeasure of having to see the wasted potential of a great animal going in the freezer.
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Thanks, Margaret. :) I did add it to my blog page HERE . It's not the best way to advertise, but at least people can see my goats there. I might have to find some other ways to advertise if I really want the kids to sell. I'm working on a Facebook business page too. It all just takes up too much time! :)
Patty, I agree. It sounds fine to me and I really can't think of anything important that is missing.
Thanks for sharing, Deborah. I think that's definitely going to be happening here too. I'm actually excited to taste goat, and I have some people interested in getting some from me already. I'll probably be learning to make Jamaican curried goat from a Jamaican neighbor. She's anxiously waiting for me to have extras. :)
Sounds good to me!
We didn't disbud or castrate one of our mini-mancha bucks this year because I knew he wouldn't get sold as a pet. I'd already had too many bucklings born by the time he showed up. And I was right. He just went to the locker last week, and I still have two disbudded wethers waiting for homes. If this drought continues through spring, those boys will probably become meat too.