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2017 Goats for Sale

Pygora yearling doe ready for new home.

All goats will be current with CD&T and have official USDA tags. A 50% deposit will reserve goats for later pick-up.

Any out of state sales require a health certificate, some states require additional testing for the importation of goats. These additional costs are at the buyer’s expense.

If you are interested in buying animals please contact us to make arrangements for a farm visit.

Our Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association Herd ID is FFF and our USDA Sheep & Goat ID is MEX 0020.

If you acquire animals with these ID's we are the flock of origination and can provide you with additional information about the animals.

Tag Name Description Price

237	Clive	White buck kid	$250
241	Cocoa	Chocolate Angora buck kid	$250
	Calypso	Belted gray Angora buck kid - twin	$250
	Squirt	Yearling dark fawn Pygora doe from cream Pygora buck & taupe Angora doe Type B fleece	$250
	Bucky Boy	Yearling gray Pygora buck from cream Pygora buck & taupe Angora doe Type B fleece	$250 Sold

Goats are social animals and need to be with other pen mates. If introducing goats to an existing flock of sheep

or band of goats you must do so with at least 2 at a time. We only sell single animals under certain circumstances,

i.e. companion for a single animal (sheep, goat, horse), or breeding bucks.

Draft Goats

Our first draft goat was Yin - the first colored kid born on our farm in 1995. Although we thought he was going to be a breeding buck we discovered he had an undescended testicle. We couldn't part with him, but he had to have a job to earn his keep - he became the Public Relations goat by being trained to pull a cart at fairs and festivals.

Since then we have had a variety of goats trained to pull in harness and in yoke. Currently we have a wether single in harness who is beginning to ground drive. Hopefully, next summer I will have at least a pair (maybe two) driving a cart. Since Angoras are small I never had goats big enough to drive - finally I do so it's onto the next step!

Anyone interested in using goats for draft - especially in Maine and New Hampshire - for fun, work around the farm, or for exhibition is welcome to contact me. Below is a list of resources I have gathered with links to various sites for more information.

Draft Goat Resources/Links:

Books:

The Backyard Goat - Sue Weaver, Storey Publishing, 2011

Equipment

Hoegger Goat Supply

http://hoeggerfarmyard.com/xcart/

Halters, harnesses, wagons

K-9 Carting

http://k9carting.com/

carts, shafts, team poles