Sales Policy
Sales Policy, "Mountain View Pack Goats only breeds on a limited basis to provide you with the best quality packer we can."
"While reservations are exclusive, if we cannot meet your packing needs, we have networked in with other select breeders of pack lines and may be able to meet your reservation from that network".
"Wethers that don't meet our stringent conformation and temperament requirements for an exceptional packer are available in groups for brushing and fire control; and enjoy the same quality breeding and health as our packers!"
Ages: 1 week to 1 month of age = $100.00 - $300.00
Ages 1 to 3 months = $150.00 - $450.00
Ages 3 to 6 months of age = $450.00 - $650.00
We very seldom sell adult pack goats.
Dis budding offered for Free, I can not guarantee no scurs. We test the adult animals once a year for CAE and CL and do random testing which includes things like Johne's and Brucolissis and MOVI.
Our breeders that we net work with are also CAE and CL Neg.
CASTRATION:
Can done by one of our two vets if the kid is still here after 4 months old. One way is done surgically and the testicles are cut off under sedation (we suggest fall or later for this for less fly strike problems), or, the second way is banded with a Callicrate Bander. These are offered at the request of the buyer with the fee being paid up front. Castration can be done at any age but for proper urinary track development, it should be done at least at the 4-6 month mark, but the older the better. Here, we castrate our own prospects at 10 months to a year or older. Once the kid leaves from here, you are responsible for castration.
HORNS:
Mountain View's buck and doe kids will be disbudded unless you request horns left on prior to or within the first few days of birth. After this time, the base of the horns are often to large to be done without the assistance of a vet. No Scurs, can be guaranteed. We keep a close eye and will reburn if necessary.
Our net work breeders usually disbud, so if you want horns on one of these kids, I need to know asap and fees need to be paid in full up front.
No- Monies back if you change your mind.
BREEDS:
Currently we mainly offer Alpine Crosses and sometimes full blooded Alpines, and Lamancha crosses. Our main pack cross is a mostly Alpine with Saanen, Nubian, Toggenburg and a touch of Boer.
Our Net Work Breeders have Alpine with Saanen or Sable crosses, Full Blood Alpines, Full Blood Saanens, Full Blood large LaManchas and Full Blood or crosses of Nubians from a large working line of Nubians.
When to buy:
Mountain View Pack Goat typically breeds to kid out in March, though sometimes it works out to be in April also.
Our net work breeders typical breeding season runs from January to May.
Pack prospect kids are available from anytime in that time frame till sold out.
Waiting list:
There is a waiting list available for those that want first pick on this years kid crop. We reserve the right to retain any kid for herd replacement. Buyers are responsible for health papers, crates, and costs for transporting. We prefer that you come pick up the kid in person so you can see the relatives, but we realize that is not always possible.
MAKING THE CUT:
Our pack goat prospects (bucklings) are hand picked for size, conformation, and temperament. All babies are pulled at birth and bottle fed on heat treated colostrum and pasteurized milk. Mountain View Babies are taken for short trail walks and work up to longer walks depending on how long they are here. This is part of their basic training.
BASIC BABY PACK TRAINING:
Mountain Views Babies, Basic Training, consists of short trail hikes working up to longer trail hikes to help condition and strengthen the kids instinct to follow. This will also get them used to places other than their own surroundings. We start them on water training as bottle babies in small wader pools and work up to creek crossings. Our kids are also taken in various vehicles/transportation’s to different types of hiking situations for more exposure training when ever possible.
Please keep in mind, that basic training is just that, basic. Any training will need to be continued by the buyer.
Sometimes we get some of our network breeders babies at various ages from birth to a little older, and once here, they are then put in the same training program along with our own kids.
We sometimes offer doelings for sale, and our doelings are put through the same training and care as our bucklings. We, ourselves, pack with does. Our does are normally large, at around 200 pounds and up..
If you would like to add a Mountain View Pack Goat baby or some other really nice pack prospect baby, please contact us at: [email protected]
"While reservations are exclusive, if we cannot meet your packing needs, we have networked in with other select breeders of pack lines and may be able to meet your reservation from that network".
"Wethers that don't meet our stringent conformation and temperament requirements for an exceptional packer are available in groups for brushing and fire control; and enjoy the same quality breeding and health as our packers!"
Ages: 1 week to 1 month of age = $100.00 - $300.00
Ages 1 to 3 months = $150.00 - $450.00
Ages 3 to 6 months of age = $450.00 - $650.00
We very seldom sell adult pack goats.
Dis budding offered for Free, I can not guarantee no scurs. We test the adult animals once a year for CAE and CL and do random testing which includes things like Johne's and Brucolissis and MOVI.
Our breeders that we net work with are also CAE and CL Neg.
CASTRATION:
Can done by one of our two vets if the kid is still here after 4 months old. One way is done surgically and the testicles are cut off under sedation (we suggest fall or later for this for less fly strike problems), or, the second way is banded with a Callicrate Bander. These are offered at the request of the buyer with the fee being paid up front. Castration can be done at any age but for proper urinary track development, it should be done at least at the 4-6 month mark, but the older the better. Here, we castrate our own prospects at 10 months to a year or older. Once the kid leaves from here, you are responsible for castration.
HORNS:
Mountain View's buck and doe kids will be disbudded unless you request horns left on prior to or within the first few days of birth. After this time, the base of the horns are often to large to be done without the assistance of a vet. No Scurs, can be guaranteed. We keep a close eye and will reburn if necessary.
Our net work breeders usually disbud, so if you want horns on one of these kids, I need to know asap and fees need to be paid in full up front.
No- Monies back if you change your mind.
BREEDS:
Currently we mainly offer Alpine Crosses and sometimes full blooded Alpines, and Lamancha crosses. Our main pack cross is a mostly Alpine with Saanen, Nubian, Toggenburg and a touch of Boer.
Our Net Work Breeders have Alpine with Saanen or Sable crosses, Full Blood Alpines, Full Blood Saanens, Full Blood large LaManchas and Full Blood or crosses of Nubians from a large working line of Nubians.
When to buy:
Mountain View Pack Goat typically breeds to kid out in March, though sometimes it works out to be in April also.
Our net work breeders typical breeding season runs from January to May.
Pack prospect kids are available from anytime in that time frame till sold out.
Waiting list:
There is a waiting list available for those that want first pick on this years kid crop. We reserve the right to retain any kid for herd replacement. Buyers are responsible for health papers, crates, and costs for transporting. We prefer that you come pick up the kid in person so you can see the relatives, but we realize that is not always possible.
MAKING THE CUT:
Our pack goat prospects (bucklings) are hand picked for size, conformation, and temperament. All babies are pulled at birth and bottle fed on heat treated colostrum and pasteurized milk. Mountain View Babies are taken for short trail walks and work up to longer walks depending on how long they are here. This is part of their basic training.
BASIC BABY PACK TRAINING:
Mountain Views Babies, Basic Training, consists of short trail hikes working up to longer trail hikes to help condition and strengthen the kids instinct to follow. This will also get them used to places other than their own surroundings. We start them on water training as bottle babies in small wader pools and work up to creek crossings. Our kids are also taken in various vehicles/transportation’s to different types of hiking situations for more exposure training when ever possible.
Please keep in mind, that basic training is just that, basic. Any training will need to be continued by the buyer.
Sometimes we get some of our network breeders babies at various ages from birth to a little older, and once here, they are then put in the same training program along with our own kids.
We sometimes offer doelings for sale, and our doelings are put through the same training and care as our bucklings. We, ourselves, pack with does. Our does are normally large, at around 200 pounds and up..
If you would like to add a Mountain View Pack Goat baby or some other really nice pack prospect baby, please contact us at: [email protected]