Purchase

We at Saada have tried, over the years, to keep our prices as low as possible. All doelings from first fresheners sell at $300 (their bucklings are not sold). Mature does' kids prices reflect the dams' show, milk and linear appraisal records. All show-quality first fresheners are priced at $500. Other milkers and buck prices reflect their LA, show and offspring quality. We have attempted to make our animals affordable for average people and yet still pay our costs. We have been gratified over the years to note that around half of our sales every year are to repeat customers.

We are currently sold out of kids, milkers and bucks for 2007, and only have a few reservations remaining for the 2008 kidding season. Those planned breedings are listed on this site under the "Does" and "First Fresheners" sections.

An animal may be reserved from us by sending a $75 deposit for each animal you wish to purchase, with the remainder of the purchase price due three weeks after a kid's birth, or (in the case of an adult doe or buck) within three weeks after the animal has been offered for sale and accepted by the buyer. Checks or money orders should be made out to Saada Dairy Goats LLC. Animals should be shipped or picked up by six weeks of age to avoid the boarding fees that we will charged after that time. We love having people come see us to fetch their animal, but are happy to air freight kids to buyers if that is preferred.

We award reservations based on the order reservation deposits are received. If a reservation is changed to a different animal, previous reservations for that individual take priority. We accept two doe and two buck reservations per doe with the exception of first fresheners, from which we only sell doelings. We recommend a first and second choice per deposit, but that is not required. Second choices are superceded by any 1st choice reservations that are made for an animal.

Usually we notify buyers when kids are born, but don't release the kid for purchase until we have determined it is of satisfactory quality and -in the case of first fresheners- that the dam's udder and milk volumn is satisfactory. This will take a week or more.

Animals that remain unpaid for after six weeks (unless special arrangements have been agreed to by Saada) may be resold to another buyer and any monies paid forfeited.

We do pay for health papers and transport to the Cody or Billings airports. Required or requested laboratory tests are the financial responsibility of the buyer, as are the transporting kennels and any vet care needed for animals not yet picked up or shipped.

We reserve the right to select animals for our herd's needs. We also require 10 straws of semen to be made available to us at the cost of collection from any buck that we sell, should we request them.

Buyers may, if a reserved animals is either not born or is retained by Saada, move their reservation to another animal, "roll it over" to the next kidding season or have it returned in full. However, no refunds will be given for cancelled reservations.

We try to match buyers with an animal they will enjoy for many years. If asked, we will give you any information we can to help you make your selections. Our efforts are more effective if you know what traites you want/need to add to your herd as well as any traites that you need to avoid.

We are so grateful for the people we have met through our animals.

Thank you. -Charlotte, Ziggy and Laura