When we sell goats, we provide:
If you are looking for something you don't see on our sale page, contact us.
We usually can provide just the animal you need even if it isn’t shown for sale. If we do not have what you want, we can refer you to another reputable breeder.
RONAN COUNTRY FIBERS
~ Written information on setting up your goat area and help in transitioning your animals to their new home.
~ A copy of "The Angora Goat" book is provided with the purchase of breeding stock.
~ Written maintenance schedule.
~ 24/7 service to help when you have a problem. Call us; we will guide you through the problem and let you know when it is appropriate to contact a vet.
~ Marketing information for animals and their fiber.
~ Customer referrals when we are unable to fill a customer order.
~ Written information on kidding.
~ When you purchase 3 or more does from us, we will include an unrelated buck free of charge. (Selected bucks only.)
~ 24/7 service to help when you have a problem. Call us; we will guide you through the problem and let you know when it is appropriate to contact a vet.
~ When you purchase 3 or more ewes from us, we will include an unrelated ram free of charge. The ram will be equal to the Gotland percentage of the ewes.
~ Discounts provided for upgrading the ram to a higher percentage.
~ Priority is given in the purchase of Gotland semen for customers purchasing ewes from us.
We had concerns about exposure to diseases because we go to several shows every year. We also had fellow breeders who had diagnosed CL and Johne's in their herds. We began testing using the ELISA blood test which is the most commonly used test for Johne's. We since learned that it had a fairly high percentage of false positive and false negative results. We unfortunately put down 2 high quality does who had false positives to Elisa tests. We repeated blood tests several times at 3-5 month intervals and all tests continue to be negative. We began consulting with the Johne's Research Facility in Pennsylvania and switched to the pooled fecal tests for Johne's in January of 2012. All animals tested negative.
The disadvantage to the fecal PCR test is cost. It is a fairly expensive test but getting accurate results was important to us. Experts in the field now give us a clean bill of health for Johne's so it was worth the investment.
In addition to Johne's, our goat herd has been tested for CAE and CL. We do not have a closed goat herd but seldom add new goats. As a condition of sale, we've also had some of our animals tested for TB, Brucillosis and Blue Tongue and all tests have been negative.
Any rare but occasional additions to our goat herd are tested for CL, CAE and Johne's before being released to the main herd.
Our Sheep were tested for Johne's and OPP in 2011 and all tested negative. We will continue random testing. Additionally, we had a closed sheep herd introducing new genetics only through imported semen from New Zealand or Sweden. In 2012 we brought in a brown Finn ram to help us with our development of a brown Gotland. He tested negative for OPP.
We have never had a contageous disease in our sheep or goat herds. Any animal with questionable symptoms has been vet tested and confirmed negative to contageous diseases. Any death from an unknown cause is extremely rare and always necropsied.
We will continue to do random testing even though exposure to these diseases through casual contact at shows is rare.
We are happy to have animals tested for any additional diseases at the prospective buyer's request.
Sales Information & Policy
When we sell sheep, we provide:
Our Policy on Testing:
An animal is not considered sold and a sale is not confirmed until a 25% non-refundable deposit is received.
IMPORTANT - OUR PRICING - We are not the most expensive nor are we the cheapest place to buy Angora goats or Gotland sheep. We have nationally proven high quality genetics that includes animal confirmation, fiber quality and calm personalities.
We provide stacks of documentation to make animal management easy and clear.
We follow up regularly with our customers to answer questions and to make the process of raising the animals as easy and inexpensive as possible.
We've saved our customers countless trips to the vet for unnecessary tests and treatments.
We help our customers with marketing of their animals and the fiber.
We invest a huge amount of our time in developing our animal quality and in helping new animal owners that you will not find elsewhere.
Our pricing considers all of this. We provide discounts for multiple purchases and for 4-H customers. Please do not ask us to discount our animals beyond that.
We cannot negotiate discounts for our costs on feed, medications, fencing, electricity or our time.
If you cannot afford the prices listed and also afford to provide adequate care and feed for the animals, please shop elsewhere.
Last testing was October, 2012.
All animals continue to test negative.