​​***We are disease free herd.***
All our senior goats are tested annually by the lab for CAE, Johne's, checked by our livestock vet for CL, and tested every three years for TB & Brucellosis by our livestock vet and the lab. ​
​Our farm policy towards breeding
We believe that especially mini breeds such as Mini Nubians are in the extremely small community. Therefore, unlike the trend in goat breeding world and livestock breeding world, we AVOID LINE BREEDING at Opus 7 Farm as best as we can in order to keep our goats as healthy as they could be.
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**Opus 7 Farm is excited to be your goat mentor free of charge even after the herd disposal.

Price range for our Sr. Does
​$450~$700​​
Available Does
We will sell to DHI milk testing herds & Show herds as first priority

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​Our Senior Does

**All these senior ladies are all trained
1) milking stand 
2) milked by hands 
 3) milked by milking machine.

Milked twice a day
Handled often
Each has different personality 
Each has strength and weakness


Each Sr. Doe has strength ( and weakness, of course, as there is no perfect goats.) to improve the herd. Opus 7 Farm focuses on our ladies’ mammy attachment, milk production, conformation, personality, parasite resistance, size, and the dairy characters. 
If you need some help for which part you would like to improve with your ladies before breeding season, we are always here to help you. 
 You can go to our websites to see their previous kids.
​~What new families say~
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Candice Cooper Family  @ Golden Nuggets Ranch

My family and I met Noriko and visited the Opus 7 Farm 2 years ago. I was trying to sell the idea of goats and goat milk to my family. Noriko was very attentive to us during our visit and answered the plethora of questions that we had when we were first starting to decide if goats would be right for us. Her knowledge and experience were incredible. Her animals are very well cared for.

Fast forward 2 years. We made the decision to add goats to our family. Remembering our wonderful experience with Opus 7 Farm, it was our first choice to return here to purchase our first goats. Although I have done a lot of research to make sure I had a good starting knowledge, Noriko has been available to answer any questions that I have about goats, she has built up her website as a wonderful reference library for new and inexperienced goat owners, and she made us feel very comfortable with the decision to bring home our first goats. For those, like me, who choose to use Noriko’s mentoring service, she has been amazing and is very quick with replies when I have questions.
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We purchased a doe in milk (Heavenly Sunshine) and her baby (Heavenly Daisy), they both have very calm dispositions, enjoy being around people, and are overall very high-quality goats. We are happy with our decision to return to Opus 7 Farm for our first goats and highly recommend them to anyone else that is considering goat ownership.
I would give Opus 7 Farm a 5-star rating! ​
The purchase of our Sr. does will be included with

Current CD&T vaccines
Given Coccidiosis prevention with Deccox
Probios
Fortified vitamin B complex
Disbudded or polled
Tattooed
Dual registered at MDGA & TMGR for seniors - registration fees & transfer fees included
MDGA registration for babies - registration fees & transfer fees included
MDGA extended pedigree - fees included
Freshly trimmed hooves
Collar
In order to adjust to your feed slowly for healthy rumens,
A couple of days amount of
Hay,
Goat feed
for bottle babies,
Milk

We provide “Welcoming Your New Goat” packet with
"Copies" of  MDGA registration paper & for senior goats, TMGR registration paper
(**Because the originals is likely be at those registries transferring to your ownership at the actual purchase time)
MDGA extended pedigree paper
Health tests results,
Parents’ or his/her own G6S test results,
(**All our goats' G6S status are in the MDGA file so they will have G6S normal status on their MDGA registration papers)
Signed purchase agreement,
Signed Bill of Sale.
Extra goat health posters
For CO residents, list of the goat vets in CO

The baby goats' new registrations for MDGA and transfers to the new ownership will be processed AFTER being paid full by the buyer.

The Senior goats' MDGA & TMGR transfer to the new ownership will be processed AFTER  being paid full by the buyer.
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We guaranty their friendliness and good health before the departure.
For out of states buyers, we will help providing CVI from our vet with buyers' expense. 

purchasing process

1) Contact us if you are interested in one of our goats for sale.
2) After you made your mind, we will send you an invoice or just send in the non-refundable deposit

3) Place your deposit of $100 or Full payment for each of your interested goat either by       PayPal, Check or Cash

4) As soon as we receive your deposit, we will post "Pending" on this webpage for those goats. You will receive you "Goat Sale Agreement" to sign.

5) We will send you, "Preparation examples before bringing goat(s)" file as well as photos and up dates of the goat until the day!
 
6) Prepare your vehicle for pick up, send in the transporting set up photos, pay the Rest of the payment , and come to the farm. Exchange the "Bill of Sale"and receive our

​"Welcoming Your New Goat" packet!


​Opus 7 Farm Goat Sales Policy
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**Because we would like to encourage people to be aware of importance of milk productions and conformations in Mini Nubians,

From next season, 2021,
with the purchase of our goats

We will rebate for $20 if you become a
DHIA milk testing herd or already a DHIA milk testing herd. 

You will receive gift of $30 when
1) Our graduate doe and doeling receive a new milk star.
2) Our graduate doe, doeling, buckling, buck become a grand champion at the show.

We will discontinue 4H & FFA rebate from 2021.




  • We will not sell a single goat if it will not be housed with at least one other goat.
  • We reserve the right to refuse to sell and to retain any goat even after the money exchange. When it happens, we will return the money.
  • Our herd is CAE, Johne’s, TB and Brucellosis free. We can test for CL or arrange for any other tests to be performed at your expense.
  • All goats sold will be disbudded, tattooed and with CDT shots. (except purchased before their CDT shot due date)
  • We normally will not sell any dam-raised kids until they are of weaning age. We will not normally pull a kid and bottle feed for a buyer.​ 
  • We do not wether buckling until 8 weeks old for their health safety to avoid future Urinary Calculi. 
  • Goats/kids are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Goats/kids will not be held without a deposit. A nonrefundable deposit of $100 per goat will hold the your chosen goat(s) for 10 days after payment, or until the end of any agreed possession date window, unless other arrangements have been made prior to payment.
  • After 10 days, or the end of any agreed possession date window, a $2/day boarding fee will be added to the sale price. Please reach out to us if something comes up that will effect the pick-up date, so we can make arrangements before these charges accrue.
  • If (i) a deposit and/or partial payment has been made but you are unresponsive to attempted contacts for a period of one week after the agreed pick-up date, (ii) you fail to submit final payment(s), (iii) you fail to pick up the reserved goat(s) within 10 days of the agreed pick-up date, and/or (iv) you otherwise fail to fulfill any agreed conditions to the sale, the sale is terminated and the deposit and any other payments will not be refunded.
  • Payments will be refunded in full if we cancel the sale, or if you are otherwise entitled to receive a refund under the terms of our purchase and sale agreement. Otherwise all payments are non-refundable.
  • You may cancel a sale at any time prior to pick-up. However, any deposit and other payments are non-refundable. Any such deposit and/or payments may be applied toward a future purchase only upon our mutual agreement.
  • You are responsible for the cost of transporting your purchased goat(s) and for the cost of any additional expenses, including registration fees, transfer fees, shipping fees, health certificates, additional requested disease testing, etc.
  • We guarantee that all goats are healthy when sold and up to date on vaccinations and hoof trimming if needed. However, we cannot guarantee the health of an animal after it leaves our possession, as there are many different ways a goat could be stressed, exposed to illness or injured after leaving our farm. All sales are final once the goat(s) has left our property.
  • In case of illness or injury to your reserved goat prior to pick up, the sale will be postponed or cancelled at our discretion. You may also choose to cancel the sale under these circumstances, and you will receive a full refund, or you may transfer any payments to another purchase if we mutually agree.
  • No goat will leave our possession until you have signed two copies of our Purchase and Sale Agreement (one for you and one for us). All goats must be paid for in full before leaving our farm.
  • No goat will leave unless we agree with that you already lined up with ruminant vet and prepared good enough housing and fencing at your property. Pictures need to be sent to us.
  • No goat will leave unless we agree with the type of transportation including the trailer, bedding and crates.
  • We accept PayPal, Cash, or Check (Payable to Opus 7 Farm). Checks must clear prior to the final sale. If final payment is to be made at pick-up, you must pay in cash or by PayPal. *Because of Covid-19, we are only accepting PayPal Payment at this moment.​​

​Examples of transportation
​​Please make sure to send us the planned transport setup photos to be agreed by us before the transport.
What do you need BEFORE ​bringing Sr. Doe? 

First of all, you need to know this!
Goats cannot live alone. They are  herd animals so they need at least 2 goats preferably around the same age.
When you start planning to bring your goats to your place, you need to prepare your new goats' living space.

1) Goat shed/ house without draft but with good air circulation.
2) Nice bedding on the ground
3) Safely fenced outside area
4) Water bucket, loose mineral feeder, safe hay feeder
5) Basic medicine
6) Goat vet's contact number
7) If you can, have a mentor who can answer all kind of questions

​That's basically all you need to have to start with. You can purchase most of these things at your local feed stores.

I will break things down to explain: 

1) Goat shed/ house without draft but with good air circulation.
Goats hate being wet. They need to be out of rain or snow. So you will nee to think about long winter months that they be stuck inside the shed. From there, think about the size of the shed for your place. They could catch cold if there is a draft. make sure there is no draft.
In the hot summer, they will need a good circulating air. That means, the shed has to have a way to be able to open and get nice fresh air.

2) Nice bedding on the ground
Goats wee and poop a lot. They wee and poop everywhere. Their contaminated ammonia smell could trigger sickness easily. So it's important to keep the bedding clean and smell free.
Bedding needs to be absorbent and easy to clean. Also needs to be cheap.
We like using wood shavings on the dirt floor with sprinkles of PDZ.

3) Safely fenced outside area
Goats love the other side of the fence. Period. It's always greener the other side of the fence. They poke through their head somehow to reach out and get stuck often. In order to prevent this kind of tragedies, your fence openings need to be small enough that their head cannot go through.  
Goats are pray animals. They even don't have upper front teeth! So we need to protect them from predators that your area might have.
For examples: We placed electric fence around the perimeter. We also have a guard llama to watch for coyotes.

4) Water bucket, loose mineral feeder, safe hay feeder
Goats need fresh water everyday. They drink often 24 h a day. I like to put several buckets full of fresh water and clean twice a day for them. 
Goats need specially formulated goat minerals. It should be "loose" not a block. Goat mineral has copper in it. Goats need copper for their body. (Lamas and sheep don't need copper) Goat mineral feeder needs to be high enough so their poop won't go in to spoil it.
As we discussed about fencing, goats like to get into small spaces and get easily stuck. We have heard so many sad stories with non- goat-proof- hay-feeders.
No net hay feeders. No medium opening hay feeders. A hanging hay feeder could be dangerous. 
Round bail feeders need to be securely supported. Goats need hay 24h. You will top up the hay feeder twice a day.

5) Basic medicine
It is so hard to find knowledgable goat vet near you. Worse, goats are like little children. They get sick or have emergencies right at the most inconvenient times!
So it's important to educate ourselves to be a good protector for them. 
I created a page for  my medicine cabinet in this website. Pink colored ones are we use quite often. 

​6) Goat vet's contact number
As I have mentioned above, goats get sick or get into trouble at the most inconvenient time. 
It's important to have a vet who is knowledgable about goats as your big supporter.
Make sure to line up a vet and keep the # handy.
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7) If you can, have a mentor or two who can answer all kind of questions
This is one of the most important thing I have learned being with goats. We learn so much from experiences. If you can find a mentor or two who could walk through any questions and concerns, you would feel so comforted. Try to find great mentors!


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Now, let's talk about Milking Does.
The needs for milking does are different from other goats. Because they are producing milk majority of the year and other part of the year being pregnant, they will need extra food to keep up those demands.

A) High quality high protein hay; Usually Alfalfa with some grass hay 
B) High protein goat feed
C) Lots of fresh water
D) Good quality loose minerals
E) Milking stand
F) Milking equipment 
G) Kidding equipment

For New Goat Owners 101