***We are disease-free herd & G6S normal 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 labs.
Please contact us if you would like to see the actual results, we are happy to send them to you.
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.
**Opus 7 Farm is excited to be your goat mentor free of charge. We are very good at match making for your homestead, farm and ranch needs. Please ask if you have any questions for your herd. We could even ask other goat breeders to do match making for your needs.
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 labs.
Please contact us if you would like to see the actual results, we are happy to send them to you.
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.
**Opus 7 Farm is excited to be your goat mentor free of charge. We are very good at match making for your homestead, farm and ranch needs. Please ask if you have any questions for your herd. We could even ask other goat breeders to do match making for your needs.
Available wethers
What are wethers?
Wether is a castrated buck. We ask our vet to put band on the testicles with the help of local anesthesia while he is still a baby.
Because he is cut off from buck hormones, he will become the most even-tempered, easy going goat compared to intact female and male goats with full hormones.
This is the reason why wethers are the perfect pet goats.
You could train wether like you do with dogs. Examples are leash training, agility training with treats or clicker training. You name it!
Wethers can pull the small goat cart. Wethers also can be great hiking companions.
Our wethers
Our wethers are all bottle trained while they are with dams during the day. They learn how to behave as goats and what to eat & what not to eat from dams.
Because they are bottle trained, they already understand that humans are nice and lovely.
Our wethers are very friendly and will follow you like puppies and enjoy your compony while knowing how to be goats.
All our goats are registered at MDGA prior to the purchase. They will be given official registered names.
Special wether care
Feeding wethers is the simplest and cheapest among goats.
Because they are castrated, they are more susceptible to get Urinary Calculi. (Similar to kidney stones.)
In order to prevent from getting Urinary Calculi, they need to have lower protein hay;
Good Grass hay! And lots of water intake.
Goats need a 2:1 Calcium Phosphorus (Ca:Ph) ratio.
UC Davis had a study on the effects of alfalfa on wether goats vs. Urinary Calculi. This study showed that alfalfa help to prevent stones in wethers. Urinary Calculi causes from too much phosphorus intake. Alfalfa is calcium rich so having extra calcium from alfalfa in addition to a balanced diet, doesn’t not contribute to urinary calculi.
Male goats should receive good quality hay and browse.
Legume hays (clover, alfalfa, etc.) = great sources of calcium.
Cereal grains (corn, wheat, barley) = high in Phosphorus and should be avoided.
Wether is a castrated buck. We ask our vet to put band on the testicles with the help of local anesthesia while he is still a baby.
Because he is cut off from buck hormones, he will become the most even-tempered, easy going goat compared to intact female and male goats with full hormones.
This is the reason why wethers are the perfect pet goats.
You could train wether like you do with dogs. Examples are leash training, agility training with treats or clicker training. You name it!
Wethers can pull the small goat cart. Wethers also can be great hiking companions.
Our wethers
Our wethers are all bottle trained while they are with dams during the day. They learn how to behave as goats and what to eat & what not to eat from dams.
Because they are bottle trained, they already understand that humans are nice and lovely.
Our wethers are very friendly and will follow you like puppies and enjoy your compony while knowing how to be goats.
All our goats are registered at MDGA prior to the purchase. They will be given official registered names.
Special wether care
Feeding wethers is the simplest and cheapest among goats.
Because they are castrated, they are more susceptible to get Urinary Calculi. (Similar to kidney stones.)
In order to prevent from getting Urinary Calculi, they need to have lower protein hay;
Good Grass hay! And lots of water intake.
Goats need a 2:1 Calcium Phosphorus (Ca:Ph) ratio.
UC Davis had a study on the effects of alfalfa on wether goats vs. Urinary Calculi. This study showed that alfalfa help to prevent stones in wethers. Urinary Calculi causes from too much phosphorus intake. Alfalfa is calcium rich so having extra calcium from alfalfa in addition to a balanced diet, doesn’t not contribute to urinary calculi.
Male goats should receive good quality hay and browse.
Legume hays (clover, alfalfa, etc.) = great sources of calcium.
Cereal grains (corn, wheat, barley) = high in Phosphorus and should be avoided.
Basically, all they need is good quality grass hay, lots of fresh water, loose minerals nd keep the ratio of 2:1 Calcium Phosphorus (Ca:Ph) ratio.
Wethers are not controlled by hormones like intact bucks or breeding does so they don't need too much calories to burn.
To know the basic goat care and to enjoy goats, wethers are the best!
These wether boys are going to be your perfect 4H partners as well as your sweet pets.
Wethers are not controlled by hormones like intact bucks or breeding does so they don't need too much calories to burn.
To know the basic goat care and to enjoy goats, wethers are the best!
These wether boys are going to be your perfect 4H partners as well as your sweet pets.
~What new families say~
Carrie Tucker Family
Opus 7 Farm has been truly amazing and a blessing to our family. We searched high and low for another kid for our baby Nubian that we got at 1 day old. I came across Opus 7 farm and emailed them and they were more than helpful. She had babies available and even trusted me to take one earlier than normal as a bottle baby to give our Nubian companionship. Benny is our first kid we got from Opus 7 and Benny is literally my best friend in goat form. His personality is 100%. He follows me everywhere on the farm. We fell in love with him so much we had to add another. Ziggy is our 3rd goat kid. We purchased him from Opus 7 and he has the most beautiful coat pattern and is so even tempered. Both babies that we have purchased are quiet and super friendly along with adorable as well. I highly recommend Opus 7 and will definitely seek them out for anything I need goat wise. They made the adoption/purchase very easy and comfortable even given the circumstances of the Covid-19 virus. Extremely organized and very prompt at answering questions. The goats are well loved and cared for and the quality is by far the best that I have seen. You can tell that Opus 7 farm loves what they do and takes pride in their stock. I highly recommend! |
Photos courtesy of Tucker family
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Aspin Schulz Family
We love our wethers from Opus 7 Farm! We recently purchased 2 mini Nubian wethers and are so glad we did. While we waited for them to be ready to take home, Noriko was always there to answer questions and prepare us for what we needed. She kept us updated on their progress by regularly sending pictures and videos. When we brought Apollo and Chip home you could tell they had attention and love from Noriko as they were not afraid of humans. They bonded with our family immediately. They are healthy and active with great dispositions and personalities. You can tell Noriko puts a lot of thought into her breeding as these guys not only have great conformation, but sweet personalities. They make great pets. They love to follow us around and cuddle with the kids. Apollo and Chip have made our family so happy! |
Photos courtesy of Schulz family
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The purchase of wethers will be included with
Current CD&T vaccines
Given Coccidiosis prevention with Deccox
Probios
Fortified vitamin B complex
Disbudded or polled
Tattooed
MDGA registration for babies - registration fees & transfer 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 or parents paper
(**Because the originals is likely be at those registries transferring to your ownership at the actual purchase time)
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.
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.
Current CD&T vaccines
Given Coccidiosis prevention with Deccox
Probios
Fortified vitamin B complex
Disbudded or polled
Tattooed
MDGA registration for babies - registration fees & transfer 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 or parents paper
(**Because the originals is likely be at those registries transferring to your ownership at the actual purchase time)
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.
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!
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
**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.
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.
Information files about Scrapie tags
**Because we do not like the skin problems could occur from Scrapie tags, we have decided to register all our wether-to-be at MDGA and give tattoos instead from 2021 season.
Transportation Ideas
Please make sure to send us the planned transport setup photos to be agreed by us before the transport.
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 your first baby wethers?
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) Bottle feeding set
6) Basic medicine
7) Goat vet's contact number
8) 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 need to think about a good shelter during bad weather. From there, think about the size of the shed for your place. Goats can catch cold if there is a draft; make sure there is no draft.
In the hot summer, they will need good circulating air. The shed has to have a way to be 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 can trigger sickness. 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 to reach out and sometimes can get stuck. In order to prevent a tragedy, consider fencing with openings that are small enough that their head cannot go through.
Goats are prey animals. They even don't have upper front teeth! So we need to protect them from predators that your area might have.
For example: We use electric fence wires along the top and just outside the bottom of our perimeter fence. 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.) Your 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 easily get stuck.
We have heard so many sad stories with non- goat-proof hay feeders. Net hay feeders, medium opening hay feeders and hanging hay feeders could be dangerous.
Round bail feeders need to be securely supported. Goats need hay 24h for their healthy rumens.
5) Bottle feeding set
It would be very convenient to have several sets so you don't become bottle cleaning mistress.
6) Basic medicine
It can be hard to find a knowledgable goat vet near you. Worse, goats are like little children. They can 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 the medicines we use quite often.
7) Goat vet's contact number
As mentioned above, goats can get sick or get into trouble at the most inconvenient times.
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.
8) If you can, have at least one mentor who can answer all kind of questions
This is one of the most important things I have learned being with goats. We learn so much from experiences. If you can find a mentor who can talk through your questions and concerns, you will feel so comfortable. Try to find a great mentor!
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What do you do AFTER bringing your first goats to your herd?
Check the paperwork from our farm in the
"Welcoming Your New Goat Packet”
-Make sure that goat is healthy by checking his
-FAMACHA,
-Temperature (between 101.3-103.5F)
-Skin condition,
-Nose
-Urine & Feces
Give free choice of water,
loose goat minerals,
our hay / your hay : 8 / 2 ratio
Bottle milk at the right time
1/2 cup of our goat feed + sprinkle of your feed
Nice absorbent bedding,
Draft free, nicely air circulating shed
(You can quarantine him as well)
For New Goat Owners 101
**Although we are changing the offer to register & transfer all our babies after being paid full from 2021 season so this part is not going to be needed, we will leave it here.
Wethers can be registered
How to transfer ownership @ MDGA
Wethers can be registered
How to transfer ownership @ MDGA
What you need to prepare
-Original signed registration paper
-PayPal account.
or
-Credit card
When you are ready,
1) Go to MDGA webpage for PayPal payment at
2) You send the signed original registration paper to MDGA register office for Mini Nubians by USPS at
MDGA Registrar
Email: [email protected]
If you have any questions while going through online registrations or transfer, you can always send message to her.
**We usually send PayPal's payment receipt photo to the registrar to confirm that we have paid and informing her that you are sending in the original registration paper to her by USPS.