What is a share?
A goat share is an investment in a portion of our goat farm, and with that the privilege to collect it's benefits. In other words, you purchase a portion of our goats for a price. You pay a monthly goat care fee, and can collect your portion of the milk produced. Each goat share entitles you to 2 quarts of milk each week, provided the goats are producing.
How much does a share cost?
We purchase quality goats bred for outstanding milk taste and quantity. When you purchase your share, you are buying a portion of a quality goat. Think of this fee as buying a goat. A goat share at Fort Wallis Farm is $60. Should you decide later that you no longer want your goat share, we will buy back your share.
After you buy a goat, you have to care for a goat. Since you are not caring for your goat (or goat share rather), there is a husbandry fee. You pay us, at Fort Wallis Farm, to house and care for your part of your goat. Husbandry fees are collected when you collect your weekly portion of milk. The husbandry fee is $8. If there is no milk to collect, there is no husbandry charge.
How milk production varies:
There is approximately 2 months out of a year a doe will not be in milk. Goats produce milk after they kid (give birth). The first week's milk is colostrum and not so tasty. So, no milk that week. From this point on, the doe can be milked until about 2 months before giving birth to her next kid(s). Does need to be dried off by about 8 weeks before the expected kidding date. Between the time of kidding, and the time of drying off, milk production is on a curve, so production quantity can vary. Also, sometimes goats get sick. This too affects milk production. Since we have a small herd, these factors greatly influence milk production.
A goat share is an investment in a portion of our goat farm, and with that the privilege to collect it's benefits. In other words, you purchase a portion of our goats for a price. You pay a monthly goat care fee, and can collect your portion of the milk produced. Each goat share entitles you to 2 quarts of milk each week, provided the goats are producing.
How much does a share cost?
We purchase quality goats bred for outstanding milk taste and quantity. When you purchase your share, you are buying a portion of a quality goat. Think of this fee as buying a goat. A goat share at Fort Wallis Farm is $60. Should you decide later that you no longer want your goat share, we will buy back your share.
After you buy a goat, you have to care for a goat. Since you are not caring for your goat (or goat share rather), there is a husbandry fee. You pay us, at Fort Wallis Farm, to house and care for your part of your goat. Husbandry fees are collected when you collect your weekly portion of milk. The husbandry fee is $8. If there is no milk to collect, there is no husbandry charge.
How milk production varies:
There is approximately 2 months out of a year a doe will not be in milk. Goats produce milk after they kid (give birth). The first week's milk is colostrum and not so tasty. So, no milk that week. From this point on, the doe can be milked until about 2 months before giving birth to her next kid(s). Does need to be dried off by about 8 weeks before the expected kidding date. Between the time of kidding, and the time of drying off, milk production is on a curve, so production quantity can vary. Also, sometimes goats get sick. This too affects milk production. Since we have a small herd, these factors greatly influence milk production.