Selling Stock

[Pearce Pastures]

1. When you sell a live animal to someone as a pet/breeder, what do you provide the buyer with? Info sheets, purchase contracts, etc?
We have two original copies of the signed sales contract, so they get one and I keep one. I give them a basic care sheet. (I also make sure they know how to trim hooves and give shots if they have never done it before).

2. When you sell a live animal to someone to butcher, what do you provide the buyer with (if anything)?
Same as the above. None have ever seemed to want to be buying for meat before but I'd give them the same stuff all the same.

3. When you sell freezer meat, do you provide the buyer with recipe books, info sheets, etc?
I don't sell meat

 

[bonbean01]

Sheepgirl...when we've bought ewe or ram lambs, the breeder has always offered information and been extremely helpful when we ask questions. For example, the very first two sheep we ever bought, we asked about trimming hooves and he tipped one right away and showed us how to trim...lamb didn't really need it yet, but still...it was very helpful for us. He told us what he fed them and offered to send some with us to start, but we had already gotten that after talking to him the first time. We have always gotten to see the mama and papa for each lamb we've bought...and loads of helpful information.

When we sold a lovely ewe with her beautiful ewe lamb to our neighbour who was just starting out with sheep, we returned the favour with info and feed and passed on all knowledge we had...we offered to be on call when she lambed this year, day or night, and he took us up on it and it was a thrill to be there for the birth.

The breeders we bought from didn't know us, yet were so helpful and I'm pleased to say, have become friends. I tell you...sheep people around here stick together. None of these sheep were registered, but good records kept and pulled out for us about date of birth, dates of hoof trimmings, and worming info.

Guess it is up to you just how much or little you want to supply the buyer with...but if they are brand new, it really is helpful to give more information