Expectations

What You Can Expect When Buying a Calf or Lamb From Us

When you purchase livestock from our ranch, you’re investing in an animal raised with care, transparency, and professionalism.

Here’s what you can expect:

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✅ Professionalism & Transparency

• Professional customer service from start to finish.

• No competitive auctions — we want to know who you are.

• Health and wellness records provided, including sire and dam details, registration, dna, and photos.

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🐮 Health & Wellness

• Core vaccines (Nasalgen 3-PMH calves / CD&T for lambs) administered prior to leaving, plus any additional requirements based on your state.

• Stress prevention: All calves are dosed with Fearappease and Corid before travel to help minimize stress effects.

• Health certificate, registration, bill of sale, Montana brand inspection, and all DNA test results.

• A starter kit with hay, a few days of grain starter, a halter, and loose minerals.

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🐾 Socialization & Training

Our calves aren’t just healthy — they’re well adjusted and socialized. Over a period of 4–6 weeks post weaning, we prepare them for life beyond our ranch with hands-on socialization that includes:

• Weaning at ~ 4-6 months

• Meeting our equines and dog

Walking calmly through a chute for:

• brushing

• vaccination

• treats

• eye rinse

Standing for topical fly treatments

• Regular brushing sessions

• Trailer introduction (standing, then moving)

• Playtime with field balls

• Learning to trade treats for an eye rinse

• Meeting the vet 

• Bath & blow out* (seasonal availability)

• Introductory halter training 

By the time they leave, calves are familiar with people, other animals, basic handling, and routine care.

Note:  our breeding bulls will be older and have received far more extensive socialization time.

Valais lambs are socialized immediately and very pet friendly by nature.

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💌 Ongoing Communication

• Regular updates while your calf / lamb being raised & weaned.

• Full transparency at every stage.

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🚜 From Our Ranch to Your Pasture

We pride ourselves on producing healthy, socialized, and well-prepared calves and lambs that are ready for their forever homes.