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.

• Honest Guidance — we want you to succeed.

• Pedigree: Sire and dam details (pictures, height, registration details), lineage, dna (when applicable), and lots of 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.

• Veterinary Health Inspection, IMCBR registration, Purchase Agreement, Montana brand inspection, Dedtination State Import Documents and all DNA test results (when applicable).

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

We also offer preassembled calf care kits.  Our “calf go-bag”  is a must have if this is your first calf.  https://montanaminicattle.com/products/calf-care-kit

We will be offering a similar “lamb go-bag” in the future.

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🐾 Socialization & Training

Our calves aren’t just healthy — they’re well adjusted and socialized. While we try not to interfere with our wonderful momma cows doing what they do best before weaning, we are around daily and the calf’s get comfortable with our presence.  After weaning, the calves adjust to our care very easily.  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 various other farm animals

Walking calmly through a chute for:

• brushing / trimming 

• vaccination

• treats

• eye rinse

Standing for topical fly treatments

• Regular brushing sessions

• Trailer introduction 

• 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.

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

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💌 Ongoing Communication

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

• Full transparency at every stage. Lots of photos

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🚜 From Our Ranch to Your Pasture

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