I had decided to got with Pied Piper Pharms because of the website , stating happy , bouncy , healthy kids. Well we got there and the place is a mess, over crowed , food on ground. We had put down a deposit for one female and one male. The female had diarrhea . I did not see happy , healthy, bouncy goats. They all looked sad. Ryan said that the girl has Diarrhea because of the cold weather! She did worm them and gave them a shot and sent us home at 8 weeks old. We got home a few hours later and they both had Diarrhea and was acting really sick! Ryan the owner said it was from a bad does of the CDT she gave them! I took them to the vet the next morning and they both tested positive for Coccidiosis! and they were infested with LICE! the vet said these goats were very sick and were not taken care of. read more

I went to there with my friend yesterday because it was a very long drive from Austin and hate to see my baby goat to be all alone in the car on way back. I already owned a five month old Pygmy goat and I need another one due to companion. As soon I drive in the farm, my first thought- wow this is a really great small farm! There are plenty of goats roaming and jumping through kids' playground. I am really glad I bought Chèvre "Che" from this place because I could tell that all goats were raised with love. There are some farms that breed goats and sell them for profits without any interaction with humans. The owner warned me that Che is not friendly as others and may be little skittish. I thought it was normal because he is still eight weeks old and I am new to him. When I saw other goats, I can see what she meant. All goats are more than happy to come to you and begging to be picked up or be petted. Right now, I am very satisfied with Che. He is shy but he would walk up to me occasionally and sniff me. He wouldn't mind if I pet him when he do that. The owner was very informative and instruct me how to help raising Che. She dewormed him right there in front of me. She also gave me some formula and feed. The overall experience was so wonderful! I know I already have two goats but I would love to go back just to pet those goats again! Thank you for giving us a wonderful pet! I would recommended everyone to buy their "mini" pet goats from there- no question! read more

Wanted to write an update on my April 24, 2014 review. The little guy is doing much better after a lot of care. Unfortunately do to the bad case of coccidia he still has some problems. I have decided not to use him for my stud. Coccidia does live in kid goats, they pick it up from the ground. That is why they should be put on a preventive to prevent the coccidia from Getting out of control. if a preventive Is not used a fecal check should be done regular to check the levels of coccidia especially when housed in a small area and rain makes it go crazy. Feed with the preventive is not enough if the levels are to high. ANY EXPERIENCED GOAT BREEDER should know that. This could have saved this little guy and her other customers from the problems they had and still having. Moving a kid goat to a new environment, vaccine and wormer places stress on them. Another reason they should have been on a preventive or levels checked. When they are malnutrition with coccidia and so sick they don't need that extra stress. I have no more problems with lice or mites. I have 10 goats NEVER had a problem. However they are not in a small pen, and I do check them very often. Several other breeders I have talked with keeping their goats in a small area said it it a must to do a preventive so this also doesn't get out of control. They have no problems with lice or mites either. Ryan told me she had dusted her goats for lice three weeks before I picked him up. Well you have to dust or do another treatment again in a week to kill the eggs left behind that is on anything including human lice. Goats are livestock, but that is not an excuse for them to have a bad case of blood sucking lice, and if that is your view you should not own, or sale them. I do have documentary of my goats condition from a veterinarian which specializes in livestock and pictures of the abundant amount of blood sucking lice. Two hours after I arrived home with our new guy I called Ryan, she volunteered to pay my vet bill, I didn't ask her too, but after the review I wrote I didn't think she would, and she didn't. I am out $75.00 deposit for the goat and a $162.00 for the vet bill, and my time spent on this goat a dollar amount could not be put on that. This review was about not wanting anyone else to have this experience, not the money, or being a complainer! I have never written a negative review. A $20.00 fecal and a little time checking your new goat and the goat breeders experience before you take it home can be well worth it. I am sure Ryan "Alison" Zuehl owner of Pied Piper Pharms has learned from this experience and hopefully made improvements. read more