Transportation

When you purchase Soay sheep from us, you take possession at our farm, either in person or through a professional transporter. You own your sheep when they leave our driveway. In general, you are responsible for arranging and paying for transportation. However, we have considerable experience with both personal pickup and one of the professionals and we will cooperate fully with you in making whatever arrangements you decide on.

Options for pickup

If you live near enough, you may simply pick up your sheep yourself. We have had people pick up their sheep in the back of a pickup, minivan or even a hatchback. You will need to have the animals confined in a small space for safety, of course, with the ewes and rams in separate containers or sections of a livestock trailer. Ram lambs and yearlings usually are small enough to be shipped in a large airline dog crate, available at your neighborhood pet store. Depending on their size, two or three lambs can travel in a single crate.

Meeting halfway

If you live within a half day's drive from us, we may be able to meet you halfway with your sheep; there is a mileage charge for this.

Letting a pro do it.

If you live outside the Pacific Northwest, or you simply do not have a means for coming to our farm to pick up your new Soay sheep, you will find that a number of commercial small animal transport services are available. We know of many Soay sheep owners, including ourselves, who have had good experience using Ron Keener as our hauler.