Mini Mini Fainter?

[BlondeSquirrel04]

I bought a fainting buck from a woman online (first mistake). She said he was born in Nov, and I bought him around Feb. He was small for his age, but I thought fainters were slow growing so I didn't think much of it. Now it's almost June and he's not grown more than out. He's a fat little guy, that's for sure. His horns are growing at the rate appropriate for his age, so I don't think he's any older. My question is, how small can myotonics be? He's around the size of a pygmy, and a young one at that! Will he ever grow up? (literally)

 

[Teeah3612]

The Fainters that I have seen have all been small goats. My buck is a Fainter/Nigerian Dwarf cross and he is about knee high. His dad is not much bigger and he is a pure bred Fainter.
This is Peanut at Christmas. He was four months old.

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

could you post a pic? He might just be a small one.

 

[BlondeSquirrel04]

Here he is at about 7 months old. He's a chubby little thing, and already has a nice pair of boy parts for his age. He seems so small to me!

Edited to add that the goat next to him is a 4 week old LaMancha kid, for size comparison.

 

[manybirds]

are u sure he's not a pygmy?

 

[BlondeSquirrel04]

Pygmys don't faint! At least they shouldn't!

 

[allanimals21]

He could very well be a cross. I breed fainters and I know some people like to cross pygmys with fainters. Not all fainters are small. My one doe weighs 89lbs. A friend of mine has bucks that are 150 plus. If he isn't registered as a purebred there is a good chance he could be mixed. Cute little guy though!

 

[BlondeSquirrel04]

I saw his mom, and she was definitely a fainter. Plus, if they faint, doesn't that mean they are purebred, since the gene is recessive?

 

[BlondeSquirrel04]

I saw his mom, and she was definitely a fainter. Plus, if they faint, doesn't that mean they are purebred, since the gene is recessive?

 

[crazyland]

Has he fainted?
If he doesn't faint then his dad could be Pygmy.