What kind of meat goat?

[fortheloveofgoats]

From the research that I'm doing on developing a meat herd for my family, Fainters sure seem to be the way to go! What I can't find are any DISadvantages to this breed. Anyone?

They faint! May be a disadvantage if you are trying to get them somewhere and they keep falling over.

That was gooood too!

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

From the research that I'm doing on developing a meat herd for my family, Fainters sure seem to be the way to go! What I can't find are any DISadvantages to this breed. Anyone?

They faint! May be a disadvantage if you are trying to get them somewhere and they keep falling over.

Well if they faint you can quick put their leash on then they POP up ... and they can't run away now !!!

That was gooood, you guys have to stop, my gut hurts. I even have tears!

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

From the research that I'm doing on developing a meat herd for my family, Fainters sure seem to be the way to go! What I can't find are any DISadvantages to this breed. Anyone?

They faint! May be a disadvantage if you are trying to get them somewhere and they keep falling over.

That was gooood too!

OHHH...yes it was good .. DID YOU KNOW I HAVE MILK !???!!! GO CHECK OUT MY JOURNAL !!!

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

Well if they faint you can quick put their leash on then they POP up ... and they can't run away now !!!

Well they could run away and drag you along with them

The ONLY disadvantage I have found to fainters is you must allow a few extra minutes for them to "go up" for the night, or "come out" in the morning, because they move so slow, and sometimes if you try to force them to go by nudging or pushing, they will faint and you have to wait till they recover before you can finish the job. This is very fresh in my mind, lol, because our new buck Eli fell over in the doorway to his bedroom tonight. It has a ramp that he is not used to and we were trying to "encourage" him to go in.

I couldn't even imagine. Not sure if my patience or mind could handle that for too long. You would have to figure that into your time for feeding and bedtime/morning.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

They faint! May be a disadvantage if you are trying to get them somewhere and they keep falling over.

That was gooood too!

OHHH...yes it was good .. DID YOU KNOW I HAVE MILK !???!!! GO CHECK OUT MY JOURNAL !!!

WHAT!! That's awesome! I will.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

So I found a breeder for fainting goats, but she told me that she will not sell to anyone that wants to eat her goats. I don't want to lie to her. I tried to explain to her that we would buy two does from her and hopefully have them bred, and we would never eat the does. They would be our pets/mommas. She said no and good luck finding someone that would want to sell them to me. Should I switch to a different meat goat now?

 

[marlowmanor]

If the breeder has quality goats at the price you want I'd go ahead and get them. Honestly what you do with the offspring is your business. Once she sells the goats to you what you do with them is your business. She doesn't have to know what you do with offspring, whether you sell them as pets or eat them. I understand her convictions, but really once you own them IMO you can do what you want with them.

ETA: You could get a different meat breed if you can't find more fainting goats in your area too. I'd suggest seeing what is available in your area and working from there.

 

[Mamaboid]

So I found a breeder for fainting goats, but she told me that she will not sell to anyone that wants to eat her goats. I don't want to lie to her. I tried to explain to her that we would buy two does from her and hopefully have them bred, and we would never eat the does. They would be our pets/mommas. She said no and good luck finding someone that would want to sell them to me. Should I switch to a different meat goat now?

On the Myotonic Goat Registry there is a directory of breeders by state. Before you give up on the breed, I would check out other breeders. Of course you can always wait til I have some babies, but PA is quite a long way away.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

If the breeder has quality goats at the price you want I'd go ahead and get them. Honestly what you do with the offspring is your business. Once she sells the goats to you what you do with them is your business. She doesn't have to know what you do with offspring, whether you sell them as pets or eat them. I understand her convictions, but really once you own them IMO you can do what you want with them.

ETA: You could get a different meat breed if you can't find more fainting goats in your area too. I'd suggest seeing what is available in your area and working from there.

Thank you, I thought the same thing. I can understand what she is saying, like you said, but when I am paying a lot of money for something, shouldn't I be able to with it what I want? It's not like I am going to be throwing them into the backyard and starving them. Or breeding them non stop. I would care for them, like I do with all my animals. Thanks again. One more question. She now has my email address, so now she won't sell to me. So now what do I do? I refuse to lie to her. So if she asks what I plan on doing with them, what should I say?

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

So I found a breeder for fainting goats, but she told me that she will not sell to anyone that wants to eat her goats. I don't want to lie to her. I tried to explain to her that we would buy two does from her and hopefully have them bred, and we would never eat the does. They would be our pets/mommas. She said no and good luck finding someone that would want to sell them to me. Should I switch to a different meat goat now?

On the Myotonic Goat Registry there is a directory of breeders by state. Before you give up on the breed, I would check out other breeders. Of course you can always wait til I have some babies, but PA is quite a long way away.

It's a very long way away. lol I would love to get some from you though. I looked up on a website that shows breeders in my area, I will look at the myotonic goat registry next though. Thank you