 |
|
03/02/11, 07:36 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 42
|
|
|
Myotonics...Goats you can enjoy!
Myotonics or Fainting goats are not jumpers, don't need their hoofs trimmed
Only need to be wormed about twice a year ,are great mothers and will stay in about any fence as long as it can't go under!
Meat goats that cross very well, and are easy to catch when they faint...haha
|
03/02/11, 08:00 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: VA
Posts: 6,971
|
|
|
Sounds like a good animal to have!
|
03/02/11, 08:03 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 367
|
|
|
Mornin Conrad and Welcome!!!! They are a really good looking goat, especially the bucks. As soon as my checkbook stops smokin, I plan to build and fence an area for goats. Been researching the Fainting Goats - they are quite expensive, but exactly what I've wanted. Thanks for posting the pics, are they yours? Take care, Reb
|
03/02/11, 08:14 AM
|
 |
Caprice Acres
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MI
Posts: 11,232
|
|
Mytonics, like all goats, DO need their hooves trimmed. My friend has about 10, they all get long in the toe just like every other goat. I'd actually think since they are less likely to run and jump around, they'd wear down their hooves LESS.
They are fun goats, very meaty. I would go with them if I ever found a tested clean herd. 
__________________
Dona Barski
"Breed the best, eat the rest"
Caprice Acres
French and American Alpines. CAE, Johnes neg herd. Abscess free. LA, DHIR.
|
03/02/11, 08:18 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 42
|
|
|
Thanks, Yes we have had a closed herd for several years, I will never own any other type of goat! They are functional animals that get the job done,bottom line.......
|
03/02/11, 08:19 AM
|
|
Katie
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Twining, Mi.
Posts: 19,930
|
|
|
Very nice looking group of goats. I agree with Mygoat though on the hooves, I do believe all goats need hoof trimming every now & then unless climbing on alot of rock or cement to help keep them trimmed.
I do like the breed as well though.
Oh & Welcome to the goat forum, always good to have new folks join!
|
03/02/11, 08:20 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 42
|
|
|
I have 50 and have never trimmed a hoof,on Ga clay..........
|
03/02/11, 08:28 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 42
|
|
|
|
03/02/11, 08:47 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 42
|
|
|
Thanks for all the welcomes!
|
03/02/11, 08:48 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: South Georgia/ Florida Border
Posts: 169
|
|
|
I love black and white spotted goats!
|
03/02/11, 09:13 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Natural Bridge, VA
Posts: 492
|
|
|
I love those spots too. Some are almost perfectly round circles. Beautiful. Nice photos.
|
03/02/11, 09:18 AM
|
 |
Enabler!
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CO
Posts: 3,865
|
|
They do need hoor trimming, unless they are walking on rocks, shingles, or other hard surfaces. A lady I know had a herd of about 30 and man it took me forever to do a few of her goats, they were so bad.
I bought one of her doelings, she was here for a little under 2 years, she now lives in WY...enough said lol.
Your goats are pretty
__________________
You may not copy my posts or pictures without my consent on this board or any other.
|
03/02/11, 09:33 AM
|
 |
More dharma, less drama.
|
|
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Texas Coastal Bend/S. Missouri
Posts: 30,482
|
|
|
I'm impressed with the looks of your herd. Sleek, shiney, well fed.
Normally, I'm not fond of fainting goats, but yours are outstanding!
__________________
Alice
* * *
"No great thing is created suddenly." ~Epictitus
|
03/02/11, 11:18 AM
|
 |
She who waits....
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East of Bryan, Texas
Posts: 6,796
|
|
I do not need to trim hooves, and I do not have fainting goats. I have minis....and I have tough, like concrete, Blacklands Prairie clay soil.
~shrugs~ My experience has been that have quite a bit of acreage to roam/browse/graze/etc. in, even if it is sandy, soft loam soil, tend to need less or no trimming than goats that are dry-lotted for even part of the year.
In other words, it is not the breed of goat, but the amount of room they have.
You do have GORGEOUS goats though. I am severely partial to the black and white coloring.  I know you can't milk (or eat) color, but I STILL like certain colors better than others.
__________________
Peace,
Caliann
"First, Show me in the Bible where it says you can save someone's soul by annoying the hell out of them." -- Chuck
|
03/02/11, 11:29 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Kansas
Posts: 6,143
|
|
|
Very nice herd!
|
03/02/11, 11:41 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: VA
Posts: 6,971
|
|
|
They seem a pretty hardy breed. Very nice looking.
Welcome from me too!
|
03/02/11, 01:17 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Frozen in Michigan
Posts: 4,887
|
|
|
beautiful! i would love to get a single fainting doe to add to my herd some day
__________________
|
03/02/11, 01:37 PM
|
|
Farming with a Heart
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Huntington WV
Posts: 1,864
|
|
|
Very nice herd. I'd love to see what their hooves look like naturally. . .I have to trim my mini Nubians, Nigerians and Nubians every 4 weeks! ugh.
__________________
Saanens, Nubian & Nigerian Goats, Silver Fox Rabbits, Mini Jerseys, BLR SL Wyandottes, hatching eggs and more!
Find us on facebook here
or our website here
|
03/02/11, 03:21 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: S.E. Iowa
Posts: 2,530
|
|
|
Nice looking herd!
|
03/02/11, 03:24 PM
|
 |
A & N Lazy Pond Farm
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: East Tennessee
Posts: 3,375
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Conrad Fryar
I have 50 and have never trimmed a hoof,on Ga clay..........
|
Very nice looking goats you got there, what part Ga?
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Rate This Thread |
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:42 PM.
|
|
