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Bowser...the first Myotonic (Fainting) Goat of our herd.
He is a miniature.
He is a miniature.
The Tennessee Fainting Goat (also known as Myotonic, Stiff-legged or Wooden-legged) originated in the 1880's in Marshall County, TN. A man by the name of Tinsley came to town bringing along a few goats and a "sacred" cow. He stayed long enough to marry a local woman,and to help a farmer with the harvest. He sold his goats to a man by the name of R. Goode and then departed the community. He took the cow with him, but alas for the poor wife, left her behind.
In the 1980's there were so few fainting goats that they were considered an endangered species. Through careful breeding, though, they are no longer considered threatened.
Fainting goats do NOT faint--myotonia causes their limbs to stiffen when they are startled and they fall over. For many years they were kept as guard animals in flocks of sheep or other goats simply because their "fainting" would draw attention of the threatening animal to them instead of to the sheep themselves. We guarantee we do not use our fainters as bait or as a food source. We do not sell to people who wish to use them for either purpose.
In the 1980's there were so few fainting goats that they were considered an endangered species. Through careful breeding, though, they are no longer considered threatened.
Fainting goats do NOT faint--myotonia causes their limbs to stiffen when they are startled and they fall over. For many years they were kept as guard animals in flocks of sheep or other goats simply because their "fainting" would draw attention of the threatening animal to them instead of to the sheep themselves. We guarantee we do not use our fainters as bait or as a food source. We do not sell to people who wish to use them for either purpose.
Princess Paisley...Bowser's lady companion. She's a pygmy goat.
Bowser...before his move to Sourwood Knoll. Thanks to
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