Nice Fainting (Myotonic) Goats
Pine Acres Farm . . . . Pine City, MN . . . . 612-390-1585
About us . . .
We're located in the woods of Minnesota about an hour north of the Twin Cities. We keep around twenty adult fainting goats. Some people prefer to call them myotonic. This is the term describing their genetic condition. Click on the links to the left of the page to see our current goats with links to photos of their parents as well as any goats we may have for sale.
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Our goats . . .
We've purchased a variety of bloodlines from around the country. We're proud to have owned Buckaroo Bluff Sitting Bull, who was reserve Champion Buck at the 2005 Midwest Fainting Goat Show. Bull is pictured to the right.
In 2007 we went to Tennessee to get Woody Creek Farms Sylvester (we call him Rocky). Rocky is the son of multi-show winner Woody Creek Farms Mr. Jigilo. And from Kentucky, in 2008, we added two excellent bucks. First was B's Barn Farm Mickey Blue Eyes. Mickey's sire and dam both have multiple show wins and placings to their credit. Later in 2008 we went to Kentucky again and purchased Pint Size Midnight Special. Midnight is a half brother to two of the first three MGR permanent grand champions, Redbud Eight Bingo and Pint Size Greta. He's got substantial bone, muscle and exceptional length.
We try to keep the permanent members of the herd around 15-20 head. This allows plenty of time for individual attention and observation, and greatly decreases the disease issues that arise with overcrowding.
We want hardy, easy-keeping goats that don't require much maintenance. Our goal is medium-size goats with substantial muscle, nicely spaced, straight legs when viewed from either end, and good width, length and depth of body. And a blending of all the parts to form a balanced animal.
Registering . . .
| Registering an animal means that basic information about that animal is recorded in a central location. In the case of fainting goats, being registered or unregistered has nothing to do with the quality of an animal. All our goats are registered with the Myotonic Goat Registry. For extended pedigrees of our goats and other information go to their website at www.myotonicgoatregistry.net | |
Disease status . . .
In 2005 we became aware we had several goats with CL. We culled all goats and started over on a "clean" portion of our property. There hasn't been an abcess on a goat since. Was culling our goats heartbreaking? You bet. But "managing" a disease was inconsistent with our goal of a healthy herd.
We have continued to test regularly for CL, CAE and Johne's disease. None of our goats has ever tested positive for any of these diseases. All new goats have come from tested herds and have been re-tested after arriving here. Our latest testing was in August of 2008. We're happy to provide these test results to anyone requesting them.