Fainting goats

[tbone21]

I am looking for some people or recommended breeders to get an unrelated pair of baby fainting goats....

 

[tbone21]

I forgot to mention I'm in northeast pa....

 

[Stacykins]

I forgot to mention I'm in northeast pa....

Are you looking for just a single buck and a doe? I assume that is the case, since you are looking for unrelated stock. Are these your first goats or do you have others?

I will write this as if these are your first goats. Though if you already have goats, and separate buck and doe living arrangements, feel free to ignore this post!

It isn't the best idea to keep a doe and buck together. Yep, they will be great buddies. But it will be very bad for the health of the doe. Why? Because once the lad reaches sexual maturity, he will breed her every single heat she experiences. Fainters are year round breeders, too. She could easily be bred as early as her first heat (happens at three to four months, usually), which is far too young for a healthy pregnancy.

Not to mention, it means she could be bred back to back. She will give birth, and then as soon as she comes into heat again after that, he'll breed her again. Not a good situation.

Maybe it might be a good idea to start out with a pair of does. Or a doe and a wether (neutered male). Get the feel of keeping goats.

It is possible that you can keep does, and breed them with someone else's buck, so you don't need to own one. It is called a stud or buck service. Either the buck stays on your farm for a while, you bring your does to his farm for a while, or you do what is called a driveway breeding. Driveway breedings are best for disease control. If you know your doe's heat cycles (for instance, I record each time a doe of mine comes into heat), then all you do is bring her to the boy when she is in heat, wham bam, she's bred! You take her home that day!