YRMR's Miss Daisy Fainted

• Brief History:

The Fainting Goats first come around in the middle ages. Sheep herders would stick the goats into the heard so that when engaged by wolves the fainting goats would faint, allowing the sheep to get away, while leaving a nice feast for the wolves.

Fainting goats are among one of the rarest goats in existence. They are very hard to find, and mixing breeds has made the pure bred fainters harder to find.

The things you need to look for in a fainting goat is the following. They are going to be a little smaller then normal goats. The original bred fainters was black and white, but through cross breeding over the many years people have introduced a colored breed. We have some and we have brought them back over many years to be 100% again. Most fainting goats have horns, yet there are ways to remove them at birth. Very few are born without horns.

Two of our ranch's fainting goats fainted!

Q: Do they really faint?

A: They "faint" by all outward appearances, though there is considerable variation in intensity. If they are only mildly startled, the goats will simply "freeze up" for a moment or two; if the fright is more intense, they will actually fall over and look take on a rigor-mortised appearance (see first photo above). However, they do technically remain conscious throughout.

Q: How can I find fainting goats to purchase?

A: Contact us, and we will see what we can do about that. Just click on the contact page!

Q: How much do they cost?

A: Price varies greatly and depends on many things, including age, gender, area of country, etc. Typically, you can expect to pay anywhere between $300 and $600 for a fainter.

Q: What do they like to eat?

A: Like other goats, they will eat pretty much anything. Standard hay and grain supplements work fine. As a special treat, ours like to eat broken up horse treats.

Some of our goats enjoying a tree

FAINTING GOAT PICTURE GALLERY