Fainting goats!

[dianneS]

Btw...sorry for the threadjack...truly wasn't my intent.

That's okay, this is all very interesting. That woman is a piece of work isn't she? I've checked out her website and signed up for the forum. I'm still pending approval, but if I'm approved, I swear I'm tempted to try the "fainting goat" reference too, and see how long it takes until she bans me!

I'll have to ask the breeder that I'm getting my fainters from if she knows about this woman.

One other thing. This breeder with my babies, is organic and practices holistic goat care. She doesn't worm or vaccinate, but uses homeopathics and herbals. She teaches classes on it too. She will worm and vaccinate my babies if I ask her to. Should I?

My goats only get vaccinations as babies and a few wormings when necessary, or if I have a goat that has issues with worms, otherwise, I'm borderline organic! I have plenty of pasture and fresh grass and sunshine, very little moisture and no where near over crowding. In my experience, my goats do very well, even the sickly rescues, with just fresh air, sunshine and plenty of space. I've even had a lice infested goat clear up with no treatment and didn't spread to the others with just the change in housing conditions.

Should I have these babies vaccinated or just let her do her holistic thing?

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Just for clarification, you can still vaccinate and be organic. Me personally, I won't skip vaccinating at least CD/T.

 

[jojo@rolling acres farm]

I keep and breed fainters and Mini Silkies...they are really wonderful little creatures...you'll love them!


BTW - I would not skip the CD& T vacs. Too risky. Good luck & enjoy.

 

[TeamChaos]

Came here to read up on fainting goats and saw this thread, how are the babies working out?

 

[jas]

I bought my first fainter's a few months back. They are a ton of fun to watch. It took them some time but they finally started playing king of the mountain with out fainting by the time they reached the top. Good luck. Be sure to post some pics for us!