Triple Hart Acres Fainting Goats

04/21/2021

Thank you to all of our 2021 buyers, all kids are now spoken for!!

04/20/2021

Good reading

Myotonic or Tennessee Fainting goats are gaining attention for their combo of meat traits with reproductive efficiency, and as an important genetic resource in the US. As a landrace, they vary in appearance, weighing 60-175 pounds, in many color combos.

Heavily muscled conformation is consistent. Most goats are horned, and horns vary from large and twisted to small and simple. While most of the goats have short hair, long-haired goats are not unusual and some animals produce cashmere.

Tennessee Fainting goats are found in almost all colors known in goats. Kidding season always brings new color combos. Does like to keep their kids hidden for a few days, so looking for the multicolored kids is like hunting Easter eggs. Does are prolific, with an extended breeding season, and some bear kids every six months. Most produce twins or triplets regularly, with plenty of milk to raise them.

This breed has many names: Myotonic, Tennessee Fainting, Tennessee Meat, Texas Wooden Leg, Stiff, Nervous, and Scare goats. Most names refer to a the breed’s myotonia congenita, a condition in which the muscle cells experience prolonged contraction when the goat is startled. Stiffness from these contractions can cause the goat to fall. The degree of stiffness varies widely.

It is also used for crossbreeding, especially with the Boer goat, a recent import from South Africa. While crossbreeding can demonstrate the genetic value of the Tennessee Fainting goat, overuse for crossing would threaten survival of this unique and important American goat breed. It is a high conservation priority.

The breed dates to the 1800s and itinerant farm laborer John Tinsley, who arrived in central Tennessee, reputedly from Nova Scotia, with four stiff goats. They became popular in the area; in the 1950s, some were taken to Texas and selected for meat qualities, becoming known as Wooden Leg goats.

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Your support of The Livestock Conservancy helps this breed and many others.

04/04/2021

Mocha and Mercury kids the last two of the year!
Doeling: black and white Lyra retained
Buckling: blue, red, white Waylon sale pending

04/04/2021

Forgot to post pictures of my old momma and twins for this year Ella and Mercury, 3/14/21
Doeling: black and white Angel retained
Buckling: blue and white Shooter sale pending
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04/04/2021

Happy Easter✝️🐣🐰 to you and your family from Triple Hart Acres!! Some pictures of this years kids enjoying the ☀️ ❤️😍❤️

03/30/2021

This little guy we call Cash is the only buckling left. He was born 3/6/21 and can be wethered to make a nice pet. He loves attention and is a sweet little boy 💙😊 PM for more information if interested

03/17/2021

The pink stork finally arrived for my fainters!! 💕💕
Cocco/Remy kids
Pepper: chocolate with black and blue eyes: Sale pending
Paisley: white with brown and a alittle black with blue eyes: RETAINED

03/16/2021

So Very True ❤️😍

03/09/2021

Izzy and Gunner twin bucklings born 3/6/21
Ryder: reddish roan with white spot on head, blue eyes
Rodeo: blue and white with brownish/red spots on his knees and head, blue eyes

03/09/2021

Maggie and Gunner twin bucklings born 3/8/21
Another set of twin boys!!
Darn blue stork looks to be stuck here 😂 but they are cute.
Cowboy: cream and white buckling with blue eyes
Cinch: all white buckling

03/09/2021

Nothing like a bunch of cuteness to start the day!! Triplet boer/fainter cross kids ❤️😍❤️😍💕

03/07/2021

The blue stork seems to be stuck here😂
5 fainter bucklings
1 boer/fainter buckling
2 boer/fainter doelings