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CWF Myotonic Meat Goats specializes in goats with myotonic breeding. Myotonic goats are sometimes called Texas scare goats, fainting goats, or wooden leg goats. None of these names are accurate. These goats have a genetic condition known as Myotonia Congenita. Google it! People, horses, pigeons, dogs, etc can all have this condition. No one really knows where these goats came from, but we do know they make hardy goats, with lots of meat and great mothering skills. My goats are, for the most part, raised on pasture, with a minimum of human intervention. This is the way goats were meant to be raised. When it is done correctly, however, they can easily be moved onto a smaller acreage and more maqnaged enviroment and still do great! These goats, when bred correctly, carry an amazing amount of meat on their bodies. Using a myotonic buck on commercial does will add meat to your offspring. Your buck is much more than half your herd! I often hear of people wanting 'tall goats'. Myotoniics are not tall. I have never noticed that they had much to eat between their belly and the ground, so I am ok with it! :) I think it is pretty silly to care if a meat goat has long legs. Those are for dairy goats! I also see 'show goats', and think, they look just like sheep! Goats are not supposed to look like sheep, so please do not be fooled. Show goats are NOT always meat goats. Unfortunately, many myotonic goat breeders have chosen to go the 'pet route'. This focuses on the smaller and less meaty of the breed, and often times results in the sale of stock that is inferior. Because each goat is a beloved pet, they will keep sorry mothers and scrawny goats. This is NOT good for the breed as a whole. While our goats make great pets, you are guarunteed not to buy an inferior goat from CWF Myotonics. We have everything from commercial myotonics and crosses to TexMasters to full blood registered myotonic goats. We cull our weak, our bad mothers, anything that is not the best. If you want to know anything about the myotonic breed, need some goats, or are looking for a great pet and companion taht will be yours for years and years, please send me an email! CWFMyotonics@aol.com I much prefer emails, but if you MUST call, 325-668-8992, between 10 am and 630 pm. |