Four Legs Up Fainting Goat Farm, owned by Kevin & Tara Gross, is a small family farm
located in the beautiful Great Plains of South Central Nebraska. We purchased our first
two Fainting Goats in April 2007 and it didn't take long for us to realize how spectacular
these goats could be! Four Legs Up Fainting Goat Farm now raises quality medium to
large Fainting Goats that need only minimal care and maintenance. Our herd includes
horned, polled, and blue-eyed Fainting Goats.

Fainting Goats are not a breed found on many goat farms. They are a rare and, according
to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, threatened species with an estimated
global population of less than 5,000. However, Myotonic (Fainting) Goats are our breed of
choice. They are naturally docile animals and due to their myotonia, they can't jump as
high (which helps keep them off of our vehicles and in their fence!). Because of their
smaller size and slow growth, Fainting Goats take up less space and eat less than larger
meat goats while still producing a higher meat-to-bone ratio than other meat goats. We
highly recommend them to anyone wanting to be or already in the 'goat business'.

Our fainting goats are wormed only on an as needed basis following the FAMACHA chart
and we give minimal vaccines and/or antibiotics. While we feel there is nothing wrong with
producers vaccinating their goat herds against diseases the goats may be susceptible to,
we try to provide as close to a natural way of living as possible for our Fainting Goats. We
rarely need to trim our goat's hooves and we cull goats that we feel will not fit into our
program. All of our Fainting Goats are or will be registered with the Myotonic Goat
Registry. We currently do not market our Fainting Goats for meat, however we will be
offering Fainting Goat crosses for meat and breeding in the near future.

If you want to learn more about Myotonic Goats, visit our What's a Fainting Goat? page.
If you're interested in meat goats in general, visit our Got Goat? page.

Do you have questions or comments about our farm? Would you like to schedule a farm
visit? Call us at (308) 962-4290 or use the form on our Contact Us page.

If you would like to see what 4 Legs Up Fainting Goat Farm has planned for the future,
take a look at our Upcoming Projects.
Our first Fainting Goats, Lola and Slugo, at two months of age.
*FARM UPDATES*
The Petting Zoo on March 22nd was a success!

We recently added a Scottish Highland cow to our farm.
Go to the Scottish Highlands page to learn more.

Please be patient while we update our site. We've added
pictures of our new animals, but we still need to add
information and update some of the links. Thank You!!!
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be used without express written permission from 4 Legs Up Fainting Goat Farm.
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Page last updated:
March 28, 2008
Kevin & Tara Gross
72667 Rd 419
Holbrook, NE 68948
(308) 962-4290
tgross@4legsupfarm.com

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