Does anyone know if any of the suppliers carry one or which critter may be close enough to alter? Im not real sure if the goats dont go by another name. I have looked in most of the big companies catalogs with no luck. Thanks in advance for your help.
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I'm ASSUMING here, but I do know that the standard, run-of-the-mill/common goat in America came from Africa and is called the Boer Goat (I THINK). Sounds like you have just a plain old goat that could be the same as the Hawaiian goat, the Catalina Goat, or any other goat goat. I'm not in my shop and don't have my catalog library to refer to, but I'm sure Jonas, Research, or even Van Dykes might have a life-size form that would work.
Is this one of them floppy eared goats? Like a Nubian or Boer? If you use a catalina goat mannikin you will not get an anotomically correct face. Infact you'de be better off using a corsican sheep mannikin. These goats have a more sheep-like face, unlike the catalina. Might require some slight modification. I've never seen or heard of a mannikin for these types of goats, and I have looked!
From what I can see these goats are only around 45 to 50 pounds max.
I did a search on the web and check out all kinds of pymy goats and boers. Maybe these goats are a texas hybrid. Heck I'm lost as last years easter egg. thanks for the help , yall have a good one, Paul