Newborn goat mount

if you did a carcass cast you would get a better fit

 

https://www.taxidermytrainingunlimited.com/JR-CarcassCasting.html
Ralph

 

You could try altering a deer fawn form to fit the baby goat? I know I did a baby goat a few years ago and ran into the same problem of finding a form that would work since I did not have the carcass to cast and no suppliers carry form for most farm animals. I could have wrapped it but wanted to try to find a form of a different animal to see if that would work. I know some folks here who have mounted them used fawn forms but they require a lot of altering in the face and legs due to the different anatomy of the two animals and that the age of the baby goat is a factor.

In my case, Mckenzie carries a Mouflon Lamb form that I used for the baby goat I had. Still had to alter quite a bit on it but was probably less alterations then I would have had to do with a fawn form.



Here was the goat when she was finished. She was one of my older pieces but one I had a lot of fun and learned a lot working on!



If you can't carcass cast, I would go with either wrapping the body with wood wool or getting a fawn or the Mouflon Lamb form and altering it to fit the goat you are working on.

 

Casting is allot of fun. There is a bit to learn before you can cast a body but it's not to hard. Most generally there are alterations after the casting to fix dripping muscles. If you want to have a quick lesson in anatomy try casting a body it will teach you allot.
Ralph

 

The skin itself was probably average for a skin? I know it wasn't thin like some baby animal skins I have but wasn't thick either. In your case a newborn goat might have thinner skin and would just be careful and not man handling it too much. I myself prefer dorsal cuts for my animals since I find it easier to sew. Depending of the pose can determine what would be the best cut on the skin as some poses work better with a ventral than a dorsal and vice versa.

 

I've never tried to mount a baby goat, but I've learned a lot about goats in general since I bought some last year.
One thing I learned is that a LOT of baby goats die very young, especially when they come from does who gave birth to 3 or more. The bodies are usually thrown away because the people who lose them have no idea that those babies might be wanted by someone even after they're dead.
I strongly suspect that you could get LOTS of dead baby goats if you wanted them and could pay to have them shipped to you. The main time for kidding is already past, but there will be random kids born throughout the year.
If you're interested, try checking out www.thegoatspot.net/forum/

Since it isn't unusual for goats to be eaten, you're a lot less likely to encounter people who are horrified at the idea of them being used for taxidermy than you would be at, say, a forum dedicated to horses.