Goats in Coats

The temperature dipped last night.  Down to freezing at least and maybe a little lower. Brrr.

Last week when it was not that cold I took the goats out and Twee shivered and shook like crazy.  She was cold.  My goats are short haired creatures and they are still kinda young and I worry.  While I was standing out in the pasture with my chilly goats I whipped out my smart phone and Googled "Goat Coats."  Surprise Surprise, there are several goat coat makers out there.

Because I'm cheap, and aware that I may be just a tad, uh...odd, I did not order them.  But that didn't mean I didn't think about it.  A lot.  I Googled it a couple more times and found more sources and more information.  Apparently goats don't usually get cold.  They get their winter coats and they are just fine in normal winter weather.  Sick goats might need coats but not healthy goats.

Well... sick or not, my goats were cold!  Why would they shiver if they weren't?

This morning when I woke and there was ice on the ground and the rain that had accumulated in the last week was now a skating rink, I couldn't possibly trek my goats out of the warm barn out to the cold, freezing pasture.  I started Googling again.  This time I found a pattern.  A pattern for goat coats.  Now that appealed to my crafty side, my frugal side and the weird side that wanted to keep my goats warm.  (who knew I was a triangle??)

My goats are now styling like nobody's business!

Een says "Thanks for the style makeover!!  The "E" doesn't make me look fat does it?"

Twee says "Those "nehhhh-sayers" need to spend a day in 32 degree weather without any clothes on!"

The people that sold us the goats have mocked me a bit (one of the risks of posting pictures on Facebook).  I don't think it was very nice of them, and it bothers me.  I love my creatures and I care about them.  I worry that my dog feels bad when I pay more attention to the cats.  I worry that the alpacas think we don't love them if they don't get their favorite grain.  I worry that the chickens will get taken by hawks.  I want them all to be happy and think they are the luckiest creatures in the world to be here, in my care.

And I worry that the goats are cold.  So those mean people can go suck raw eggs.