What did you do today?

[hihobaron]

Hello all
Well I used the boy's as a casual research project today. they all survived.
With it being 90+ here today, turned them out early to work the brush until it got hot.
Called them back in at about 85 degrees put them on the tie line.
There is shade at both ends. BTY: the high line is just over 100 feet long at this time.
Pete and Sam my "Colored" goats(No Horns) came into the shade right away panting and laid down perfectly happy to lay and chew the cud.  The two White Boy's Blizzard and Fuzzy with horns stayed out in the sun no panting, chose to lay down when they wanted to would get up browse lay down in the sun again and chew the cud.
So from this observational study of 4 goats, my conclusion for now is that horned goats do indeed have a very good heat radiation system built into their horns that helps them in a big way under hot conditions.
Of course their pure white color probably is a factor too.
Side Fact: Most All of the old Circus's Prefered Gray/White Percheron Draft horses for their wagons (Mud Shows) when they would drive from town to town to perform.
Reasons: #1 They resisted the heat of the sun better than a dark horse.
#2 Gray/White are easy to Match up into good looking Teams, Good Looking is what the Circus was all about. Nanno
#3 Once camp was set and the Big Top was up they were cleaned up and Performed as the "Liberty" horses for the Vaulters,Acrobats, Trick riders. Still do today.
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Moving on:
Next Step on the Science Project here: Goat Horn Heat Radiation.
I think I'll get a IR remote temperature gun and start measuring horn temperature when it is cool in the morning and then at night when it is hot. Keep a record.  We will see what happens.
Happy Trails
Keep Cool
hihobaron Blizzard,Fuzzy,Pete ,Sam and the Troops in SC