Winter camping with goats? Coats or no coats? Anyone using horn insultion at all?
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I doubt your goats will need earmuffs either. Cuzco was living without shelter in a pasture that was regularly getting down to -20*--colder when you factor in wind chill actually. The only thing he could do was huddle next to the horses for warmth, and his big airplane ears were right out in the elements. His ears and the tip of his tail suffered frost nip after one of those nights. The edges of his ears were swollen the next morning, and a week or two later the edges scabbed over and sloughed away. He had small notches in the edges of his ears for the rest of his life but they were so small you couldn't really see them under the hair. Properly sheltered and in warmer temperatures, your goats' ears should not suffer the way Cuzco's did. Alpine goats also have shorter ears for cold weather. Your guys should be just fine.
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RE: Winter camping with goats? Coats or no coats? Anyone using horn insultion at all? - by Nanno - 12-07-2018, 08:51 AM

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