Winter camping with goats? Coats or no coats? Anyone using horn insultion at all?

[Kat]

Great thread!  Hope you post back on how your trip goes.  My last overnight trip of the year with my goats was in Oct up at 5300' over in eastern WA - there was snow on the ground but found a snow-free dry spot for the goats.  I could tell they still didn't like it, dipped below freezing in the night but they are kind of pampered fellows haha...  I did bring their fleece-lined goat coats - northwest ones - you can see in the pic. My white goat has ripped his up a lot, he's a big fellow - using gorilla tape to keep it together this winter.

Been doing weekly hikes this winter with them ~ 5 miles 1400' gain with saddles & weight, so hopefully they'll be easier to ramp back up into shape this spring.