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RE: He Said / She Said - Week 4 - Making choices for the family
The more I share, the more people I find that resonate with our views. It is so wonderful to meet people like yourselves that are walking a similar path! How exciting.
Our goats are doing okay. We are at the tail end of a 2+ week spout of below -30C wind chills and the goats are getting tired of it. To be honest, so are we. It has been brutally cold for far too long. But the weather should break tomorrow where it will be +2C then back into the cold again. This winter has been crazy.
We put them in each night just to help them get out of the cold. So it means more work for us, but hey, that is what stewardship is all about! Right!
I simply cannot imagine the misery of cold like that!
I once experienced -10 in Northern France and thought I would croak :)
In the UK the coldest I have ever experienced is -4.
The goats feet must be freezing!
Keep warm you guys ~ spring is on it's way.
xox
Their feet are fine. They get a winter coat to help them keep warm during the winter. Much like the moose, deer and elk do each fall. But because they are smaller, they don't have the mass like a cow or wild animal. So we take measure to not expose them to anything below -25C.
As for me, well I've experienced -75C wind chills and that was NOT fun but was very memorable! Spring will soon be here! Getting excited but sad as I won't be spending as much time here once the outside work starts. :)