3 goats all snuggled down in a big pile of yellow straw in the corner of a wooden farm building. On the left is a white goat with horizontal long hears, in the middle is a black goat with long, droopy white ears, and on the right is a brown goat with long droopy white ears. They're all looking right at the camera.

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   Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 01:26:01 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

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   My animals stay warm when it's so absurdly cold with big piles of dry straw inside the barn where they can go to snuggle anytime, and access to as much hay as they want (they eat a lot more when it's this cold).

   This particular pile, where they've recently exploded a hay bale, has a layer of composting old hay underneath so it's an extra warm spot to hang out.

   It's surprisingly ok outside when you stand in the sun and out of the wind (hence the tall wooden fences).