themorethemerrier
Chillin' with the herd
Do goats eat as well when it is cold as when the temperatures are more moderate? I've read in several places that goats will eat to keep warm but mine tend to eat less when it is cold. Is this normal? Do other folks see the same thing with their goats?
And just for perspective, it is 17 degrees here today, with 35 mile an hour winds, making it feel like -2 degrees. My five goats are all in the barn where the temperature is more like 28 degrees, well ventilated and no drafts. I fed them fresh hay yesterday afternoon, before the storm hit last night, and it looks like it has hardly been touched. They did this with the last storm too. They are all acting normal but it concerns me that they seem to go days without eating much when it turns cold.
And just for perspective, it is 17 degrees here today, with 35 mile an hour winds, making it feel like -2 degrees. My five goats are all in the barn where the temperature is more like 28 degrees, well ventilated and no drafts. I fed them fresh hay yesterday afternoon, before the storm hit last night, and it looks like it has hardly been touched. They did this with the last storm too. They are all acting normal but it concerns me that they seem to go days without eating much when it turns cold.