Animals
This past week we have been hit by a frigid Arctic blast. Everybody on Bee Haven Acres has his own way of staying warm....
Jack and I wear quilted snow suits over our clothes....Jack in camo, me in basic brown. Fur-lined bomber hats protect out heads and necks.
- Did We Put Our Summer Clothes Away Too Soon?
Yesterday had us thinking twice about the decision to put our warm weather clothesaway for the year! With temperatures approaching 70 degrees,the goats were wishing they could take off their thick wooly winter coats. Hang in there, kids...Old Man Winter...
- No Shortage Of Winter Coats Around Here
After several days of what felt like a heatwave(high temperatures actually reached the 20's)... we have plummeted back down to almost zero again. Thank you, very much. I truly have just not had enough cold yet this winter.(kidding) Our snow seems...
- Shivering
I am shivering. We are in the midst of an Arctic blast, here in central PA.It was 5 degrees while we did morning chores this past weekend. (It is -2 degrees this morning!)Our 200+ year old log cabin (uninhabited) as seen from the orchard. Remember how...
- Keeping Warm
Baby, it's cold outside!Night time temperatures have been dipping below zero.You might wonder how our equine friends stay warmthrough this harsh weather.Especially because they are not put away in a stall each night. No, our horses live out of doors...
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
This has been the coldest December that I can remember. Our Decembers are usually temperate...and snow for Christmas is often a long shot. However, it looks like the snow on the ground will still be around for the holidays. The snow on the ground makes...
Animals
Surviving the Cold
This past week we have been hit by a frigid Arctic blast. Everybody on Bee Haven Acres has his own way of staying warm....
Jack and I wear quilted snow suits over our clothes....Jack in camo, me in basic brown. Fur-lined bomber hats protect out heads and necks.
Sadie and Maddie are protected by a layer of brown fat and a double thick fur coat. We have never even seen them shiver once. 
The horses are equipped with a gut that acts as a metabolic furnace. As long as they are eating, they are warm.
Wearing a wooly coat helps, too!
The guineas find protection from the elements in the boughs of the trees, and the chickens stay warm and cozy in their henhouses.
As long as it is not raining, the goats are always happy...seemingly unaffected by the cold.
Click on the picture at left for a video.
Smoochie doesn't mind the cold at all. He and the rest of the fainters wear fluffy fur coats.
By the way, how do you like his hairstyle??? We probably should have named him Elvis!
- Did We Put Our Summer Clothes Away Too Soon?
Yesterday had us thinking twice about the decision to put our warm weather clothesaway for the year! With temperatures approaching 70 degrees,the goats were wishing they could take off their thick wooly winter coats. Hang in there, kids...Old Man Winter...
- No Shortage Of Winter Coats Around Here
After several days of what felt like a heatwave(high temperatures actually reached the 20's)... we have plummeted back down to almost zero again. Thank you, very much. I truly have just not had enough cold yet this winter.(kidding) Our snow seems...
- Shivering
I am shivering. We are in the midst of an Arctic blast, here in central PA.It was 5 degrees while we did morning chores this past weekend. (It is -2 degrees this morning!)Our 200+ year old log cabin (uninhabited) as seen from the orchard. Remember how...
- Keeping Warm
Baby, it's cold outside!Night time temperatures have been dipping below zero.You might wonder how our equine friends stay warmthrough this harsh weather.Especially because they are not put away in a stall each night. No, our horses live out of doors...
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
This has been the coldest December that I can remember. Our Decembers are usually temperate...and snow for Christmas is often a long shot. However, it looks like the snow on the ground will still be around for the holidays. The snow on the ground makes...