❄️ The Difference Between Hay and Straw in Extreme Cold
What Really Keeps Animals Warm in Extreme Cold?
When temperatures drop, knowing the difference between hay and straw can make a huge difference in keeping animals safe and comfortable.
🐐 HAY
- Grown for food, not warmth
- High in nutrients → animals eat it
- Packs down quickly → loses insulation
- When wet or dirty, it can increase moisture and cold
- Better for feeding goats or livestock, not bedding
🐕 STRAW
- Grown for bedding and insulation
- Hollow stems trap air → excellent warmth
- Stays fluffier and drier longer
- Great for dog houses, barns, shelters, and stalls
- Helps animals stay off frozen ground
❄️ The Bottom Line
* Feed hay.
* Bed with straw.
Using the right material can help dogs, goats, and other animals conserve body heat and stay healthier during extreme cold.
Stay warm. Stay prepared. Animals depend on us.
About Me
My passion is helping goat rescues and animal rescues in North Carolina
Through my business I was introduced to a home builder by the name of Jerry Pounds. He owns and operates an animal rescue in Benson NC called “Old Cowboy Animal Rescue”. July 2020 I decided to visit the animal rescue and donate some of my time. When I got there, I fell in love with the goats and donkeys.
From that day forward through volunteering, awareness, donations and marketing it has been my top priority to help goats and donkeys in any way I can.
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My mission has been to make a difference in the lives of people, goats, donkeys, goat rescues, animal rescues and farm animals in need by providing hands-on help and support. Whether it’s helping put up fencing, building a shelter, or providing hay, straw, or feed to animals, it gives me joy and a sense of purpose to be able to help.
- Changing lives helping rescues and farmers in need.
- Shelters fixing or re-building current shelters.
- Providing food providing hay, straw, or feed to animals.
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