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A farmer invented 'calf earmuffs' to keep newborn calves warm and the photos are adorable
Insider/Lifestyle ^ | July, 2019 | Steph Auteri

Posted on 09/30/2019 2:29:36 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

If you've been sweating your way through the past few muggy weeks, it may seem impossible for you to remember a time when it was actually cold enough outside to warrant hats and scarves. But on June 24, a dairy farmer in Ireland tweeted out a pic of one of his calves sporting baby pink earmuffs, and the internet went wild.

"So it turns out ear muffs for calves to stop them getting frostbite are a real thing," wrote Twitter user @ThisFarmingMan_.

The post has since been liked 171,000 times and garnered more than 30,000 responses. But this isn't the first time we've seen baby cows sporting earmuffs like these.

This past February, a story about earmuffs for newborn calves began circulating after Holly Poad, the owner of Triple P Farm in Lone Rock, Wisconsin, posted about the solution her and her aunt, Kim Ewers, had come up with for their own cows.

The idea came to Poad after her family lost their barn in a fire. Poad was desperate for a way to keep her newborn calves from getting frostbite and invested in calf jackets and a pair of calf earmuffs. In order to save money, she asked Ewers — who owns an embroidery business — if she could sew some additional pairs. Ewers ran with the idea, coming up with the design that would eventually become Moo Muffs.

"The pair she was talking about was just fleece," Ewers told KWQC. But Ewers was afraid that if the fleece got wet, the earmuffs might actually end up damaging the calves' ears. So in addition to the fleece, Ewers added a water-repellent material to the outside and also included adjustable straps.

Poad posted the design to both the farm's Facebook page and on several show cattle social media groups, announcing that she was selling the Moo Muffs for $20 a pair. People clamored for their own pairs.

Because of the demand, Poad eventually began working with a livestock supply company that would take care of production. Now, Moo Muffs has its own online home, where interested parties can keep up with the developing brand and keep an eye out for deals.


TOPICS: Agriculture; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: brisket; fartyshadesofgreen; hamburgers; hollypoad; ireland; lonerock; moomuffs; roast; steak; triplepfarm; wisconsin
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1 posted on 09/30/2019 2:29:36 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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2 posted on 09/30/2019 2:30:09 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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3 posted on 09/30/2019 2:31:01 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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4 posted on 09/30/2019 2:31:52 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

1st Man: What do you do for a living?
2nd man: I make earmuffs for cows.
1st man: bye...................


5 posted on 09/30/2019 2:33:18 PM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain...................)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Oh my Goodness.. I needed a break.. Thanks for the Cute photos!


6 posted on 09/30/2019 2:37:00 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Far better than pussy hats.


7 posted on 09/30/2019 2:39:06 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Perfect for Furry bondage parties.


8 posted on 09/30/2019 2:41:38 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Adorable! Some Animal Mothers would try to remove anything like that on their baby’s head. Maybe cow moms are not that way. I know a dog or cat mom would not allow it on their young.


9 posted on 09/30/2019 2:46:31 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I’m’a report you now.


10 posted on 09/30/2019 2:47:41 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

If you like these you’ll like purty chicken saddles....


11 posted on 09/30/2019 2:49:25 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Red Badger

“Must love cow muff” is a common requirement on FarmersOnly.com.


12 posted on 09/30/2019 2:50:07 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Can someone photoshop one of these on Nancy Pelosi and the Stupid Squad?


13 posted on 09/30/2019 2:51:25 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: piasa

..the ones with two ‘eyes’ on them to scare hawks away might be worth trying.


14 posted on 09/30/2019 2:52:41 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Make pink for females and blue for males then wait to see how long it is before some idiot objects to gender roles being forced on cows.


15 posted on 09/30/2019 2:54:21 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

” posted about the solution HER and her aunt, Kim Ewers, had come up with”

Oy!


16 posted on 09/30/2019 2:57:42 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I see that the calves are on corn stalk bedding.A very poor insulator from the cold.We used to bed our calves on wheat straw,thick enough that they could snuggle into it.


17 posted on 09/30/2019 3:01:58 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Adorable thanks for posting. We had our dairy goats for 25 years, babies nearly every year. Came close to frostbite a few times for our little ones. We used a heat lamp and tried to time the births for April at the earliest. Seeing as we did not keep a buck it worked out well. Great idea for the calves.


18 posted on 09/30/2019 3:04:43 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: Black Agnes

Whatever you do don’t google the term.


19 posted on 09/30/2019 3:09:08 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Calves are adorable, too bad they can’t remain that way!


20 posted on 09/30/2019 3:17:42 PM PDT by Amberdawn (Want To Honor Our Troops? Then Be A Citizen Worth Fighting For.)
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