This Farmer Invented ‘Moo Muffs’ To Keep Newborn Calves Warm
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
Posted — UpdatedPoad was desperate for a way to protect her newborn calves from the cold 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.
So in addition to the fleece, Ewers added a water-repellent material to the outside and also included adjustable straps. She also used bright colors so that the items would be easy to spot in the event that the calf rubbed off the Velcro or the earmuffs come off in some other way.
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 from states across the country soon began clamoring to buy their own pairs.
“I was surprised,” Poad told KWQC. “I thought we’d maybe sell five, ten pairs. I didn’t think it was going to be anything that big.”
Because of the demand, Poad eventually began working with a livestock supply company that would take care of production.
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