things are awful and will remain awful for a very long time so here is a picture of two chickens with little handmade knitted capes on. Someone must love these chickens a lot to make them little chicken capes. They look so warm and lovely in their little chicken capes.
I used to question the making of tiny clothes for critters until some DVMs informed me that the animals get just as cold as we do. They tend to deal with the elements slightly better if in good health and of substantial size, but they still get cold and can freeze or get frostbite.
If you can’t get your farm animals into a weather tight barn, or if you live in the frozen north, blankets and capes are happy things for your critters.
This looks like an illustration by Beatrix Potter… :-)