CAROL D’ALBERTO, ABOVE, of Iron Mountain visits Bella and Cassie at Carol and Hal Wentzel’s Niagara, Wis., farm as the dairy goats model their new hunter orange, flannel-lined vests D’Alberto made to protect them during deer season. (Theresa Proudfit/Daily News photo)

A chance meeting at the Iron Mountain farmers market a couple weekends ago prompted the following question — “Can you make some coats for my goats?”

The natural response: “I’ll need your goats’ measurements.”

This experiment in designer goat outfits came after Carol and Hal Wentzel of Niagara, Wis., were considering the potential dangers of the coming deer season.

The couple, faced with “empty nest syndrome” at home, had adopted two beautiful Oberhasli goats to bring “more life” to their Niagara, Wis., farm.

A year of research indicated the dairy breed is known for its friendly, gentle disposition and sweet-tasting milk, which was a big factor in their choice, Carol Wentzel said.

The Oberhaslis are an attractive breed as well, a warm reddish-brown color accented with a black dorsal stripe, legs, belly and face.

Their size and coloring, however, raises the risk a hunter might mistake one of their “kids” for a small deer, Wentzel said.

Hence the desire to deck their prized goats out in blaze orange, pronto.

Wentzel had bought fabric, found a pattern and was planning to make the vests herself when she noticed Carol D’Alberto sitting just behind her at the farmers market, at a crafter’s table filled with clothing protectors, seat

belt shoulder pads and, most significantly, fleece-lined reversible dog coats.

D’Alberto was confident she could adjust her dog pattern for goats.

Wentzel was impressed by how quickly D’Alberto turned out the custom vests.

“She had that done in 24 hours; it was amazing,” Wentzel said. “She did a fabulous job with the new pattern.”

Goats Bella and Cassie “strutted a little bit” after trying on their new duds. “Typical of girls with a new coat,” Wentzel noted.

After the goats in coats photo appeared on her Facebook page, D’Alberto said she’s  received several requests for bright orange hunting vests for dogs.

For more information on dog — or goat — coats, contact D’Alberto at cjdalberto@gmail.com.