We have 4 pens of cows (alef, bet, gimmel, dalet - or A, B, C, D). Here are two of them enjoying lunch.
There are 3 milkings a day. One at 4am, 11:30am, and 6:30pm. We herd the cows (one pen at a time) to the showers, where they actually get sprayed from underneath to clean their utters. Don't worry, the stick in my hand is just to hit on things to make noise - not to actually hit them.
From there, they get herded into a carousel where we milk them. Once they've gone around, they exit the carousel, and walk back to their pens. There are several gates along the way so ensure that they walk along the right path. A change in one gate diverts the path so that we make sure that all cows go back to their original pen.
And, of course, some calf photos. They are adorable, and enjoy being pet (unlike adult cows who general walk away as humans approach them).
By sticking a couple fingers in their mouth, you can guide them around because they suck on your fingers and will walk forward to follow them. This is usually the easiest way to get them from place to place...
Despite a cow shitting on me and another cow stepping on my hand last week, I still love it there! My coworkers are all great guys and I love working with the cows. At lunch while everyone complains about their jobs, I sit there, smile, and say my job's the best. And it is. True story :)
The calves are so cute!
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Mommy LOOOOOOOOVES the cows :-) They are adorable, and it seem like they have good life.
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