well i got a story to tell. a few days ago i was working in one of the dairy barns replacing a cow watering tub. i was ankle deep in cow poop and next thing i know a cow pooped on my foot, and another tried to pee on me. case you didn't know cows are literally dumb animals, but sure are curious. i was doing the plumbing work and two other guys were fending off the cows that were coming over to help me. seemed like they all wanted to get into it a little. especially the one cow that started licking the back of my arm and then grabbed my shirt and tried to pull me out of the way. i am including pics of the barn we finished building today and will be cleaning up tomorrow for cows arrival probably by Monday. this barn is going to be the "new" maternity barn and day care for calves. the calves will stay in this barn from the time they are weened till they are 2 years old and then can be bred and milked. they milk the cows for up to 300 days till the cows need to be bred again. these pictures are of the barn we built. actually have the pics backwards.the left pic belongs on the Right side and vice-versa. the little black truck you see in the left picture is my truck and I'm sitting on the pad that's used to feed the cows. there are 2 rows of 18 x18 inch tile to protect the cows tongues. to the left of the right pics is a feed corn field that covers about 500 acres. just one of many. they also grow their own hay, alfalfa, and a few acres of sweet corn for personal use. everything the grow (except the sweet corn) is to feed the cows. they have a patented feed formula that helps to let them get 3 milkings a day instead of the usual 2. don't ask me i don't know. this is my first time around a dairy setting. these cows never leave the barns unless they somehow sneak out. I'm used to free range cattle. well guess that was quite a day so talk to you again so.
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