Cows

Life on a dairy farm

When the cow is ready to be born the cow stands up.

When the calf  is  born the calf tries to stand up.

next the calf drinks the milk its mothers udder.

then the farmer checks that the calf and its mother are fine.  

After that the calf is kept in a warm shed with the other calves.

In the shed the calves are always hungry.

Calves are greedy at first and always want more and more milk.

Once calves grow older they nibble more on grass.

They eat more grass and drink less milk as they grow older.

They also drink clean,fresh water

Young calves grow tiny horns.Their horns are removed or disbudded by a hot iron.

They get an injection so they dont get lnfected.

Now the calves will not throw sharp horns,insted they will play nicely with other calves.

The farmers get the best female calves to become milking cows.

Dairy calves are kept,they are called hie fer.

By: Shania