My birthday was on Saturday, May 12. We started out to the dairy farm around 9:00am to beat the heat. When we got there around 9:20, we found out they don't open the barn until 9:30. Good time to take a picture!
Inside the barn there were activities and a gift shop. Rebecca and Aaron played a game that had different products that Shamrock Farms makes to match. We could barely keep track of Anson - he was being our little monkey! He climbed on all of the tables and even on a tiny windy staircase he found. He sure keeps us going!
The actual tour started at 10:00. We rode on a tram and drove all around the farm. We saw the milking barn, the "cow spas" where the cows are kept cool and walk around and eat, the "kindergarten cows" the pregnant cows and even some little babies! They were so cute!
Rebecca even got to feed a calf! It was a "kindergarten cow", one that still stays in its own cage so that it doesn't compete with the other cows. It is in the process of learning how all of the machinery works and what to do around it. Rebecca picked up some food in her hand, and the calf ate it! She saw other people doing it, so she wasn't even scared!
As part of the tour, we stopped at the Shamrock Farms Playground. They had a maze for the adults, fake cows to take pictures with, a demonstration of how they milk the cows with their machines, and of course a traditional playground for the kids. We loved it!
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It sounds like you guys had a great time!
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