It is only 10 am and the thermometer outside shows that the temperature is already 84F !
The perfect day to be out on the beach and cool of in the cold water. That is exactly what our cows are doing.
Well not on the beach but in the free stall filled up with nice beach sand.
The fans kick on automatic when the temperature in the barn reaches 75 F so they where already running early this morning.
Cow don't like hot weather because they don't sweat. The only way for them to loose body heat is by breathing faster, like a dog .
So we put a lot of fans in the barns and a sprinkle system. When they cows are in the holding pen or eating at the feed bunk the backs are sprayed with nice cold water.
On a hot day like today you see a lot of cows laying down in the sand chewing their cut or standing at the feed bunk, eating and waiting for the sprinkler system to kick back on again. It sprays for a few minutes at one side of the barn and then it alternates to the other side.
With all the fans and sprinkles it is nice and cool in the barn. Our kids always make fun of the fact that the cows had " air-conditioning "in the barn before we had it in the house.
Yeah, it is good to be a cow today .....
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