Got Milk...

Yesterday Brennicks first grade class walked to Hamblin Dairy Farm. They did different stations telling alittle about a dairy farm and whats on a dairy farm:

* How to grow wheat.

They explained that it is very important to have good soil to grow wheat and that it is important for it to have water everyday. They gave each of them a bag with some wheat and a cotton ball soaked in water and told them that if they made sure the cotton ball stayed damp and gave it sunlight it would begin to grow.

Brennick is so excited NOT...

*How to milk a cow.

We went into the milking barn and they showed us how it is all done by a machine and not by hand anymore. They milk the cows twice a day and each cow takes 15 minutes, all of there milk is sold to store around here (like Smith's is one).

All the kids in the milking barn.

* Learned about sheep and how they sheer them.

One interesting thing that they told us about a sheep's sweat was that it is in makeup and lotion it is called lanolin, kind of a grouse. Another thing is that they know how old a sheep is by their teeth.

Getting a look at the sheep's teeth.

* Petting Zoo

There was a bunch of farm animals that the kids got to see and touch. There was baby cows, goats, turkeys, and a lama to name a few. The kids loved it and could have stayed there all day!!

Brennick was in heaven he loves animals.

*Learning about Pigs.

They watched a video about pigs and answered true or false questions, it was nice because we got to sit for a minute.

We had a good time at the Dairy Farm, they even gave us some milk!!