~down on the farm

3/21/17

We had 2 groups from Lindsay's school, ZISPP Zion International School
of Phnom Penh, (where she taught last year), come out to Moo Moo Farms for a field trip!
 This is the first group; they are all so adorable!  Some have never seen a cow before let alone milk one!

We start them off outside by showing them the cows that are feeding and explain how
they are allowed to feed almost all day long and why!  Later on Billy goes over the
process of how we make our feed and how important it is to have nutritious
ingredients in order to keep the cows healthy and their milk supply up.
Before the cows are milked the cow's teats are washed with disinfectant and then wiped dry.
We explain to the kids about how the dairy cow needs to be milked every day (otherwise
they will stop producing milk and/or develop problems with their teats).

They were able to feed the baby calves with a big calving bottle.  The calves had the tendency to lick
the children with their long tongues ~ this freaks the kids out until they realize it is because they
are so salty and delicious to the cows ~ after that they were anxious to be licked!

This was our second group with the same teachers ~
a little smaller and a bit more calm (but still excited)!

~old macdonald had a farm

We had a little class come out to the Farm for a Field Trip!  

They are our youngest group so far and by far the cutest!

They were enthralled by this adventure and wanted to stay all day long!

This little guy thought Pete the Bull was the BOMB!

They all took a turn feeding the baby calves.

Have you ever heard a group of kids singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" 

with so much gusto!?!  It was adorable, to say the least!!!

~green acres

Two of the sweet teachers (although they look only old enough to be in Jr High!)
that accompanied their class to Moo Moo Farms for a field trip!

Our first group consisted of 40 adorable children, teachers and staff!  They were so well behaved
and attentive and asked some truly inquisitive questions, especially when we got to Pete the Bull! 

We began giving them an overview of the basic Farm Operations!

Our staff brought out feed for the cows and the children were able to pet
them while they were preoccupied with eating!

Some of our cows are more friendly than others and enjoy the contact with the children!

Bill enlightened them by explaining the process of all that goes into the feed!

Perhaps this little dude was overwhelmed with some of the information ^^  j/k 😉

We're watching one of the cows getting milked.

Our calves are super friendly, love to lick their victims and adore being bottle fed by the children!

Watching the mixing process

~Pete the Bull~

We have 10 calves at different ages but they ALL love to have visitors.

This was our 2nd group an hour later!  Both groups were from the same school,
ICAN, and this group was just as incredible as the first! http://www.ican.edu.kh/