Many of you may not know that Bloomington-Normal is home to a dairy farm that makes fine and organic cheeses. The kids were off of school today, so we decided to take a tour and try some samples. you can learn more about the farm itself at http://www.roppcheese.com/.This little girl is a baby Jersey cow. According to the Ropps, Jersey cows are the best for cheese because their milk has a higher protien and calcium content.
Here's Madi feeding the calf which was part of the tour. They get really excited when they see the bottle coming. The ropps give away the boy babies and save the girls for milk.
It took the longest time to get Hannah to try to milk this cow. She thought it was gross. Madi tried it three times. It's not as easy as it looks.
Madi actually got some milk to come out on the third try.
This is the Ropps pet turkey- seriously. It's head is white-ish blue when it's relaxed but when it sees people coming it turns red. They say it's because he's happy. Well he definately liked to be handled and was very freindly. They head felt like warm chicken skin.
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Did Aaron ever tell you about the time the baby cow sucked his "hand"? I have a picture of that somewhere around here. I think he was only about 5 at the time.
So, I guess there's nothing wrong with seeing a picture of someone holding onto a tit or teat, whichever you prefer. Would you like to see the pictures I have?
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