A day on the farm

 Stay: La Bouexiere with family

We had another wonderful day with family. Today we were at Pascal's and had another delicious lunch with Jacqueline and their daughter Cecile' s family.
Later in the afternoon we donned overalls and gumboots and went to feed the cows and we even helped a little with the milking. They milk about 90 cows twice a day taking about 2.5hrs each time. They get 2,300 litres of milk a day. They also have calves that need hand feeding. They sell off the males at 2 weeks for €100. The cows life is about 10 years. They grow corn to feed the cows especially in winter and the whole plant is mulched and about 500 tons is needed each year. We really enjoyed this experience.
Later we went into town and enjoyed a gallette at a lovely restaurant.