On the bus tour we drove though one of their ten barns surrounded by 3,000 cows (that's a total of ~30,000 cows).
We saw how feed is prepared. And we saw how they milk 72 cows at once on a giant carousel.
Amazingly, they use all of the manure to produce the electricity for their farm.
The farm also had a lot of activities and fun things for the kids to do. They had a train ride, tractors to drive, a rock climbing wall (milk bottle), a maze, and much more.
The most amazing part of our visit was witnessing the birth of a calf. About 80 calves are born at Fair Oaks everyday. The birth we witnessed needed some assistance by two experts.
Mommy and baby were both doing great.
We also got to see a new calf being hand-fed. It was so cute!
At the end of our visit, we visited the cheese factory and saw how they make their own cheese and ice cream. Nana and Grandpa bought some cheese and Mason indulged in some yummy strawberry ice cream.
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