"Cow Spa" Takes Care Of Dry Milk Cows
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“When larger dairies began moving into this area and didn’t have the permits to keep as many cows as they wanted, we saw it as an opportunity to provide special cow care services,” says Ohio farmer Brian Harbage. “We were feeding beef cattle at the time, but we had room for more cattle, so we started by bringing in dry cows from two local dairies. That freed up space at the dairies for milking cows so they weren’t over their permit numbers.”
Brian and his wife Jennifer provide services like vaccination, hoof trimming, clipping tails and adding new ear tags. They charge a fee for each service, as well as a daily fee for labor and facility rental. “We rolled right into a lot of these services and my wife said it was almost like a spa for cows, so we started calling it a Cow Spa,” says Brian with a laugh. “The cattle stay for 4 to 6 weeks and then go back to the dairy in time for calving.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brian Harbage, 6759 Old Springfield Rd., South Charleston, Ohio 45368 (ph 937 462-9053; harbagefarms@yahoo.com).
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Cow Spa Takes Care Of Dry Milk Cows DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS “When larger dairies began moving into this area and didn’t have the permits to keep as many cows as they wanted we saw it as an opportunity to provide special cow care services ” says Ohio farmer Brian Harbage “We were feeding beef cattle at the time but we had room for more cattle so we started by bringing in dry cows from two local dairies That freed up space at the dairies for milking cows so they weren’t over their permit numbers ” Brian and his wife Jennifer provide services like vaccination hoof trimming clipping tails and adding new ear tags They charge a fee for each service as well as a daily fee for labor and facility rental “We rolled right into a lot of these services and my wife said it was almost like a spa for cows so we started calling it a Cow Spa ” says Brian with a laugh “The cattle stay for 4 to 6 weeks and then go back to the dairy in time for calving ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brian Harbage 6759 Old Springfield Rd South Charleston Ohio 45368 ph 937 462-9053; harbagefarms@yahoo com
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