It's pedicure day! For cows!
Farmer Pam's Moos
  • May 10
  • 3 min

It's pedicure day! For cows!

Just like we trim our finger nails and toe nails, cows need to have their hooves trimmed. Every Friday, a professional hoof trimmer arrives at our farm to give pedicures to certain cows. Each cow on our dairy gets trimmed at least twice a year. But why a pedicure? A cow's hoof grows a little every day just like your nails. These 1400 to 1500 pound cows walk on their " toe nails" (hooves) every day which pretty much wears them down. But, if not properly maintained, some cows
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