Pupils from year 7 visited a farm at the end of January as part of their Geography field work, judging by the pictures it was a very cold smelly morning !
An extract from "My Visit to Bradkirk Hall (was amazing!) " By Jodie Willcox, 7Q On Monday 30th we went on an exciting trip to a working farm, Bradkirk Hall, where we saw a range of animals, such as cows, sheep, dogs and very loud donkeys. We also went to the dairy and discoverd some new interesting facts about animals and farming. (We first) travelled to a field on the farm which was used to grow crops to feed the sheep in winter when the grass doesn't grow as well as in the summer. In the same field there was a giant metal tower that was used to find out where aeroplanes were. Just over another field there was a massive building that was a water shed, of which half ran to the River Ribble and half to the River Wyre. We then carried onto the farm yard (which was quite smelly!) The first thing we did was go to the lambing shed, a place used to house new born lambs and heavily pregnant sheep. In the lambing shed there was different sizes of pens, some were quite large and had around 15 sheep in them, all expecting to start lambing soon. Other pens only had one sheep in with their lamb. Much to my surprise there was a pile of dead lambs' some covered in blood, just laid over by the door. Everyone felt so sorry for them. We then moved onto the cows, they were very interested in us. One of them kept desperately trying to lick Jess which we all found very amusing. We learnt that cows feed on grass that has been preserved from the summer; it is wrapped tightly in bales so the air cannot get in. We then went to a field, where there was the cutest donkey ever!! It was really loud. Just as we were about to go into another shed, a large red machine came bustling along. This machine is used to mix the exact correct amount of food for the animals. It is able to calculate the correct consistency and amount. The food is then chopped up and then shot out of the bottom of the machine, ready for the cows to eat. After that we went to the dairy. The dairy could milk sixteen cows at a time. The cows were milked by a series of tubes using a suction method. In the next room was a enormous metal tank that provided ample room to store milk before it was shipped away to be used to make different things such as ice-cream. I really enjoyed myself at Bradkirk Hall, I found the visit very educational and learnt many new things about the animals that I didn't know before. I would especially like to learn more about animal farming. |
