Land O'Lakes Birthing Barn
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Farm Wisconsin Birthing Barn
The Land O’Lakes Birthing Barn offers guests a unique opportunity to connect up-close-and-personal with a dairy cow. Each cow that visits the birthing barn is an expectant mother, ready to give birth. While the timing of a new calf’s arrival cannot be scheduled, it is our goal is to showcase live calf births every day we are open.
In the birthing barn, an on-site staff member will walk visitors through the care both mom and baby receive pre-, during, and post-labor, answering any questions along the way. Guests will leave with knowledge about what a cow eats, what makes her comfortable, and how dairy products begin their journey on one of Wisconsin's nearly 6,000 family-owned dairy farms.
Since opening in 2018, our facility has seen over 680 calves born in the birthing barn.
Meet Our Calves
Say 'hello' to Buttercup, Penelope, and Sylvester - three calves that were born on site in the Birthing Barn. These calves each took their first breath, drank their first meal, and took a few initially wobbly steps at Farm Wisconsin.
Who will be born next? Plan your visit to Farm Wisconsin and find out!
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