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FLAT SCREEN TVs, WATERBEDS . . . FOR COWS?
May 21, 2008 - When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all — a new barn, a flat-
screen television and waterbeds.
That's because of the dairy farmer's philosophy that a happy cow is a productive cow. More
milk means more money, so Christie doesn't mind providing the frills.
"Them cows are my girls," said Christie, who runs a farm near Slater, about 25 miles north of
Des Moines. "You ask anybody, I probably think more highly of those cows than I do myself."
Christie's 23 cows spend about 18 hours a day on waterbeds he installed in November. He
said the beds, durable rubber mats that lay flat on the ground and are filled with water, were
popular with the animals from the beginning. They provide heat for the cows in the winter and
coolness in the summer, depending on the water Christie pipes in.
The beds are covered with woods chips for extra padding to prevent friction.
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Source: ABC News Online
May 21, 2008 - When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all — a new barn, a flat-
screen television and waterbeds.
That's because of the dairy farmer's philosophy that a happy cow is a productive cow. More
milk means more money, so Christie doesn't mind providing the frills.
"Them cows are my girls," said Christie, who runs a farm near Slater, about 25 miles north of
Des Moines. "You ask anybody, I probably think more highly of those cows than I do myself."
Christie's 23 cows spend about 18 hours a day on waterbeds he installed in November. He
said the beds, durable rubber mats that lay flat on the ground and are filled with water, were
popular with the animals from the beginning. They provide heat for the cows in the winter and
coolness in the summer, depending on the water Christie pipes in.
The beds are covered with woods chips for extra padding to prevent friction.
Click on the red link above to continue the story.
Source: ABC News Online
