A Good Nature flash pasteurizer is used to pasteurize waste milk from Farm 1. Milk is heated to 165 degrees and held there for 60 seconds which kills any bacteria that may be harmful to the calves. When there isn't enough milk to feed all the calves, milk replacer is mixed in to extend it. Pasteurized milk is then transported to the calf facility using the bulk trailer seen here.

Calves from Farms 1 & 2 come to the calf facility and enter either barn #2, 3, 4 or 5.  They are fed milk 2x/day, along with free-choice water and calf starter. Calves are weaned off milk when they are about 6 weeks old.

Barns #4 & 5 (shown at left) are also receiving barns for newborn calves. 

Barn #1 (shown to the left) is the post-weaning barn for ET calves from Barn #4.  Calves are moved to this barn around 10 weeks of age.

At left is Barn #7, where calves are moved 2 weeks post-weaning.  They remain here for another 2 months before moving to Barn # 6 (bottom picture).

In these transition barns, calves are on a complete TMR (Total Mixed Ration) made up of haylage and corn silage, specially balanced for their nutritional needs.

At approximately 5 months of age calves are moved to the heifer facility 5 miles away in Alabama, NY.