Top 10 Funniest Things That Ever Happened on My Dairy

I have trained a lot of young hands on a Dublin dairy over twenty-six years, and these ten tall tales are the ones they bring up when they come back to visit.

1. The New Hire Who Brought a Stool

   A new hire shows up on the first morning in Dublin with a hand-carved milking stool, and the cows treat it like a royal summons.

2. The Interview Held Mid-Milking

   I interview a job candidate in the Dublin parlor during evening milking and discover the cows have a hiring vote of their own.

3. Ear Tags and the Wrong Cow 114

   A new apprentice at my Dublin dairy reads the wrong ear tag and spends a whole morning treating Cow 114 like a visiting celebrity.

4. The Robot Who Learned the Cows' Names

   A new robotic milker at my Dublin dairy is set up with cow numbers, and the herd ends up teaching it their names inside a single week.

5. The 3 A.M. Shift and the Barn Owl

   A barn owl in my Dublin hay loft learns the 3 a.m. milking schedule and starts clocking in with the crew every single morning.

6. The Hard Hat on the Goat

   A safety training day at my Dublin dairy turns into a photo shoot when the barn goat finds the box of yellow hard hats on the table.

7. The Day We Built a Cooling Station

   A Dublin heat wave pushes my crew to build a backyard cooling station out of hoses, fans, and a very confident wheelbarrow.

8. How I Became Barn Lead by Knowing Where the Keys Were

   I get promoted to barn lead in Dublin after one long weekend when I turn out to be the only person who knows where every key hangs.

9. Career Day and the Calf in the Principal's Chair

   I bring a calf to Dublin High School for career day, and she finds the principal's chair a better fit than any of us expected.

10. The Sensor That Said Cow 207 Walked Forty Miles

    A new activity sensor reports that Cow 207 walked forty miles in a day, and the Dublin crew solves the case by following the snacks.