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Texas cook out and sad day on the dairy farm
Ditch-Runner
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Has any one read about the 18 to 20k cows that were killed n a explosion on a dairy farm in Texas
The wife ? Of the farmer is in bad shape but every one else is accounted for
Methane explosion is last I heard may have caused it
Wow I can not image the mess and the smell
Lot of info on the internet but I have not checked back on inthw last coupe days
Prayers to the recovery of the lady injured in the blast
Comments
Not having seen the specific location, I'll make a couple of comments: Typically dairy barns have solid floors and the waste is scraped or 'flushed' into gutters that lead to open holding ponds. In warm climates(Texas), the dairy barns have a LOT of ventilation. Both of these factors lead me to guesstimate against the methane but certain conditions and circumstances could change this,
Methane build-up is usually the result of animal waste being held in under floor pits(hogs/chickens) and lack of ventilation(cold weather).
18-20K of dairy cows would be an extremely large building. Even the biggest I've seen would be possibly 10% of that number.
Having to dispose all of the dead carcasses blows my mind! All mixed in with the debris from the building\buildings the cows were housed in.
Hope farmers wife recovers fully. Thats quite a loss to the farm and what a mess to clean up.
Farming can be a dangerous vocation....... Prayers for the farmer's wife.
I have had to get rid of a cow or sheep from time to time, I can not imagine trying to take care off all those caucuses.
maybe they can use it to make chicken nuggets