The rooster in the barn crowed waking me from my good night's sleep. I shifted on my straw covered mattress to wake myself up. I stretched to feel that wonderful feeling of all my joints waking up and falling into place. Today was a big day after all. Master would be coming soon I hoped. All the other livestock were waking up as well. I could hear them rustling around doing the same things I was doing to wake themselves up. This barn was filled with different livestock boys and girls. There were pigs and horses, but I was the only cow. I prided myself on this. I felt that all the other animals were jealous of me. After all as a cow I needed attention from my Master every day. The other livestock didn't always get to see their Masters each day. They didn't need a milking daily after all. This was a boarding stable owned by my Master. The stalls were leased out to his friends and other trusted people that knew of this place. It was all consensual, no livestock was here without first fully consenting and verbally confirming that consent many times.
We are well taken care of too. There are farm hands that feed us and make sure we always have water. The barn never drops below a balmy 75 to keep us warm. Very few of the livestock were blanketed for the night. I think there were a couple ponies that were blanketed every now and again but I know I was never blanketed for a night. It didn't bother me either; I liked always being naked for my master. We slept on fluffy mattresses and our stalls weren't actually filled with straw. It was synthetic product made to look like straw but it wasn't as prickly and rough like actual straw was. I knew the difference; Master had made me sleep on actual straw as punishment one time. This stuff, whatever it was, was infinitely better.
I went over to my bathroom corner. Master told me all the time that I should just go wherever since the farm hands cleaned the stalls daily. I just couldn't bring myself to though. I always preferred to go to the bathroom in the same corner, out of my way when I was in my stall. As I lifted my leg to do my morning business I heard a familiar voice talk to me.
"Hey there Elsie, having a good morning" I turned to Derek. He was my favorite farm hand. He always snuck me treats, if Master ever found out he'd be fired for sure. I mooed saying hello to my friend.
"The boss is gonna come get you but he wants me to let you graze for a little while." I nodded my head knowing what that meant. I was going outside in all my naked glory. Any guests to the farm would see what a beautiful cow I was. I loved showing off all my hard work. Even more than that though, it meant the bell, that wonderful bell. It was attached to my collar and reminded me of just how much of a loved cow I was. Master would order me to shuffle around just so he could hear the bell jingling. Derek opened the stall door; he had my bucket of feed with him. He dumped the grains in my trough and left again. I was hoping he was going to get my grooming tools.
Sure enough he returned a few minutes later with all my brushes and a wet sponge. I was already munching on my breakfast. I didn't even spare him a passing glance as he knelt down to start. He washed me first with a sponge making me feel rejuvenated. Next was my hair, he brushed it and tied it up into a tight braid. I knew that meant that something good was going to be happening today. Master had told me to get lots of rest yesterday because something was going on today. Having my hair done just confirmed it. The final piece to the puzzle was my collar with my wonderful bell. Once the collar was securely attached he put on my lead and started walking me outside.
Since outside of my stall is cement I am allowed to walk upright instead of on all fours. It feels strange when I stand up after so long, it almost feels like this is the foreign way to walk around. When I first started training to be my Master's cow it was the opposite, I used to relish the time I got to spend on my feet. I don't know when my thinking on the subject changed. Finally we made it out of the barn and I was able to go back to the ground on the soft grass. It was just warm enough now to be back outside. I had been cooped up for most of the winter. Master had taken me out a few days but not without my heavy blankets and covering so the snow wouldn't give me hypothermia. I loved being able to graze. I didn't get to do it much since I was the only cow. I used to graze with the horses with no issue but one time one of the horses picked a fight with me. After that Master said that he wasn't going to let me comingle with the other client's property. I was fine with grazing alone, it just meant I got less time than everyone else outside.
Derek hustled me into the paddock and then hung my lead on a fence post. A warm breeze blew across my back. The sun beat down on me making me feel completely warm. It was great being out here. The only thing that could make this any better would be for Master to be here. I spent my morning in the field laying in the sun. I chose to stay lying down more because it kept my very full udders from hanging down and making me even more comfortable. Master never let me get this full, it got painful for me if I was left unattended. Finally I saw him coming up to my paddock. He was leading two ponies, probably to let them have the paddock I was just about to leave. I got excited knowing that he was taking me somewhere. If there was any fairness in this world it would be to get milked.
