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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by maryjane[/i] [br]I found what's called a "debris pan" at my local feed store. It's basically a dustpan with a long handle and a flip mechanism so you don't have to bend over. Anyway, after I've settled in to start milking, I place it right behind my cow so I can lift it up behind her tail the minute I see that tail start to go up (Yes, I know you can push down on the tail to stop her urge--but I've had mixed results with that cow tale). So for sanitation purposes, I keep my Ultimate EZ milking bottles on, grab the handle of the debris pan and put it right up under her tail. Poop goes in and there's no splatter matter whatsoever anywhere. I've also caught pee in it. After I'm done milking, I take it outside and put it in the manure pile. Because the debris pan is plastic and lightweight, I hose it out and we're good to go again, me and my cow(s). [IMG]https://www.heritagejersey.org/chatroom/uploads/2015/06/sally-milking_0727.jpg?v=1393975[/IMG] I should add that my girls are for the most part potty trained during my morning milking routine, but every now and then, they get the urge to purge. I'm all about mellow when I'm around my cows so a debris pan keeps all the yellow and smell-o contained while keeping everything sanitary and sane. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.