Calves Won’t Stop Licking an Old Barn Wall – Farmer Turns Pale When He Looks Behind It

Prying the oak planks back off the wall, Robert discovered that the mysterious dampness had already soaked straight through the new wood. A powdery white film had formed along the seams of the mortar, leaving a dark, heavy stain underneath.

That night, a severe thunderstorm swept across the valley, dumping sheets of heavy rain on the farm. Robert walked out to the barn at midnight with a lantern, expecting to find water leaking from the roof. Instead, the rest of the barn floor was bone dry except for the corner.

The calves were wide awake, standing motionless around the damp patch in the pitch darkness, their heads lowered in total, eerie silence. With the vet's warning fresh in his mind, Robert shooed the animals into a secure holding pen and brought a heavy halogen work light into the bay to finally figure out what was on that wall.