But Alex remained rather silent for the rest of the ride. When arriving at the farm, they were unloaded and split up according to sex, much to Hannah's distaste. Before they were all herded on, they received ear marks. Hannah found this somewhat degrading, but then it didn't hurt much, so she did not make a fuss.
Once in her sty, she found that the floor was slatted so that their feces could fall right through. She also found their 'dinner', a slimy vegetable mass she ate anyway as she was really hungry. It did not taste as bad as expecte. Soon, however, she and mist of the cows fell asleep after this exciting day.