Village Voice June/July 2013 | Page 15

contracting, pushing the calf out, not fun, I assure you! The cow, not having had twins previously, was rather confused with the situation and all three required extra support for several days and after a week they were able to join the other new calves with their mums; the twins may be smaller but are having great fun playing with their new mates. will not be going out until May, a huge relief. A window in the April weather did allow for the Farm Yard Manure (FYM) to be spread on the grass fields and with the following week’s rain and the warmer late April temperatures, the grass has finally started to grow, hopefully allowing the cattle to escape their winter confines soon, they cannot wait, nor I!