03
Jul

Farming update – Calving is over and EU visitors

Calving has officially finished and all the mothers and calves are out in the fields. The mothers are supplemented with silage and the calves get extra feeding too as they need more than their mothers milk as they grow. The Bulls will shortly be introduced to the cows and then the cycle will start again. Fresh silage and hay has…

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03
Mar
potadoodledo-berwick-northumberland

10 Interesting Facts about Farming Life

10 Interesting Facts about farming life in the calving shed at Potadoodle do, Berwick.   1.  Well, the cattle are now heavily pregnant and lying around like beached whales. Their gestation period is the same as humans, i.e. a 9-month wait.  When you have over 100 cows to calve and all in the space of 6-8 weeks it can be…

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