Friday 14th August.

The cow that I've been most worried about has calved. She has arthritis in her hips and they 'click' when she walks. The main concern was that calving might damage them more and she might not be able to stand afterwards.
I noticed before lunch that she was starting. I kept going down and having a look. She didn't seem to be progressing and, as she was near a gate into the yards, I decided to put her in just in case. We both went down about 2.00pm and decided we might pull the calf.
We decided we'd have one more cuppa and then do the deed. Needless to say, when we went back down, she'd calved. Nearly interfered again.
Anyway, so far, so good.Read more