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Great News – 2 of our followed cows have now calved

17 February 2012

Early this morning before Mr Rook arrived to feed and bed up, Cow 1 had already had her calf, a male bull calf. Both mother and son were doing well when I called in at around 2pm.Then after Mr Rook had finished bedding up and feeding he left to go and work elsewhere – when he returned at dinner time, Cow 5 had also calved, this female heifer calf was still wet when I arrived. The calf was soon up and around sucking milk. Fingers crossed I get their in time to catch the birth on video next time….

Teacher Comment on ‘ Countdown to Calving’

We are in a rural location in Cornwall.  Our theme this term is farms.  Had a beef farmer in to talk to the children before half term and in a couple of weeks visiting a dairy farm.  In pairs children have ‘adopted’ and named one of the cows you posted so hoping you can keep up the postings.  I think your calving project is a very engaging idea.

Countdown to Calving is an additional active feed between  our Discovering-our-countryside  spring term  videos

6 February – Spring is almost upon us.

New Spring – new Life

This program looks at new life starting with the onset of the new spring, new plants growing, new piglets being born and how you can help with birds nesting and rearing new young.
http://www.discovering-our-countryside.co.uk/2012/02/6-february-2012-new-spring-new-life/

23 January 1012 – Beyond the farm

What happens to products beyond the farm?

This program looks Beyond the Farm in that it concentrates a bit on beyond what people view as they farm i.e. the field and cattle shed, and looks at what happens to products after they have been harvested –either directly on the farm or after they leave the farm.
http://www.discovering-our-countryside.co.uk/2012/01/26-january-2012-beyond-the-farm/

9 January 2012 – Computers in Agriculture

Computers are everywhere

This program shows you how computers are now a very important tool in agriculture – just like in other modern industries.
http://www.discovering-our-countryside.co.uk/2012/01/9-january-2012-computers-in-agriculture/

We are also running a special countdown to calving feature

Countdown to Calving – #Calving321
You and your class may find it interesting and even exciting, to follow some cows over the last few weeks of their pregnancy as they approach their calving date.

This can be followed either via website or
http://www.discovering-our-countryside.co.uk/2012/01/countdown-to-calving-calvincdown/
Twitter
@DiscovARCountry
#Calving321