Mark
Calving time on the farm
We have had a very hectic start to calving on the farm this year with nearly 50 cows giving birth in the first 20 days. Cows are pregnant for around 9 months and when we think they have all been in calf for between 6 and 18 weeks we go through a similar process to pregnancy scans carried out in a hospital. An ultrasound machine is used to check if the cow is pregnant, give an idea of when she is due and also find out if she is carrying twins or not. The due dates given are us