Winter

With Paddy returning to his usual home across the valley the early weeks of, what we hoped were, four pregnancies went smoothly. All we had to do now was look after the cows and ensure they had sufficient nutrition to feed the growing calves and keep themselves warm and dry throughout winter. For our older black cows, Daisy and Bramble, they were feeding both the developing calves inside as well as their youngsters on the outside who weren't both weaned until December.

In preparation we built a pen inside the polytunnel where they would be able to seek shelter from bad weather but otherwise left them with access to the Quarry the whole time. Whilst they would definitely make their way inside during heavy rain and most nights, with the thick coats they'd grown they spent most days out wandering, even when there was thick snow on the ground.