Cattle away to grass

With the grass growing fast and spring really in the air cattle are getting restless in their winter quarters, any chance to escape is tried when a yard gate is opened.  Over the last 10 days younger cattle have been transported to various fields, being careful not to place to many together in case it should come wintery again and the grass stops growing, to many feet can make an awful mess in a field should it come wet again.

I wish that farmer would go away and leave us in peace

With young cattle gone the cows have more space for calving, as soon as a calf is born and suckled from mum, the pair are taken out of the shed and put into a field with good grass to encourage her to milk well.