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Farmer Dave looks after the cows at Daisy Made Ice Cream. 

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Hutches for calves .

26/3/2016

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There are some new special calf pens on Daisy Made farm.

​The pens, with the green hutch attached can be sited anywhere around the farm yard.
​The blue trough on the gate has a teat on the bottom for the calf to drink its milk from  (Shown above) and the white box is for dry food, it has a flap which the calf can push open with its nose but keeps the rain out.

​The calves are out of the calf house in the fresh air but still have warmth and shelter from the covered hutch.
​We like to have each calf in its own pen, just for a few weeks after being born so that we can be sure it is drinking the correct amount of milk and is fit and well.
​They will only spend a few weeks in the hutch before being put in a large yard or paddock with other calves.

​We have two small calves in the Daisy Made paddock sharing one of these hutches, these are twins , Ellie and Angus named by a customers children.

​They are both getting about 2 litres (3 1/2 pints) of milk twice a day as well as dry calf nuts and meal.
​As they start to eat more dry food we will decrease the milk to 1 feed a day and then wean them in a few weeks time. At this point they will be allowed out into the whole paddock to make friends with the goats.

​Please go and say hello to them but do remember to wash your hands as you leave the animal feeding area.
Their afternoon feed is usually about 5 pm if you would like to see how fast they can drink a bucket of fresh warm milk.

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Farmer Dave  
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Ellie & Angus having a frolic after their tea .  ​

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Luxury Serviced Apartments Guy link
16/8/2016 06:27:21 pm

Aw, I'm sure they love their new hutch! Lovely photos.

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    David Scarborough was born on Daisy Made farm, and has been farming here all his life.

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