Poppy

You may have been wondering how Poppy, the Welsh Black calf born just over a fortnight ago, has been getting on. The first two weeks were quite crucial both for Poppy and her mum; the major surgery that Serin underwent during the caesarean meant that she was on antibiotics for the fortnight. Poppy, herself, had trouble suckling initially and was bottle fed some extra colostrums to ensure she was well protected.

However, both are now doing extremely well and within a day or two of Poppy’s arrival they were both out on the track enjoying the winter sunshine. At first we thought that Poppy was being kept in because we couldn’t ever see her, but Steve told us that the mother hides her calf in the gorse to keep it from harm’s way, and indeed, after the first few days Poppy was much more in evidence. The only thing that seems to get Serin anxious is when the dogs from the farm pass nearby, then she does become the protective mother and keeps Poppy close.

Elaine