You can imagine our surprise and ultimate delayed delight when we got back to the farm on Sunday, 1 November 2026 to discover a “whoopsy” baby calf in the paddock.
It took us a little to back calculate and work out why we had this beautiful brown baby girl on the ground in November, when we generally calve in April – June. Following the math, we established – thanks to our calendar records - that the calf (CH30) was a result of a neighbour’s frisky bull who paid our heifers a visit on 24 January 2026. At the time of the “deed”, we thought Mum, Vespa (RR1-V19), was too young to get pregnant so we didn’t worry too much. WRONG!
For a young heifer, Vespa sailed through the process and has proven herself to be an exceptional mum with great milk.
Alas, this sweet heifer will now go across into our commercial herd when she is old enough to be weened.
Final stats for calving for 2026: Stud: 8 Commerial 12
