Paula Hynes: The lazy cow that eventually gave birth to Lucky

Dairy farmers see so many cows calving that they learn to figure out a cow calving fairly quickly — too much or too little intervention can very quickly be a matter of life and death, writes Aherla dairy farmer Paula Hynes.

The lazy cow with her newborn Angus calf.

Those of you who watched our episode of Raised By The Village might remember Peadar, the traditional stone mason. Well, he is a good neighbour of ours and keeps a few suckler cows as well, including some pedigree Kerry cows.

We always try to help each other out as best as possible. Last year, Peadar had a Hereford cow calving, and she needed a little assistance calving, so Pete went over with the calving jack, and between the two lads, they calved her safely.