A 'very rare occurrence' has taken place at Nafferton Farm in Stocksfield, where one of their cows has given birth to triplets - an event which has a one in 105,000 chance of happening.
This autumn, after already birthing five sets of twins, farmers at the Newcastle University owned farm- who originally suspected that a cow, who looked like she was going to give birth three weeks early, was also going to birth twins - were left shocked after one of their cows gave birth to triplets.
"David Conner, the herdsman here at Nafferton, was just going around his daily jobs when he saw the first calf born," said Scott Hall, dairy manager at Nafferton Farm.
"After keeping an eye out for a second one, it wasn’t long before the feet appeared, which David had to give a helping hand to ensure everything was okay."
After checking both the calves were ok, David noticed the mother cow still pushing, and 'to his surprise', another calf appeared a few minutes later.
"It’s caused a lot of excitement here - it's not something you see every day, and we are pleased to report that the mum and calves are all doing great."
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