A mixed group of twelve cows were found around ///untruth.steadier.booklet on Sandy Hill at 10:20 this morning. They were all happily munching on the fresh grass at the side of the path, wandering in a westerly direction towards the Shell garage end of site. They had nearly made it to the end by 10:50. The cows were all happy and very relaxed.
Older steers 20, 30 and 33 plus yearling 270 were found grazing in the area around ///paces.cattle.fight at 11:00. Older cows 72 and 940 were standing close by, head to tail. They were doing a good job of keeping the flies out of each other's faces by flicking their tails regularly. I eventually spotted youngster 230 about fifteen minutes later. He had completely buried himself in the dense bracken close to the others, trying to escape the flies. Luckily, he poked his head up, otherwise I don't think I would ever have found him. He made his way through the thicket and came and said hello.
The first group had got to the end of Sandy Hill and about turned, wandering back along to ///harps.shorten.stance by 11:45. I had expected them to come and meet up with the group of seven. They had found a nice cool spot, in the shade of the warm sunshine, where they were all initially standing chewing their cud. They quickly started to lie down and relax.
A number of the cows had sticky burs caught on their bodies and tails today. Cow 234 was particularly bad, with them on her head as well. She came over and said hello and after a short while let me remove the ones attached to her body, but was less keen on me doing the ones on her head, instead preferring to go back to grazing.
Despite the flies who were out in force today, the cows were all good.
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