I was pleasantly surprised to find eleven of the original Caesar's cows with the seven Sussex cows in the area around ///lodge.ready.laughs at 11:00 this morning. Initially, steer 20 and cow 940 were lying down, with the others all spread out happily grazing. Cow 211 was her usual friendly self and came over to say hello and lick my hand several times. She was happy to receive an ear rub in return.
Over the next hour, all but one cow lay down and started to relax and chew their cud. Youngster 217 preferred to have a long scratch against the same tree that steer 35 was found at on Sunday. When he was done, he was happy to stand, rest and chew his cud. It took a while for the fog to clear, but by noon, it had turned into a nice warm sunny day.
The other four steers were found in the area around ///cabin.onto.outs near James Bond pond at 12:20. Steers 35 and 222 were lying down in the sun, with steers 230 and 271 grazing nearby. Steer 230 soon lay down.. Yearling 271 continued to graze until 12:45 before joining them. Youngster 222 was really enjoying the sun and was happy to lie on his side and snooze.
At one point, steer 35 rolled over to clean himself and exposed his belly. Unfortunately, it revealed his sore patch was significantly larger than what I could see on my last two visits. His foot wasn't looking as red today and appeared to be on the mend. Photos of his belly and foot have been shared with the Grazing Team.
I returned to the first group at 13:20 to find the seven Sussex cows wandering off on their own. They headed off to the southeast, where they started to graze. The group of eleven continued to rest in the warm sunshine and didn't show any signs that they were going to follow.
The cows were all good today.
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