Sunday 23rd June - All 25 seen - Cow 940 is walking very gingerly on her rear left foot

The eighteen original cows were all just starting to leave the trees at the west end of Horse Pond at 09:25 this morning.  Youngster 230 and yearling 270 had been having a little paddle and were still standing in the water.  The others were relaxing and chewing their cud.  They were all looking good.

After leaving the trees, the cows all slowly started making their way up Sandy Hill.  They preferred to wander through the thicket on the way up.  They were happily grazing on the long grass growing around the bracken.  All eighteen made it to the top of the hill by 10:00.  They then headed west, stopping off at their favourite corner to graze briefly, before wandering over to the pasture opposite.  The cows continued to graze, gathering just beyond the pill box.  Youngster 220 ended up going into the pill box, but I encouraged him to come out as it's full of broken glass.  I said goodbye to them at 10:35.

The seven Sussex cattle were found in the trees to the east of James Bond pond at 10:45.  They were all relaxing and chewing their cud.  Cow 1396 was lying down while the others were standing.  It was actually really nice and cool in the shade.  The Sussexes were attracting a lot of flies today and looked a bit uncomfortable.  By the time I left them at just after 11:00, they had all lay down and started to rest.

As suspected, cow 940 is walking very gingerly on her rear left foot.  She seemed to be struggling to put her full weight on the sole of her foot.  She was able to walk, albeit slowly, and did manage to climb Sandy Hill.  The older steers were staying with her, while the entire herd were in no rush to wander off.  Other than that, she seemed fine, and was enjoying lots of grass and leaves.

As I was leaving, fifteen cows were relaxing around ///fumes.corporate.coder on Sandy Hill at 11:15.  Youngsters 217, 219 and 230 were grazing on the other side of the bushes.  The whole group set off west soon after.

The cows were all good today, except poor Brie (cow 940). Here's hoping she recovers quickly.