Sunday 4th August - All 25 seen

Steers 35 and 228 plus cow 234 were in the cow shed at 11:10 this morning. Youngster 228 was lying down, relaxing and chewing his cud, with the other two standing nearby. Older steer 20 had found a nice cool spot in the bushes on the far side of the wooden bridge. He was quite well hidden. All four were good. 

A mixed group of twelve cows were spread out grazing on both sides of the path around ///file.stow.spillage at 11:35. Originals 30, 33, 72, 214, 219, 220 and 940 were with Sussexes 210, 211, 212, 1626 and 1640.  Steer 210 was lying down and chewing his cud, while the others were all happily grazing. Cow 211 was her usual friendly self and came and said hello and enjoyed a long neck and back rub.  This group were all happy, relaxed and looking well.

Just before 11:50, there was some mooing that sounded like it came from the south side of Horse Pond. Sussexes 210, 211, 212 and 1626 all heard it too and quickly moved to stand by the tree around ///glows.wanted.arrive. I went to have a look, but soon saw cow 1396 moving through the thicket towards the four Sussexes from the south.  I returned to see her emerging from the bracken and meet with the group of four.

Soon after, however, there was more mooing heard further in the distance. This time, it was much more frequent, every thirty seconds or so.  I went to the trees at the far west end of Horse Pond and found Sussex steer 197 all alone.  He was still mooing frequently, which helped find him.  He had attracted the attention of a few people, and a Landmarc truck was keeping an eye on him from afar.  I went into the trees and said hello.  He was fine, and soon began to relax after seeing a familiar face.  Concerned that he was alone and appeared to have lost the others, I persuaded him to follow me towards the group of Sussexes.  He was happily reunited with them at 12:15.  However, my calls also attracted steers 21 and 217 who showed up a few minutes later.  After a short time, they all started to come together and rest.

The final five steers were happily grazing in the pasture around ///broth.baffle.stolen at 12:30.  Youngsters 222, 227 and 230 plus yearlings 270 and 271 were all busy eating lots of fresh grass. They were all well.

The cows were all good today.