Thursday 12th December - All 25 seen

The seven Sussex cattle were grazing near ///chuckle.valued.added at the eastern end of Sandy Hill at 13:05 this afternoon. Most were enjoying the gorse, but quickly emerged from the bushes to greet me. They all appeared happy, relaxed and in good condition. Several of them appreciated having the gorse brushed off their backs. Steer 197 seemed to be enjoying his continued freedom from Big Brother 😊.

By 13:35, the eighteen members of the original Caesar's herd were spread out across the area ranging from cow 234 in the gorse bushes near ///turkey.says.shun to steer 219 resting in the heather near ///zebra.pelting.ooze. As I searched for them, the weather turned murky with a persistent fine drizzle. Most of the group were either enjoying the abundant gorse and heather or relaxing while chewing their cud. All were friendly and came over to say hello.

Steer 227 was scratching himself against a tree branch but decided I might do a better job and came over for a long back rub. Youngster 230 emerged from the gorse and thoroughly enjoyed a shoulder rub, wriggling around to ensure I reached all his itchy spots. It was a relief to see that youngster 222's eye was completely fine today, though I did notice him being slightly cautious and closing his eyes while tackling the dense gorse. Yearling 271 was the last to emerge from the gorse bushes at 14:20, near where cow 234 had been found earlier. The whole group appeared happy, relaxed, and in excellent condition.

The cows were all good today.