Wednesday 25th December - All 25 seen

Merry Christmas everyone. 🎅🌲🎁

Steers 20, 217, 222, and 228 were resting in the bracken on the side of Sandy Hill near ///league.golden.blown at 12.55 this afternoon. They were relaxing and chewing their cud. Meanwhile, steers 30, 220, 270, and 271, along with cows 72, 214, 234, and 940, were spread out near the top of the slope, grazing on heather and gorse. Youngster 227 was leaning over the fence near their favourite Sandy Hill corner, nibbling on leaves. Over on Hungry Hill, near ///empty.verb.device, youngster 230 was enjoying gorse but soon emerged from the bushes to receive a back rub. All fourteen cattle appeared happy, relaxed, and in excellent condition.

At 13:30, the other eleven cattle were found grazing deep in the gorse bushes opposite the main entrance to Gelvert. One by one, they gradually emerged onto the path near ///placed.deriving.dries to say hello and be checked. After a short rest, they returned to grazing in the gorse bushes to the west of the path. The group, which included the seven Sussexes and steers 21, 33, 35, and 219, were all doing well.

I briefly returned to the first group at 14:15 to check on cow 234, who had been buried deep in the gorse bushes earlier. She was now lying down, chewing her cud beside steer 222, with steer 30 resting nearby. Yearling 271 was relaxing and chewing his cud on their favourite Sandy Hill corner. Youngster 230 had joined the main grazing group by this time too.

The cows were all good today.