Welcome to the Caesar's Camp Lookers' Blog: Sunday 2nd February - All 25 seen - Cow 214 has a scratch on the left side of her neck

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Sunday, 2 February 2025

Sunday 2nd February - All 25 seen - Cow 214 has a scratch on the left side of her neck

A mixed group of eleven cattle were spread out grazing among the gorse bushes near ///items.funny.muted at 10:30 this morning. Several emerged to say hello, with Sussex steers 210 and 1626 enjoying the sunshine after being checked. Since I couldn't check them all, I decided to return later and moved onto the next group.

Youngster 220 was lying down, resting in the sun near ///tunes.pulps.tuxedos at 10.45. Nearby, cow 72 and steers 20 and 228 stood chewing their cud. They were all happy, relaxed, and in good condition.

By 11:00, a group of nine cattle were found near ///months.beads.bets. Steers 33, 222, 227, and 271, along with cows 214 and 234, were resting and chewing their cud in the warm sunshine, while steers 21, 35, and 217 grazed contentedly nearby. The group gradually moved south, reaching ///snail.hexes.landed by 11.30. After grazing for a while, they settled down again to rest and chew their cud. I noticed cow 214 has a scratch on the left side of her neck. It didn't seem to be causing her any discomfort, but it's something to keep an eye on.

Youngster 230 had become separated from the group near the covered reservoir. His collar was only working intermittently, but I managed to locate him. After some back rubs, he followed me all the way along the track to the group of nine. After some more back and neck rubs, he reunited with the group at 11:50.

By noon, youngster 220 was still lying down, relaxing, while the other three had started grazing in the surrounding gorse bushes. By 12:10, steer 30 and Sussexes 197, 210, 1396, and 1626 were relaxing and chewing their cud near ///labs.nips.mascot.

At 12:20, Sussex steer 1640 was lying down near ///cement.sprays.racing, while cow 211 chewed her cud nearby. To the southeast, cows 212 and 940 were grazing together, with yearling 270 munching in the gorse bushes. Youngster 219 was also munching on gorse but wandered over to greet me before thoroughly enjoying a long back rub. All fifteen cattle along at the Shell garage end of the site were happy and in good health.

The cows were all good today, aside from the scratch on cow 214's neck.