Tuesday 20th May - All 25 seen - Steer 35 was alone

Steers 21 and 270, along with the seven Sussex cattle, were gathered near their favourite Sandy Hill corner at 16:20 this afternoon. Steers 210, 270, and 1626, along with cow 212, were lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud. Meanwhile, steers 197 and 1640 grazed in the pasture opposite, while the other three browsed in the gorse bushes to the north. Despite there being many flies about today, everyone was content, relaxed, and looking well.

At 16:50, steer 35 was found alone in the pasture near ///essay.slack.exactly, happily grazing on grasses and leaves from the nearby bushes. He seemed perfectly content on his own, occasionally grazing over to where I was standing to give me some curious sniffs. He was walking fine with no signs of injury. I stayed with him for about twenty minutes before saying my goodbyes.

By 17:25, eight members of the Caesar's original herd were resting under the trees near ///fine.origin.tests, northeast of the Sandy Bowl. They lay in the shade, relaxing and chewing their cud. Steers 220 and 271 were being particularly bothered by the many flies, but were otherwise content. All eight were healthy and in good condition.

At 18:00, cows 72 and 940, along with steers 33, 219 and 222, were in the pasture near ///defaults.rushed.deaf. Cow 72 was grazing but paused to enjoy a back rub before lying down with the others, who were resting and chewing their cud. Youngster 228 was grazing to the northwest, across the path, while youngster 230 was happily munching to the southeast. Around 18:25, youngster 230 came over to see me in the main pasture and enjoyed an especially long back rub, completely relaxing and chewing his cud. When we finished, he lay down to rest. All seven were content, relaxed, and looking well.

As I was leaving at 18:55, I met with the first group again, who were now grazing near ///echo.return.flats. Cow 211 was particularly affectionate, leaning in for a head and neck rub and rewarding me with head rubs and licks. I spent about twenty minutes with them before saying my final goodbyes, leaving them all peacefully grazing.

The cows were all good today.