At 11:50 this morning, a mixed group of twenty-two cattle were gathered near ///patting.snoozing.fewer. Eleven were lying on the hillside in the sunshine, relaxing and chewing their cud. As I moved around checking them, they were all very friendly and enjoyed plenty of strokes and scratches. Older steers 20 and 21, along with yearling 270, were foraging for acorns along the path edge to the southwest.
The remaining eight cattle were on the far side of the path, foraging for acorns and browsing gorse in the bushes. They took turns coming over to say hello and enjoy some strokes and rubs before eventually crossing over to join the main group and lie down to rest.
At 12:30, the final three cattle—steer 35 and cows 72 and 214—arrived from the east to join the group, having been grazing earlier to the southeast of Horse Pond. They soon settled, with steer 35 and cow 72 lying down to rest.
By 13:00, the entire herd was settled on the hillside, except for the three British Whites, who remained standing and chewing their cud. I’m sure they were preparing to lie down once I had left. I said my goodbyes shortly afterwards, leaving the herd relaxed, content, and looking well. It was lovely to see the whole herd together, resting peacefully in the sunshine and enjoying the milder weather after the past few chilly days.
While moving around the area, I broke the ice on the large pools of water near ///husky.income.scarves and ///proves.seemingly.cabs, as well as on numerous puddles, to ensure the cattle had access to drinking water.
The cows were all good today.
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