Tuesday 10th February - 19 seen

A few photos of the cattle taken before we gathered them to fit missing collars and replace batteries.

At 10:10 this morning, steers 21, 217, 219, and 1626, along with cow 234, were foraging for acorns and browsing gorse beside the nursery near Hungry Hill. Unfortunately, youngster 219’s ear injury was not looking great today, although he was otherwise fine. His ear was later treated with antiseptic spray, and he was given antibiotics to help address any infection.

By 10:30, steers 20, 30, 222, 227, 228, and 230, together with cows 72, 214, and 940, were grazing in the thicket to the southeast of the Sandy Bowl. They gradually made their way down to the sandy area to rest and chew their cud. There was a significant military presence to the west, with multiple armoured vehicles in the area. Despite this, the cattle were very friendly, coming over to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes and rubs.

At 12:20, steers 33 and 35 were standing under the trees to the northeast of the water tower. They were both resting and chewing their cud and looked well.

Finally, at 12:45, youngster 220 and yearlings 270 and 271 were resting in the bracken on the hillside near ///stolen.almost.revolts, approximately 260 metres east of the covered reservoir. Yearling 271 soon stood up to enjoy a long neck and back scratch. All three were happy, content, and looking well.

As noted in Zoe’s post, despite an extensive search of both Caesar’s and Gelvert, we were unable to locate the six remaining Sussex cattle today.

Aside from youngster 219's ear injury, the cows who were found were all good today.