Friday 2 Oct 26. (11.00 - 11.15) All 3 Seen in H6. All Well.

 All three were grazing just ten yards north of the main sandy track.  No drooling and all were moving OK.  

 

Jet check

We have been out his morning to check on Jet after the report from yesterday. 

We are happy though that there aren't any issues and he is fit and well.

Thanks

Grazing team

Thursday 1st Oct - All good, I think. See blog.

​Seen all 3 boys. They look well.  No drooling in sight. They were munching away enjoy the new grass. 

Jet’s tummy (or maybe one of his tummies (or compartments)) seemed a little larger than the others. Is that normal? See picture. Other than that, all is good.

 

Wednesday 30th. Morning

 Checked the water trough first, it was all Ok

As I then walked across the site to find the cows I looked for Oak trees.  There are quite a lot of them around!  I found out that not only are there the English Oaks we all know but a lot of Pin Oaks (that's what I believe they are called). They have much larger leaves and their acorns are of a different shape.

I did take note of the W3W locations of the ones I came across if it would be useful?

Finally found 282 on his own.  He was by the look of it eating the bracket fungus on the Silver Birch!  Hope that is not poisonous.

Managed to find the other 2 who were by the main entrance.  They were there as there was a Volunteer Working Party clearing some of the small firs.  Stopped to have a chat before heading home.

They all appeared OK

Tuesday 29th September - All 3 seen

At 14:30 this afternoon, youngster 283 met me at the side of the path just along from the entrance by Hawley Hard, near ///basics.sundial.mailings. As I approached, he greeted me with a soft moo before wandering over to say hello. He thoroughly enjoyed a long neck and back scratch before we headed northeast through the thicket to look for youngsters 278 and 282. We soon found them grazing among the long grass about 125 metres away, near ///lightly.bolts.hunk. The boys took turns coming over to say hello, with both enjoying plenty of strokes and rubs.

After our initial greetings, the boys soon formed a loose circle around me and began to relax and chew their cud. They took turns leaning in for long neck, shoulder, and back rubs, thoroughly enjoying the attention. Youngster 282 was particularly affectionate, offering gentle head rubs after having the sides of his neck scratched. The boys were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

I said my goodbyes at 15:10, leaving youngster 278 resting peacefully in the grass, with the other two boys looking ready to settle down beside him. The boys were all content and showed no signs of acorn poisoning.

The cattle were all good today.

I will be unable to Check on the Cattle on Sunday 4 October. Apologies

Monday 28th September - All 3 seen

Shortly after 11:15 this morning, the cattle were grazing in the woodland southwest of the entrance beyond the sailing club, near ///suave.cakes.prowess. They spotted me approaching and wandered over to greet me. They were all very friendly, each taking a turn to say hello and enjoy the first of many strokes and rubs.

After our initial greetings, the boys soon gathered around me to relax and chew their cud. They alternated between leaning in for long neck and back scratches and resting peacefully. They were all incredibly affectionate, offering the sweetest head rubs while enjoying plenty of fuss. Around noon, youngster 282 settled under the shade of a tree to rest, with youngster 278 following suit soon after. Youngster 283 enjoyed uninterrupted back scratches until I said my goodbyes at 12:15. As I was walking away, he settled down to rest too. The boys all appeared happy and relaxed, and showed no signs of acorn poisoning.

As I arrived on site today, I noticed a contractor spraying chemicals in the woodland near the entrance by Hawley Hard, close to the car park. I went over to speak to him, and he said he was spraying the rhododendron with a herbicide. He advised that HIWWT were aware of the work. As a precaution, I made Ned, who is on call, aware and shared a photo of the label on the chemical being used.

The cattle were all good today.