All seemed OK although one of them was chewing a big ball of wire which I managed to remove (couldn't see their tag number) and another (Finch) was chewing a bottle that I had to wait for nearly 10 minutes to retrieve it an remove it too.
Items put over the fence by the containers
All look fine..frisky today! All faces checked and ok
Beautiful sunny morning, but ran out of time to search for the cows in the low lying mist
He does not look very happy he is also making a gurgling noise. Phoned in to report
5 seen on the sandy path and surrounds from the Ammo dump to the sail centre, quite spread out. I could hear at least 1 more in the thick undergrowth too.
Found 2 by the ammo dump, then patrolled round and from a distance saw them running across site. Followed them and they and joined up with the rest of the herd. All 8 found in I6. All seemed content too!
Harry
Hi everyone, thank you for your continued support of our grazing project. Please read the following reminders.
Reporting Emergencies
If there is ever something wrong with:
-a trough
-a gate
-a fence
-a natural water source
Or there is something dangerous to livestock, such as:
-fly tipping (litter and vegetation)
-fires lit (including BBQs and recently doused fires)
-dens built (ropes to be chewed on, nails trodden on, tarpaulin etc.)
Please phone us immediately. While we do our best to monitor the blogs, things do sometimes get missed and problems posted over the weekend don't get picked up until Monday. Even if you are not sure if something is an urgent issue, far better to let us know so we can make an informed decision.
The office number is 01256 381190 and voicemail will direct you to who is on call.
Heatwaves and fires
All our sites are incredibly dry at the moment and at high risk from fires. What to do if you notice a fire risk on site:
Smouldering BBQs/bonfires - put out with a bucket of water if possible (fill up from a nearby trough/stream). If not possible, do not leave it unattended. Call the site manager/on call staff member and wait with it until someone arrives to put it out.
If you deem the fire to be at risk of escalating, trust your gut and please alert the fire services on 999.
As the temperatures rise again, please take care while you are out on site. Take plenty of water, sun cream, a hat and please let someone know you have gone out. It is best to go out at first light or later in the evening when the sun is less intense. You know yourselves best, so don't push yourselves and stay safe.
Blog etiquette
Please continue to only use the blogs to report your cattle sightings or to let everyone know if you won't be attending your usual day. If you have noticed a non urgent issue, please put it at the beginning of your post or mention it in the title so that we can quickly find out about it.
Flies on cows
Unfortunately, flies are an unpleasant part of life for cows and and ponies at this time of year. It is bothersome for them and there isn't a lot we can do other than continue to monitor the condition of their eyes. If the eyes start to look cloudy, then the flies have become too much and we will need to intervene. Other than that, we spray them for flies once a month.
Any questions, please get in touch! Thanks once again and happy cow spotting!
Herd split in half today, half up near the ammo dump and the others in the far north east corner. 210 no foaming or issues today so all good.
Harry
All found by the entrance to hawley sail centre. Everyone well, 210 foaming slightly at the mouth whilst cudding. Finding the herd again on thursday to check him.
Harry
The ponies were grazing near ///toffee.foggy.directs at 15:00 this afternoon, enjoying the warm, sunny weather. They were all happy, relaxed...
