Sunday 13th all seen 11.20 by the corral

 All seen looking fine  

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Saturday 12th September – All 4 seen – Youngster 276 has slipped his collar

At 14:30 this afternoon, the cattle were just entering the woodland to the west of the tarmac road by the entrance gate, having been grazing in the pasture to the south. They spotted me approaching and welcomed me with a chorus of moos before wandering over to meet me near ///snows.hazel.glider. The boys were all very friendly, saying hello before happily accepting plenty of strokes and rubs. Youngster 276 greeted me with gentle head rubs, and I immediately noticed that he wasn't wearing his collar. He thoroughly enjoyed having the sides of his neck scratched, thanking me with more head rubs and licks. There were many flies around today, but the boys didn't seem too bothered, despite them persistently landing around their eyes. I also noted that they all had lots of ticks on their undersides and in their “armpits”.

After our initial greetings, the boys soon gathered around me to rest and chew their cud. They would take turns stepping forward for more attention, all thoroughly enjoying long neck and back rubs. When not being fussed over, they would stand close to each other or the trees, presumably trying to keep the flies away. The boys were happy to stand and soak up the attention, inching forward and back to ensure I reached all their itchy spots. They also appreciated having the flies brushed from their eyes and would regularly stand with their heads tucked into my side for more shelter. All four were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

Around 15:40, I set off to check the trough, with the boys following closely behind. As we were walking, I spotted youngster 276's collar lying in the grass near ///toasters.sits.robe. We stopped, and although he was more than happy to receive some more neck scratches, he was not at all keen to have the collar put back around his neck. Not wanting to stress him out, I simply placed the collar beside a tree after removing the battery, and we carried on into the woodland by the trough. The boys all watched on as I gave the trough a clean, removing the layer of pine needles and leaves that had fallen from the trees overhead. I gave it a thorough clean and, when I was done, youngster 278 came over for a drink.

Afterwards, the boys gathered around again and continued to relax and chew their cud. One by one, they returned for more fuss, each thoroughly enjoying long shoulder and back scratches. After a while, we moved out into the pasture, where the boys continued to stand and chew their cud. At one point, youngster 276 wandered over to his collar and gave it a good sniff before returning for a final neck rub. At 16:30, I said my goodbyes, leaving them all gathered near where I'd found youngster 276's collar earlier. As I started to head off towards the woodland, a few moos behind me soon had me turning around to find all four following me. I stopped to say one final goodbye to each of them before leaving at 16:40.

As agreed with Sean, I have removed the collar from site and will arrange to get it back to a member of HIWWT staff in due course.

The cattle were all good today.

Friday 11 Sept 26. (09.15 - 09.25) All Four Seen. All Well.

 Jura and Jet were in F5.  In the open flat of the sandy paddock. to the NE of the ammo dump.

Jeans and J'Adore were a little less accommodating.  They were only twenty yards or so to the north, in E4/F4, but they were on the ridge, which is covered in twisted gorse.  No-the-less I managed to scramble in there and get a pic of each.

Apologies, I completely forgot to check on the trough.

Thursday 10th September - All Good

All 4 were on the path opposite the army place entrance. All looked very good.

For some reason the pictures don't want to be on the post. It seems to do it but nothing appears. Will try again later. At least you know the boys are all fine today. 

 

Sorry for the late notice tues 8/9 but we wont get to cows today

 The morning has not gone to plan and Ziggy has annual jabs this pm so we are not going to get to the cows today sorry

Monday 7th Sept all sat by the trough 2.55pm

 Later walk today.

Jeans and Jura sat together and Jet and J’Adore together all chilling by the trough.

All look fine a bit bothered by a lot of flies

Trough is fine skimmed off the new batch of pine needles

Saturday 5th September - All 4 seen

At 14:40 this afternoon, the cattle were resting under the shade of the trees beside the water trough. Youngsters 276 and 283 spotted me approaching and got to their feet, taking turns to come over and enjoy plenty of strokes and rubs. Youngster 278 enjoyed some strokes while resting before standing up for a neck and shoulder scratch. Youngster 282 waited patiently for his turn and, when he saw I was free, got up and came over to say hello, welcoming me with gentle head rubs before positioning himself for a long back rub. The boys were all very friendly, happily enjoying plenty of fuss as I spent time with each of them. They were all happy, relaxed, and looking well.

After our initial greetings, the boys soon gathered around me to rest and chew their cud. They would take turns stepping forward for more attention, all thoroughly enjoying repeated neck and back rubs. Every so often, one would drift off for a drink of water or to browse the leaves from the surrounding bushes before coming back and joining us. By 15:50, youngsters 276, 278, and 282 had drifted off into the pasture to the north to graze. However, youngster 283 remained with me, happy to just stand and soak up the attention. He was ever so affectionate, regularly giving me head rubs and plenty of licks. He was an absolute delight to spend some relaxing time with today.

By 16:20, youngster 282 had found a comfortable spot to settle in just outside the woodland by the water trough, while youngsters 276 and 278 continued to graze nearby. Youngster 283 followed me out and settled down beside him. I said my goodbyes about ten minutes later, leaving them all resting peacefully or grazing contentedly. As I slipped away, all four followed me for a bit before pausing to give me a few farewell moos.

While spending time with youngster 283, I took a break to go and give the trough a clean, which was once again covered with a layer of pine needles and leaves from the tree above. I gave it a thorough clean, leaving it full for when the boys next stop off for a drink. Youngster 283 stayed by my side throughout, keeping a close eye on what I was doing.

The cattle were all good today.