Found all 3 together at D14 around 10.40am. Caledonia quite vocal but not in distress - may be due to activity in the adjacent field, (first day for group activity after Lockdown so cars and model aeroplane people).
All looked fit and well, foraging in the leaves. Evan had his head through the barbed wire again but no damage today.
All 3 widely spread out in the top right corner of the area nosing under leaf litter. All fit and well. Trough OK.
I'm a new Looker (hi everyone), will be lookering on Fridays, so attended site with Ciara today for training. We located all three looking well at E4. Whilst we were there talking cow health they did become very inquisitive and very vocal, and they then followed us down to the gate at F7, we suspect they were hopeful of nuts or Salt Lick perhaps.
Last seen at together at G12 as we left.
Take care,
Richard
Fixed the broken fence near the trough. All 3 came over to try and help which in fact wasn’t helpful but a nice thought all the same. All looking good, gave them some nuts for waiting so patiently for me to finish the fence
Intervene.Look.Runs E15
All three were near the trough, huddling around a salt lick.
No issues to report bar 75 wasn't getting much of a look in on the Salt lick which led to some headbutting, so I moved it into a space that enabled a bit more sharing.
7:30am and we followed Evan round along the fence to meet the others just up from the trough. They were all very noisy calling each other I’m guessing as they quietened down once gathered together lol.
All looked well, I didn’t see any flies on any of them, trough ok too.
I’ve had a few comments about how good the new gate is over on the railway side and I’m hoping there will be the same type of gate installed over on the Pyestock side very soon.
Found all 3 around the trough area at 10.40am on a beautiful sunny morning. Evan was eating what I assume is the remains of a lick, Caledonia and Teasel foraging in the leaves. Both Evan and Caledonia seemed to have lots of small flies on their underbodies and around their sheaths but no other marks or problems.
All in F12 eating brambles then moving down the path towards the trough. All look very content and fit and well.
Unzips. Newer. Smiling F5
Found all three close to the car park by the railway line. The excitement of new gates being fitted had drawn them up from their usual foraging spots and they were moving towards the workmen.
75 has some ticks on his front right leg but didn't show much concern for them (hadn't licked the area)
All lying down in the ferns chewing the cud in L11. Obviously difficult to check legs/under body but what I could see looked fine.
Whisked some thin branches out of the trough, other than that all good.
Met initially by 2 concerned women with their dogs who reported the cows were running and seemed agitated. Found the cows in D7. Tag 75 (who I have down still as Cronus) was very vocal at something (not seen by me) in the open field beyond the fence but all 3 were fine and calm/approachable. 75 has a tick at the top of his right front leg.
Thruster. Kicks. Dame (K12)
All three foraging near the trough among the leaves. Generally all in good shape and happy to be approached.
Evan (160) has a scratch on his front Left, which I think has been noted before, but it did seem to be fresh blood (see image below).
He didn't seem too fussed by it.
All 3 still laying down by the mineral lick just up from the trough at 6:45am looking ok but didn’t want to be disturbed lol. Trough & gate ok too
The boys in I13 taking heather with Teasel in F14 being fed ivy by a couple. All fit and well.
Found all 3 cattle in I14 at 3.30, rummaging in the trees and leaf mould for whatever they could find (mouldy acorns?). The two boys were a bit frisky and appeared to be butting each other, head to head. All three moving OK and showing no problems.
Trough and gate working OK
Found all 3 together just before the trough at 07:15am and they were just getting up by the looks of it lol. We watched to make sure they were moving about ok and all looked good. I didn’t know about Evan’s ear until logging on just now but I didn’t notice it so can’t be that bad. I will keep a look throughout the week though. He’s a right one, always getting into trouble lol. Trough and gate both ok too.
Monday 1st March
Found near the trough around 10.30am. Didn't notice Evan's scratch, so may have been after this? (Didn't blog until after lunch).
I easily found Teasel first but she was on her own. She started walking down the track alongside the fence so I followed her in the hope that we'd come across the other 2. She mooed when she saw them on the opposite track and all 3 started walking back to the trough!
Are there now 2 of us looking on a Monday? Might be good to co-ordinate times if this is the case, or maybe change days?
Evan has, by the looks of it, had his head through a barbed fence and caught it just behind his ear. Doesn't look all too bad and the bleeding has stopped. Something to monitor.
Otherwise Caledonia and Teasel look well. All found milling near the trough and desperately rooting for the last acorns.
Lick dropped off.
