Twenty-four cows were resting at the northern end of the pasture near Bourley Road at 10:30 this morning. Sussex steer 1626 was standing and chewing his cud, while the others were either dozing or relaxing and chewing their cud. Youngster 222 was fully stretched out, lying on his side. They all looked really well.
By 10:50, many of the cows started getting up, with several wandering over to say hello. Cow 211 greeted me with head rubs and licks before enjoying a back scratch, while steers 227 and 230 also took turns for long back rubs. The herd then spread out to graze, with most of the older steers heading into the central thicket to munch on leaves, while the others enjoyed plenty of grass as they moved southward. Yearling 271 was the last to rise at 11:15. They weren't being put off by the light drizzle.
The seven Sussexes wandered off together to the area around ///rare.mash.commit, where they began grazing. After a while, six of them lay down again to chew their cud, while cow 211 continued to munch on grass. I said my goodbyes just after 11:45.
The cows were all good today, and I took plenty of photos since it's a rare treat to see them all gathered in one place.
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