Friday 7th august

We have completed the tb test with all 6 passing. The electric fence has been taken down and the cows have been sprayed for fly as well.

Thanks

Grazing team

David's Check -Keep Forgetting to Post -Thursday 6th

 Sorry, been forgetting to post. Checked tonight around 7 pm. Pump is fine. Only found 5 cows and all OK and very friendly. One assumes that they must have been hand fed nuts yesterday!!??. Expected the same tonight or they just love human company. Black and white cross breed is very friendly, as were the Whites. 

Couldn't find the 6th brown Herefordshire.

More vandalism unless omeone has deliberately removed the Oxlease entrance sign post display box covers. Missing afew rails from fences, fence post by gate (previous report) and a seat appears to have been vandalised too.

Nice quiet evening and the 5 cows seemed pretty content apart from  the usual fly problem, although not excessive.

electric fence put up

We have put an electric fence up to help catch the cattle tomorrow. We will take it down once the test has been done.

Thanks

Grazing team

First part of TB test 4th August

 The grazing team carried out the first part of the TB test today which all went smoothly and all cows were fine.

The reading section of the test will be carried out on Friday.

Jo

Livestock check by looker and grazing team 3rd August

 John checked the cows yesterday who were all fine, other than not being able to find 1, so it must have been fast asleep deep in the undergrowth somewhere.

Luckily the grazing team checked them later in the day to have a dry run of getting the cows into the corral ahead of the TB testing. They did see all of them and got 5 of them to come in, 1 just moved away from them. 

Cattle check Friday 31 July 2026

Started late this  morning: around 10am..One white was drinking at the pump

 Eventually, with binoculars, spotted  another white. 

They were all together 2/3 of the way down the field  towards the west side amongst small bushes. By the time I got there the drinker had already joined them : I should have followed her.

All were clean,  3 sitting chewing, the others munching grass or leaves.

One of the sitting whites was bothered by flies. They were around it's eyes.

I checked the pump on the way back. It works well.

Richard 

Staff cattle check 28th july

Cattle checked yesterday, all ok and feeding together towards the southern end of the western fen. Pasture pump working well. 

The grazing team will be on site on Tuesday 4th August for the vet to do the first part of the tb test. They will then be back on Friday 7th August for the TB read.