Friday 15th September

8.30am Friday. The cows were near the gate. We put a handful.ofvcattle nuts in the basket and two of the blacks one, 876 and 909, came to it. They seem to be friends because 876 allowed 909 to have some. When another black one came near 876 head butted it away.

They allowed me to stand a few paces away from them. The white one was busy eating.

We went tomthe screens and returned tomthe gate to see if we could check the white one. It  came to the gate when attracted by a small handful of  more nuts. It scoffed the lot.  Then smelled my hand, which it did not like.

All seven were clean, if a bit damp, and seem in good health.

I checked the pump, but it produced only a small squirt of water. Three of the cows  went to the pump and operated it. They obviously wanted to drink. I doubt if they got much.

Richard and Elizabeth