Thursday 15 May 2014

The Cow's Go Visiting...






Yesterday it was a lost duck..... today ..... After 2 tours of our 11 acre field and a close inspection on river gully it became clear all 4 cows were missing...

They look so content here!



..... with growing fears of theft... I searched again ... signs of 'cow' on far side of river ... but still no cows .... hmm... Oh a fence post over ... could they have got through that small archway of tree and clambered over that mat of fence? ... cow hair on tree and foot print convinced me ...

.... Ok off to see neighbour to tell her she had gained 4 cows somewhere in her massive field (which has woodland, grazing and bog).   

She jumped on her quad and we were off to search .... cow pat near gate was giveaway as to their being about somewhere!...   located at bottom of the huge field (where else!!) ... now trying to encourage cows to follow a bucket of sheep nuts (that being all I have at mo)  when their bellies are full of grass  isn't ideal!   But somehow we managed to get them up the hill and eventually out the gate, up the lane and back home.   they will be confined to barracks until Ian and I have secured that fence!