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Happy cows

Today was the day for our cows to move outside to the grass that they have smelt growing for a few weeks now (with only one mass break through to the hay field last week). Normally it's around the 10th April but as it has been so wet and the grass is only just starting to grow we put it off a few days.

Six cattle and two of this years calves left to go on holiday at our rented site at la Contie this morning. With best laid plans no going quiet according to plan as the six that were choosen didn't want to get in the trailer. Trying to move a cow is a lot harder than a chicken or sheep, they weigh a fair bit and can be a tad stubborn if they wish. No one would go in before Mona the chief so they had to have rope around their horns to be pulled in. Portiche, who has no horns but loves her cereal  followed a bucket,she already been in once only to come out (this turned into three buckets by the time the others were in). Emily having never left La Singlarie refused to the point of lying down. Finally it took around an hour and half to get them all in with lots of pushing, shouting, stick wabbling and rope pulling.

Of course once they were out at the other end there was no thank yous for bringing us to this wonderful field full of tasty grass, not even a turn around of heads.

Getting ready

If you want me to stay in I need cereal

I can't do it

Go without me
We are in here

Are we here

Happy cows
By the time we had got back home, had a very late bite to eat it we needed to move the rest of the herd. A lot easier this time with the electric fence being taken down, post collected they were free to cross over to into the field. Again no thank yous of turning back of heads. We are thankfull of not having to feed hay morning and night for another six months.

Can we cross yet

Must eat grass
They may not be so happy now after a lovely sunny, warm day it is hammering it down. At least they will be having a shower, in a few weeks they will loose their winter coats and have a glossy shine to them.

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