We have had major upheaval in our herd of bulls over the last 6 weeks. Before Christmas we had to sedate out dominant bull, Ewan so that we could ear tag a cow that was in season. We left him plenty of time to recover, but while he was still a little disorientated, the next bull down in the hierarchy, Edmund, decided he would have a go at taking him on. I don't know who was more surprised that Edmund won, him or Ewan! So for the last six weeks or so there has been a lot of shouting, a lot of throwing mud, a lot of looking big and a little sparing as well! One of the cows, Megan, came into season in the middle of all this, and as there was no certain dominant male to guard her, she got chased about a bit, poor girl. It seems to have quietened down a little now, and everybody in the herd is still fit and healthy, if a little tired. We are still not sure who has come out on top,we'll just have to wait and see.
The horses are all good. There was a very cute moment today when the herd of horse met the cow herd. The horses, especially the younger males, were very interested in these new hairy creatures they had discovered, even though they must see them every day! The cows on the other hand just seemed to be trying to decided what the horses were, and they weren't that impressed with whatever they decided!
