After a while a bull’s daughters grow up and enter the herd, and you can’t then keep the same bull. So cows tend to stay put in herds and the bulls move around. Our new bull Barolo is red; we’re hoping for some red calves next year.
They all looked to be in fine fettle.
They get on really, it was just a moment in time and I happened to be there.
Tegan is our farm dog and is a rare “Welsh Sheepdog”, they were used as drover’s dogs to take both cattle and sheep to market on foot. But when Tegan’s not working, the cows are just someone to get to know and be friends with.
Ruby has passed all her health checks and is now out with the rest of the herd.
They always want to see what’s going on, that’s often why they will come towards you when you’re out for a walk.
Belted Galloways (“Belties”) will eat things that many breeds won’t. This makes them ideal to maintain the ground and habitat which is needed by many of our rare native species of insects.
Another glorious day and the backdrop is stunning; it’s a great place to live and work.
Having only just started, we’ve bought some animals in. New arrivals are initially isolated from the rest of the herd to help ensure we’re not bringing in any diseases, before we let them out into the fields. This one is Ruby, another beautiful “red”.
We’re lucky to have these around; they’re such fantastic birds.
