Ok, another new one for me (perhaps not for M as his office used to be on a farm). Round here you occasionally get a notice about a missing pet, but animals that go missing more frequently are sheep and cattle (and occasionally our hens). Last year some neighbours came round looking for 2 missing lambs and today another farmer from across the river (about a mile away) turned up looking for 22 missing yearling heifers which (it appeared) has escaped from their enclosure, forded the river and are now (allegedly) somewhere near us. We haven't seen them but have taken his number. We have also heard of a small herd of young cattle who managed to get from a farm near here to the village along the road (2 miles) without anyone spotting them! We also have friends who managed to loose a bullock in the middle of our nearest town when taking him to market. He escaped from the trailer and was found munching on someones front garden!!!!
Will keep an eye out for these cattle, as if they get in our garden will cause havoc and frighten the life out of the cats and probably me too. Ah the joys of country living.
Edited 18.41 to say that apparently the farmer who grazes his cattle on the fields surrounding the house lost some of his beasts today, must be something in the weather!!!!! He was busy going round the fields banging in new fence posts (thought it was an earthquake).
Will keep an eye out for these cattle, as if they get in our garden will cause havoc and frighten the life out of the cats and probably me too. Ah the joys of country living.
Edited 18.41 to say that apparently the farmer who grazes his cattle on the fields surrounding the house lost some of his beasts today, must be something in the weather!!!!! He was busy going round the fields banging in new fence posts (thought it was an earthquake).
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