Today it has cleared somewhat..but the paddock is really muddy now...so I decided they could go behind the electric tape and eat some REAL grass. There is a bit of length on this grass. They all deserve a treat so I set it up - another paddock off the yards and small paddock....great- hoped they would come in when I called Louka- and yes the three of them come in without a hitch...so I let them out into the extra paddock again. I stayed in the barn with a much needed cuppa and settled down to watch the inter action between them...I just can't seem to get enough of this..it's so interesting.
Every so often Big Boy tries Louka out- ears back and a bit of pushing and shoving...But in true Louka fashion he just moves slightly and then will tell him very firmly, but without much fuss, that he's in charge around here, "so take your place in this herd!!!" The relief on Big Boy;'s face is quite comical- it's almost as though he's saying " Phew I hope so but just testing". Oscar is alternating between Louka and Big Boy..he just quietl;y sets about his daily routine of eating and when he's with Louka he acts exactly the same way as him and when he's with Big Boy he acts the same way he does, so he is showing me that he is still a baby really- although both of them have grown a lot since they arrived...Oscar has good long legs and is quite similar to Louka only far more chestnutty...and Big Boy looks a lot like Cinnabar and of similar build.
I decided they were fine so I went back on up to the house to get lunch- but when I came back down someone had touched the tape because part of it was down...although no one was letting on who it was....they were all the right side of it thank God!!! and they followed me back into the yards as though nothing had happened....I have to remember here that these guys would get into all sorts of situations up on the central plateau, and they have to work it out for themselves, so I decided there was no reason to make an issue out of it...I just put it all back up and popped them back out there...they just stayed away from it after that, and have been fine eating the yummy fresh grass, and generally feeling good having a bit more room to their area.
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