Category: farmphotography
DUCK DRIVE
As I had extra help yesterday I decided to move the ducks to their permanent area. There is no house for them yet but they had been too long in their out of the way holding pen. Time to get them into the action… Continue Reading “DUCK DRIVE”
GOING GREEN
Slowly but steadily, I am getting all the pigs into their Pig Pastures with all the good green feed.
New bobby
We all melted in the heat yesterday but Leia managed to give birth easily to a wee Bobby calf before breakfast. She kept him under the tree for the day and has not brought him into the barn again.
BABY LUCY
When I went out to check the two Angus cows Luna and Leia yesterday morning there was a perfect little calf all curled up in the dry straw. Luna (who has a bigger udder than Aunty Del in full production) is the proud mother.
NEW RISKY DEVELOPMENTS
Pawpaw flowers smell awful and attact flies but that is not the new development. In fact it looks like we might have an actual crop this year!
HERE WE GO AGAIN
I am cutting the hay today. Interesting that when I decide to cut hay EVERYONE says ok whatever you say. No-one else wants the responsibility. But I have four dry days in the forecast and some beautiful leaf in the fields and no hay… Continue Reading “HERE WE GO AGAIN”
JUST THE WAY OF IT
THIS morning early I awoke to loud cackling and commotion in the chook house so Boo and I went out to investigate. Boo shot through the door, dug his feet in and roared ahead of me, he rounded the corner at full gallop and… Continue Reading “JUST THE WAY OF IT”
A MOVING MINERAL BLOCK
YESTERDAY I moved the calves slowly through the corridor paddock and into Pat’s Paddock. I just opened gates and let them wander at their own pace as the little pigs Tima, Tane and WaiWai live in the corridor paddock and I did not want… Continue Reading “A MOVING MINERAL BLOCK”
JOHN DEERE 490 PLANTER
Languishing in the back shed of a friend of Our John’s was this very old four row planter. The moment he was offered it John was in the truck and collecting it. As near as we can work out with the minimum of research… Continue Reading “JOHN DEERE 490 PLANTER”
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