The lambs who are all growing big and strong. Thankfully we havn’t lost any to foxes as the dorpers are very protective of their babies. We are keeping them in the top paddock for the time being and still hand feeding them as the pasture hasn’t grown enough to sustain …
We are checking the sheep regularly because some of our ladies look like they are about to drop any day. I have our ‘lambing kit’ ready to go but hope they all deliver safely and we don’t have to intervene.
Our sheep are doing well, it looks like quite a few ewes are pregnant, but as the ram was running with them before we got them we really don’t know when they will be due. Zeke and Bolt have grown up so much, they no longer look like puppies which …
Now that the summer fire ban has lifted and its wet and cold enough to light fires, we have started cleaning up all the branches and dead sticks around the property and made our first bonfire yesterday, much to the kids delight!
After the dry summer heat and everything being coated in red dust for so long, it’s really nice to see our paddocks turning green once again. We will still be feeding out hay to the horses and sheep for quite a while, especially as it looks like some of the …
Its been super dry and dusty around here but a little bit of recent rain has started the pasture grasses germinating. Everyone is hanging out for continuing decent rain.
The paddocks are looking very much worse for wear after being overstocked with the visiting sheep when we first moved in, keeping the property understocked is something that we will be very mindful of in the future. This summer is going to be quite expensive as we will have to …
While we have been taking it easy the last few days, our neighbours have been busy harvesting their crops.
It’s interesting to see how quickly the colour around the farm is changing as the hotter weather comes in and everything starts to die off now that it is summer.
It’s so beautiful and peaceful here, virtually no traffic, only 2 or 3 cars go past each day!