Hairy Paddock
Ten days after we rolled the seed in, the oats have sprouted. There was a little bit of […]
Perfect Winter Weather
After 15mm of rain over the weekend, the last 2 days have been clear, crisp and dry. The […]
Finishing the Oats
The first job on the third and final day of oat planting 2013 was picking up all the […]
Pallet Wood Store
Brad spent the day remodelling and filling the wood store I threw together last year. It is a […]
Harrowing
After seeding I ran the harrows round the paddock to cover the seeds and turn the soil over […]
Sowing our Oats
We have sown Swan oats for hay over the last couple of years and this year we decided […]
Rock Picking 2013
The landscape rake pulled up a few rocks and sticks, but nothing like the harrows, so we only […]
Tickling the Paddock
To prepare the paddock for sowing, I used the landscape rake to de-thatch the dead weeds, scarify the […]
Knockdown
The glyphosate did its job on the capeweed, sorrel and most of the onion weed in the oat paddock. We […]
Red Legged Earth Mite
This was supposed to be a post about my asparagus which has just thrown up its first 2 […]
Slashing
I enjoy slashing, which is just as well as there are many more hours ahead on the tractor. […]
Hiatus
The sky was so brilliant that I sat on the grass and watched the clouds for a while […]
Dam Rising Damn Sowing
The heavy rains have lifted the level in the dam quite considerably and the creek is flowing already. This […]
PIC
We are now almost like a real farm as we are registered with Department of Agriculture and have […]
Rain Radar
My Galaxy smartphone has become an essential tool on the farm. First thing in the morning, before even […]
Confused
The old saying is: red sky at night, shepherds delight, red sky in’t morning, shepherds take warning. We […]
Drizzling Rain
The forecast had been for 1-5mm of rain, and we ended up with 2.5mm after stop start drizzle […]
Mare’s Tail
Also called Horseweed or Canadian Fleabane, this is a new weed on the property. Throughout summer, I have […]
Disappointment
I had a message from Andreas at Koonac today that Midge (Liponeura) had not fallen pregnant to Magic during […]
I Beat the Bucket
I took the forks off the tractor and attached the bucket for the first time. It took several […]
Finishing Touches
Brad was out at first light just after 6.30am putting the finishing touches to the Goat Mahal. […]
The Goat Mahal
The Goat Mahal (Palace) is taking shape. Brad brought over the 7m zincalume trimdek sheets which were left […]
View from the Goat Shed
We are building the goat shed out of bush poles and re-used and recycled materials. We have put […]
We Got an Inch!
It seems strange to get so excited by 27mm of rain over 24 hours, but this is first […]
The Shrinking Dam
We should get some rain in April, and hopefully more than the 15mm we got in March, but […]
A Look into the Future
Once the goats are settled into our daily lives, the next plan is for some sheep in the […]
Preparing for Winter Pt II
It seems strange to be thinking of winter on a 31 degree day, but a couple of cool […]
Preparing for Winter
We moved the hay from the open bay into the feed shed to protect them from the main […]
Ready for the Rain
They are forecasting 10-20mm of rain for Sunday, but the latest chart from the Bureau of Meteorology shows […]
Shade Trees
At 4-5m high, the trees are now tall enough to cast some shade for most of the day […]
Waste Product
This Jersey steer had no value as a male dairy breed and would have gone to slaughter at […]
Finding Their Voices
The young Guineas are now between 9 and 10 weeks old and yesterday some of them tried out […]
Dam pump not working
Again…. I went to water the vege beds and there was no water in the pipes. Freakily it […]
Seedy Sorrel
I spent some time this morning handpicking sorrel out of the irrigated summer paddock. I think it is […]
More Babies !!
I thought 2 more Guinea Fowl had been taken by foxes, as there were only 4 out and […]
Ants Forecasting Heat?
Aboriginal weather knowledge has been learned by observing nature for thousands of years. One of the theories is […]
Break and Enter
The horses get into the irrigated summer paddock every afternoon around 4 for an hour or so before […]
Chaffing 1930s Style
Our neighbours have restored a 1930s Chaff Cutter and added a new electric motor. They have kindly let […]
Arch Nemesis – Dock
Weeds are always an issue for landholders. In the three years we have been here, we have been […]
A Cool Change
Only 10 days after sweating through a hot night when the temperature didn’t go below 25 C(78 F), […]
Dung Beetles at Work
I have never seen so many dung beetles in one pile before. It was the only offering in […]
Compost is king
Composting horse poo in bays made from re-purposed metal beds is the ultimate in recycling. The three horses […]
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