Farm Update

We had the most beautiful day today! Miss Z and I sat out on the trampoline and had some girly time, painting toe nails.

A farm update is long overdue J

Calves

The calves had a needle (just routine, part of their development), then we gave each of them a little rubber band…so in the next few weeks they’ll be young steers…Finally, we seared the top of their horns to prevent them growing, so they can’t do any damage with them.

Steers

Curious creatures. Of an evening or late arvo they are near the house, checking things out…prepared to run if we get too close though.

Chooks

One of our miniatures has gone broody, so tonight I collected 6 eggs (3 Guinea Fowl and 3 Aracana) for her to sit on. We also have a broody Muscovy on 12 Indian Runner eggs. Oh, and we found a Leghorn cross this morning that we have been missing for about 10 days. She hasn’t been roosting in the chookhouse, so we thought we’d lost her. Then today we saw her out and about before we’d let the others out for the day. We took a walk in some long grass under our macrocarpa trees, and discovered a nest of 13 eggs!

We also sold 6 Barnevelder chicks to our chook supplier, so I’m feeling accomplished in some weird sort of way…hopefully they were actually all girls like he wanted! I sold 8 from a previous batch as well. It’s a great feeling, getting return for hard work. Oh and I sold a male/female pair from the 4 ducklings that the Indian Game Bantam raised.

Dogs

Essie had the equivalent of the calves’ rubber band treatment on Tuesday, so she’s sporting a shaved front with a few stitches. I was told to keep her quiet for a few days, but without being supplied with doggie valium, that has proved impossible already. Although she is now chained up at night, so there arn't any 5am dog-wrestels outside our window.
And sadly, last week Essie ate a young New Hampshire and started on a second. It was my fault, I had locked her in with them and not double checked where she was :( A third had a graised elbow so it and the untouched fourth are in with the young Barnevelders until is heals and re feathers.

Garden

Mr T and I did some gardening yesterday and discovered a path made of slate stepping stones under the front lawn. I felt a bit like a Time Team member uncovering the history of our property. The slate will be used elsewhere in the garden at a later date.

I found out what the plant is at the front of our house is today. Well, found out that it has an orange flower that will come out in December. So this week I will be taking some of it and putting it in other spots in the garden. 

Hope you have a most wonderful week. Do share on here or on my Facebook page the exciting things happening about your place this week :) xox