Gallery

A collection of photographs taken around the farm. Most are also showcased in blog posts.

The raven, defeated for nowThe view from the top paddockThe shivering persisted, so we kept her warm under a bed sheet, a towel, and some strawWe fed her with a bottle instead of continuing to tube feed, to ease the transition to feeding from her mumIt took a few times, but every time she seemed to find a little more energyIt was a difficult decision to separate her from her sisterFirst job for mum is to clean upSix chickens squeezing around a small feederAnita does not approve of the name Foxbait, but it's hard for me to let it goNova lays lovely blue eggsHolly may not want to, but it's important to learn to shareThe new hay bale is too heavy to lift, so hopefully this is a good spot for it!Light SussexBlack copper maransRemoving the door was the easy partWe used poly pipe for our floppy fenceGetting the floor in was hard workFront of the almost-finished coopA swarm of bees is a strange sightThe fencing was all coming together! No more barbed wire!The sheep enjoying their new safe spaceOur new cows settled in for the journeyTurns out they love lucernA bee enjoying a passionfruit flowerThe hive should be placed in the same position as where the nuc box used to beAstroThe new fence is up, but still a lot of work to doOur new stray lamb safe in her crate in the laundryThe lambs were immediate friendsThe lambs have been named Holly, Summer, Blossom, Moonshine, Frida, amd RufusA view of the height of the water spout and the impact to the neighbouring paddockMeeting the goats at the farm sanctuary for the first timeHay feeder for goats made from two discarded wood palletsOur old renovated kitchenThe gum trees have grown impressively, now keeping much of the orchard in shade
Upgraded defences protecting the chicken coopThe calf seemed to be getting weaker, and needed help staying uprightHer energy levels were really lowShe seemed to enjoy exploring in the grass with her mumOreo was starting to show a distinct baby bumpA security camera was a wise investment in our sleep scheduleWe were so proud of how Oreo took to being a mum so quicklyWe named the chickens Lyra, Celeste, Nova, Aurora and LunaCeleste was kept indoors for a time, here feeling sorry for herself, but in our kitchen with the heating onSending the drone to do the hard workThey all have to get used to sharing eventually!Our new Araucana chickens in their travel crateCream LegbarPlymouth rockDigging around the fence line was tough workRemoving the back wall of the coop made working inside a lot easierMoisture protection seemed an important stepFront of the almost-finished coopWe used a small five frame hive for the swarmAn additional two hot wires should hopefully stop the escapesIt took a little convincing to get them onto the trailerThe cows refusing to leave the trailerOreo is very calm and very tolerant of us getting closeThe nucleus box in position under some wet weatherThe hive with the lid securely strapped onThe lambs in their temporary fencing pastureThe new paddock for the lambs is much bigger than they hadSafely introducing them behind fencing but the goats were not welcoming of a new lambBottle feeding is joyful chaosThe burst drain valve spurting out waterDiver preparing to block the drain intake pipeGoat fencing and two hot wires installed around the goat paddockGriffin eating hay in a converted playhouseThe beautiful view from our new patio down the valley in West GippslandSummer in her summertime bikini