Two new ones today.
9. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
One new calf first thing. Yesterday's escapee was waiting at one of the gates to come back in. Checked the cows after lunch and found another one just born.
Janette has been thinning out some nativeWeiterlesen
Tidying up a bit .
10. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
First a GP appointment for John to continue having some sun spots cleaned up with liquid nitrogen. GP Peter is the fastest freezer gun in Benalla. He's worried about a couple of them, so I'm booked inWeiterlesen
More plans.
11. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We have a couple of large gum trees in the gully next to the house, one at each end. There are also a couple of old tree stumps that get in the way of mowing. We have asked North East Tree Services toWeiterlesen
Powerless.
12. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
No newbies today, so still 14 calves.
We were scheduled to be without electricity today to allow work on the power lines. Not really a problem as we have the wood fired stove - in fact that's reallyWeiterlesen
Thursday 13th June 2020.
13. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Again, no new calves today - the bull must have had a couple of days off.
Had a couple of 'visitors' this morning - two sheep. They belong to neighbours, Catherine and Darren. They bought themWeiterlesen
Friday 14th August.
14. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
The cow that I've been most worried about has calved. She has arthritis in her hips and they 'click' when she walks. The main concern was that calving might damage them more and she might not be ableWeiterlesen
A bit of allsorts today.
15. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Quite a mild, misty morning today.
Another escapee this morning. She was waiting at a gate to be let back in when I went to do my check at dawn. There's a huge tree over the fence 'up the top'. SheWeiterlesen
Monday 17th August 2020
17. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
One calf yesterday and one today. That's 18 so far.
There's rain forecast for the next few days so I hooked up the slasher to the tractor and did a bit of tidying up. I slashed in front of the houseWeiterlesen
Tuesday 18th
18. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Watched anxiously from the front window as 0906 calved on the hill opposite.
While checking the cows this afternoon I realised one of the cows has a calf but she's not 'ticked off' the list. SheWeiterlesen
Problem solved.
19. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Had a good check this morning. Did a head count of the calves and counted nineteen. That's one more than on the check list, so the cow and calf I saw yesterday have been added to the list.
JanetteWeiterlesen
21 today.
20. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Total of 21 calves so far. Hopefully, nine to go.
Went to tick one of today's two off the list and I had her down as having calved a couple of weeks ago. I wouldn't give me a job as a book-keeper.Weiterlesen
We're going back into Winter.
22. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
It's absolutely bleak here today! We'll be lucky to get to ten degrees the way it's looking. That lazy wind makes it feel even colder.
Managed to do a bit between rain squalls yesterday - finishedWeiterlesen
More CoViD cancellations.
23. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
In my capacity as president of the Tatong Community Great Big Garage Sale committee, I received an email from Benalla Council last Friday. It informed me that this year's Benalla Festival, inWeiterlesen
Tuesday 25th Aug
25. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
Yesterday, Monday, morning we set out to draft the eight 'yet to calve' cows away from those already calved. We did fairly well - we got seven out.
There was a very, very heavy frost this morning, soWeiterlesen
Oops!
26. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The picture says it all, don't you think?
I went to get some firewood and...
Help is coming in the morning, so, hopefully, there'll be a better photo tomorrow.
It's out!
27. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
The troops assembled at 9.00am and headed off to see what could be done. Darren and Robert went the long way (round Schultz Rd) to avoid driving their tractors across wet ground. We had five chainsWeiterlesen
Adam's launch day.
28. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Good news and bad news - the bad news is that the cow died. The good news is the calf has taken to the bottle very quickly and very well. He's a boy (obviously) and will need a name - anyWeiterlesen
No-name is a quick learner.
29. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
No-name has learnt very quickly that me plus a bottle equals food. This morning he ran into the race (a dead end) and waited. I locked us both in and held out the bottle in front of his mouth. He tookWeiterlesen
Repairs and roadwork.
30. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Kevin Ryan came this morning to weld a rail back on the race. When a calf decided it would be a good idea to put his head through the rails of the race to see what would happen, I'm sure he didn'tWeiterlesen
Back to fencing.
31. August 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
When Janette drove the Hi-Lux home the other day, she reported smoke coming from under the bonnet. The front right wheel was very hot. The suspicion was that the brake was jammed on.
Took the wheelWeiterlesen
Construction and destruction.
1. September 2020 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Well, there's always something!
Janette went into Benalla to do some gardening at our house there. There has been an old, very dilapidated house next door. The owners are finally knocking it down andWeiterlesen
Still 4 cows to calve.
3. September 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
The last cows to calve so often keep you waiting. By the calendar, they could be weeks away yet. None of them appear to be in any hurry.
Things have been pretty normal - finished that bit of fencing.Weiterlesen
At last - another calf.
4. September 2020 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
A new calf this morning so three to go.
No-name is recognising that the ute and “come on” means food. He eventually realises that he has to come to you if he is to get a drink.
Kathy Z has namedWeiterlesen
A day's work done by 8.30am.
5. September 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Fed Nemo then set up the yards to try and get our poorly calf and her mother in.
We did the usual - some hay on the tractor to lure them in. The only problem is some of the small calves are loatheWeiterlesen
Father's Day 2020
6. September 2020 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Very frosty this morning. As is often the case after a frosty start, it was a lovely sunny day.
With two calves to feed, and one mother cow in with one of them at the moment, it's a two person job.Weiterlesen






















































































