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23.01.2022 Apologies for those with a spider phobia, but this little beauty was too good not to share. The farm is home to a whole array of creatures big and small. This spider was making its web between the wires on the fence, a great example of the farm being part of the greater ecosystem.

18.01.2022 Spent the morning trying to find the reason our water pump wasn't reaching pressure and turning off. The pump sustains a constant pressure in the water lines so that water is readily available when a trough starts to empty as a cow drinks. Once the right pressure is reached the pump shuts off saving power and wear and tear. When it can't reach pressure it is a sure sign of a leak somewhere. Turns out the valve on this trough had been jammed open just enough to keep a constant flow. A quick flick of the valve and hey presto it was all fixed. It was of course the last place we had looked after checking from one end of the farm to the other. But at least we found it and it was about as easy a fix as you can have!

17.01.2022 The top mob had a bit of a walk to their next paddock. The paddocks they were moved past have been drilled with forage crops that they will hopefully get access to in the coming months depending on growth. Didn't take long the front runners to get to the paddock but the stragglers took their sweet time. 732 was in front as always not slowing down for a cow of a very young 14 years. However, 732 did forget something, her calf who was the last one to get to the new paddock. Obviously has much still to learn from her mother. The paddock the cow were moved to was drilled last year with a forage crop. The mixture included red clover, which as you can see has thrived in the paddock. The cows will really enjoy it over the next couple of days.

17.01.2022 While they may be different colours mother and daughter are unmistakable with that look. The human may have been making odd noises to get them to look and look they did, with just a little bit of 'here we go again'. Cattle around here have to get used to photoshoots on occasion. We love our darker grey cows as they can have the most gorgeous dapple and add variety to the herd. However, we have a number of silver animals as we have had silver bulls for the last few years.

17.01.2022 Sorry for the squeamish amongst us, perhaps scroll on past... While most of the time farm life is good, sometimes it is bad and even ugly. This one certainly falls into the bad and the ugly categories. As a general rule at this time of year unless the cattle are in a paddock, we often leave the water troughs empty, this stops algae growing and water needlessly evaporating. It makes keeping the troughs clean a whole lot easier too. The other side benefit is that critters c...an’t jump into them and drown themselves Unfortunately for this wallaby we hadn’t drained this trough, this particularly paddock hasn’t had cattle in it for a few months as we locked it up and cut it for silage. Hence the lovely shade of green thanks to the algae growing. The ‘floatie’ that Cilla is so interested in (which she was not allowed to go any closer to) is an unfortunate wallaby who obviously thought the extra 50 metres to the perfectly good creek (that we’ve just fenced off from the cattle so the wildlife can enjoy without disturbance) was too far. Given the hot weather we smelt the problem before we saw it. This trough will get an extra good clean now so that when the cattle do return no signs of the poor unfortunate wallaby remain. In farming we are constantly balancing different jobs and tasks, empting this water trough wasn’t at the top of the list, but this is one of those reminders about why we do those little jobs. See more

13.01.2022 The ripper at work. The ripper uses a leg with a point to push and lift the soil out of the way for the pipe to be laid. The pipe layer, the blue bit, guides the pipe into the base of the trench created by the ripper. The ticking sound you can hear is the draft control of the three point linkage adjusting the depth of the ripper depending on the resistant felt. The ripper started life as a international mole plough that we have modified to be a pipe layer by adding the blue pipe layer. Mole ploughs are used for drainage work to create a tunnel in the soil itself that allow water to flow underground to larger drains. Not the best film but hands were needed to work so the camera got put away.

13.01.2022 The Gelbvieh twins are doing rather well. Both appear to be thriving they are a little bit smaller than their counterparts, but given they have to share the milk supply they are a rather handy pair of calves. Their mother is also holding her condition well, so the trio are all in good health. Will be interesting to see how much they weigh come weaning time in April/May. Twins are always smaller than their single counterparts, unless someone decides to become a milk thief and drink from more than one cow. These two appear to be content drinking from their mother. They are probably the most identical set of calves we’ve ever had, without their tags it would be tricky to tell them apart.

10.01.2022 A beautiful sky late this afternoon/early evening, love these long Summer days. The heifers patiently waited for their next move to commence. They wait at the gate then have to walk to the other end of the paddock to where their new grass is, guess it is their exercise for the day. The old grass is drying off, which you can see at the edge of the paddock, as opposed to the regrowth where we cut silage over a month ago now. This time of year is usually our driest, we are a lot better off than many, it is just part of our normal season.

09.01.2022 Ripping in new pipe lines to redirect the main water line and add a few new watering points. Main line is inch and a half (38.1mm) and the line to the troughs themselves inch (25.4mm). Bit of a slow process ripping in the pipe and digging up the ends of the pipe to connect new fittings to the troughs.

06.01.2022 A beautiful evening. During this time of year the cattle don't need as much input as when calving or needing supplemental feeding during Winter. They get checked each day and moved every few days depending on the paddock size. Basically the calves are growing, the cows making milk and growing their next calf (as they should all be pregnant). Despite doing a lot of work the cows are still gaining important condition before they head into Winter. A little bit of extra weight is helpful for keeping warm and calling upon come the colder months! It is a great time to catch up on other jobs before the crazy of weaning time, still over a month away, and then calving in July arrive.