Surprise cows
We weren’t expecting them, but surprise! We have a new herd of cows.
Animal tales, part 4
Our lives are made richer by the creatures we share this place with. Sometimes I write short stories about them. This is the fourth post in that series.
Summer update
A few of the things I’ve been up to over my summer break.
Max chicken
We’ve had a bit of a poultry shuffle. The ducks have found a better home, and we’ve gone max chicken!
Animal tales part 3
Roxy catches her first pig and Hine makes her first photobomb in this continuing series about the animals in our lives.
A slew of updates
Generally, I blog about what’s new, and what’s going on right now. Today, I’m looking back and providing some updates on stuff from the past 2 years.
The zoo grows again
One person’s problem became our new friends with the arrival of 7 new chooks.
The visitor
We’ve a new friend at The Outpost. An Airedale Terrier named Hine Toa.
Digger dog
It turns out our dog, Roxy, just looooves to dig!
The egg thief
It turns out our dog, Roxy, and our free-range chickens are… not a good fit.
The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be…
Roxy is the newest addition to The Outpost. This is the story of how she came to live with us.
Animal tales, part 2
Nature gets very random when given the chance. Some more animal tales from The Outpost.
Turning worms into chickens
How I turned a wodge of worms into 3 egg-laying machines and made my poultry economically sustainable.
The complicated tale of Bunbun
When a cat brings you a healthy baby rabbit, what do you do?
The ducks
A little introduction to our ducks, how we look after them, and what we plan to do with them.
About Kat
Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.
