Spare cow
In the face of a mystery, we find ourselves examining our morals.
In the face of a mystery, we find ourselves examining our morals.
We’ve had our Outpost Buildings chicken coop for 8 years. How has it held up?
Vespula wasp numbers have exploded at our place this year, so it was time to run a poison operation with Vespex.
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.
Dairy prices are rising again, so I’m beginning to wonder if I should bring production in-house…
After a winter without any cows, our fourth herd has arrived to fresh spring growth.
Once again, it’s time to top up the chooks, which means baby chickens!
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
There’s been changes to the pecking order of our flock, and it’s come with benefits!
Six weeks ago we welcomed two new occupants in our zoo – Pam and Tommy.
If you love eggs, you might be thinking about owning some chickens… but should you?
The storms last weekend brought down a couple of nīkau palms near our fence line. How did we sort this one out?
Gorse is an unfortunate reality of owning farmland in New Zealand. This week I got out and sprayed some.
Simultaneously the most boring, difficult, and utterly necessary bit of owning a farm.
Our big cat Sam had a whoopsie, leaving us to make a trip to the vet this week.