New, new cows
Meet the new herd of cows that arrived at The Outpost this week.
Five things I did this week
What on earth do I do all week? Well, here’s five things I did this week.
Baby chickens!
There’s some new arrivals in our flock!
The eggless chickens
If you usually just purchase them, you might not know that in the darkest days of winter, the chickens take a break.
The roosters
A couple of months ago, we welcomed some new chickens, and now the roosters are crowing.
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.
Piggy grumps
What do you do when a pig gets into your garden? Well, I have a bit of experience with that one…
Cleaning troughs
With the nicer weather comes some essential lifestyle-block spring cleaning!
Hello, new cows
The story of how we got our new angus-cross heifers: Taco, Nacho, Burrito, Goulash, Meatball, and Meatloaf.
Animal tales, part 2
Nature gets very random when given the chance. Some more animal tales from The Outpost.
Saying goodbye
Our cows are ready to sell, and the market is good. But it’s still hard to say goodbye to the livestock we’ve looked after for 12 months.
A trusted tool
When you own the equivalent of 5 city blocks, sometimes you can’t see what’s going on at the other end.
Leaving The Outpost
Leaving a farm is really hard, but we managed to get away for a couple of days this weekend, and I’m happy we did.
New chick in town
Lady Gaga (the chicken) has gone broody, so we’re giving her the gift of motherhood this Christmas!
Animal tales
A collection of short stories about the animals on our lifestyle block.
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.
