Cheesemaking Workshop

Our local Dexter group have decided to organise a cheesemaking workshop as a way to promote Dexter milk. I must say I'm very excited to make cheese, it was one of the reasons why we got Dexters.

 

If you’re interested and you live in the Manning Valley area please leave a message and I'll let you know the details.

 

One of the sites that I've checked out over the years is Finger Lakes Dexter Creamery - worth having a look at, they are based in the US. (picture shown is from their website)

Jobs that have to be done

I'm currently sitting on our veranda in a cool breeze on a hot humid day waiting for our farm helper man to come visit.  After a good long week of our beautiful new bull watching the girls from afar it was time to move him in.  Which meant sorting out the herd.
We decided to bring Franklin out with the younger bulls and get them ready in another paddock. They aren't happy about it but after some extra feed they have now settled down.
We also put the mum's with younger babies in another paddock as well, however amongst it all our young tan steer has decided that he wants to be with us and the chooks.
Here he is while the rest are sitting in the breeze - he's the naughty one in the yard

A Whole Lot of Bull

After we did the Cattle Handling Camp at Inverell in October we made the decision that we needed a new bull.  Our young one just wasn't coping with all the girls we now have.  So after much discussion we purchased Argyle Lodge Morroco.  He was a 6 year old proven bull that had great genetics and his offspring were exactly what we were looking for. 

He’s been in quarantine for a little while and has been itching to get out and meet and greet the girls.

 

He's a lovely natured boy and our girls seem to think he's a bit of alright as well!

Bird Life - One sick Rooster

It was coming up to the June Long Weekend and I was just finishing up around the place inside when I heard the dogs making a funny noise.  I looked out the kitchen window and could see them playing with something - I knew it was something they shouldn't have and yelled out to Graeme who was outside to go and have a look.

Tegan our youngest was out the door in a flash and of course it had to be her favourite rooster "Spike".  He had a lot of feathers around his neck gone so we think that the dogs disturbed the fox while he was trying to snatch him.

Tegan was distraught, we weren’t much better either, with 3 wet faces peering over him he suddenly moved – he was alive!  We were so happy!  So nurse Tegan set to work and wrapped him up nice and warm.

Over the weekend I called to see how he was doing, at first Graeme held not much hope but by the end he told me he was walking and up and about.  By the time I got home you wouldn’t have known that anything had happened to him, apart from a next without feathers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bird Life - Chooks and Guinea Fowl

When we purchased the property the owner left her chooks and guinea fowl here so we have been trying to learn as we go with them.  Unfortunately the foxes have taken most of the guinea fowl and a couple of roosters, mainly when we are out.  If we are home you know if there is a fox around with the guinea fowl - they are fabulous watch dogs.

Photos of the farm

Thought I would share with you some photos from around the farm - someone got an iphone for Christmas!  Love the Instagram App!

 

 

It's a Boy!

Dorothy gave us our first calf on the place!  He is such a cutie – we’ve called him Zoro! He is never lonely, our 2 young heifers Fifi and Filly are his babysitters, often looking after him most of the day.

 

Dorothy & Zoro!