tiger snake by the pond

farmyard animals & wildlife

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chooks, cattle, birds, snakes and more
Porterhouse has a sniff of Fonz

Porterhouse has a sniff of Fonz

22 Nov 2011 39
Coco, Fonz & Porterhouse

Coco, Fonz & Porterhouse

22 Nov 2011 56
ZsaZsa's spring surprise

ZsaZsa's spring surprise

22 Nov 2011 75
Behold! A lamb is born, much to everyone's surprise, including - I think - ZsaZsa. We have named him Arni (more correctly, αρνί).
ZsaZsa and Arni

ZsaZsa and Arni

29 Nov 2011 83
Happy in the spring sunshine.
waterfowl pen

waterfowl pen

29 Nov 2011 61
Ready for their morning release.
morning bath in the pond

morning bath in the pond

29 Nov 2011 51
All the ducks & geese enjoy getting straight into the pond first thing every morning.
dozy ducklings

dozy ducklings

05 Dec 2011 79
For the first time, we had a 100% hatch rate, with 7 out of 7 eggs hatching in the incubator. Also, no difficult hatches.
sleepy ducklings

sleepy ducklings

05 Dec 2011 72
For the first time, we had a 100% hatch rate, with 7 out of 7 eggs hatching in the incubator. Also, no difficult hatches.
Arni ringed & marked

Arni ringed & marked

05 Dec 2011 47
Not much choice here: Arni had to be ringed (ie tail) and marked (balls). Arni was pretty good about it, really.
Ad & Lars

Ad & Lars

04 Dec 2011 64
Adje had a little lamb, he was a little bastard, Ad had plans for roasted spuds, peas and maybe mustard.
Anyone for ducklings?

Anyone for ducklings?

06 Dec 2011 69
WWOOFer Liz minds the ducklings while I clean their nursery.
sheep paddock

sheep paddock

06 Dec 2011 49
Arni feeding from his mama ZsaZsa, with his aunty Pam at right
sheep paddock

sheep paddock

06 Dec 2011 68
pond life

pond life

06 Dec 2011 55
Liz and Lars

Liz and Lars

06 Dec 2011 58
Liz has become Lars' favourite person. He likes to snuggle up with her after his morning and evening bottle.
Liz and Lars

Liz and Lars

06 Dec 2011 60
Liz has become Lars' favourite person. He likes to snuggle up with her after his morning and evening bottle.
goose pen

goose pen

12 Dec 2011 85
We've learned that keeping the geese and ducks penned together is NOT such a good idea. For one thing, the geese hog all the food. The ducks get nothing, and geese are well able to feeed themselves from foraging in our yard. So now they have their own pen, and this week they're locked in to get used to the idea. Not happy geese!
duckling nursery

duckling nursery

12 Dec 2011 75
We have had so many ducklings that we have made a separate section at the end of the duck pen especially for ducklings. There is finer wire along the bottom to stop them squeezing through, a pot on its side with hay for a warm shelter, water and food. They seem to be enjoying it. They'll be able to socialise with the ducks next door as well, before joining them at 5 weeks in the pond.
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