tiger snake by the pond

farmyard animals & wildlife

Folder: at Boodarai - home on the farm
chooks, cattle, birds, snakes and more
peak hour in the nesting box

peak hour in the nesting box

28 Aug 2012 60
Aggie, Goldie & Juliet, all hard at work
Halley very pregnant

Halley very pregnant

31 Aug 2012 69
This photo angle and the placement of the cow bell makes it look like Halley has long bucky teeth!
Halley very pregnant

Halley very pregnant

31 Aug 2012 69
Halley is considering her future as a mother...
Halley very pregnant

Halley very pregnant

31 Aug 2012 49
Halley's udder is getting huge (for a beef cow at least) and you can clearly see her rather lop-sided bulge.
Halley very pregnant

Halley very pregnant

31 Aug 2012 63
Halley is expecting her first calf any time now.
Martha very pregnant

Martha very pregnant

31 Aug 2012 50
Two days ago Martha's "Volvo" started getting puffy and soft, which is - we've learned - the first sign that the calving is starting. Today she began to discharge stuff that looks like ectoplasm. This means she will either calve within the next day, or has started holding seances.
Martha very pregnant

Martha very pregnant

31 Aug 2012 51
Martha very pregnant

Martha very pregnant

31 Aug 2012 48
Martha and her sister Halley are both due to calve any time now, after their brief, polygamous marriage to Tyson the bull (from next door) last November.
Martha very pregnant

Martha very pregnant

31 Aug 2012 75
Martha's udder is a bit lumpy, but we're told this is not unusual.
Gazza the gander joins the gaggle

Gazza the gander joins the gaggle

02 Sep 2012 61
Gazza gives Bets a playful nip on the jetty
Gazza the gander joins the gaggle

Gazza the gander joins the gaggle

02 Sep 2012 74
Gazza leads with his chin!
Gazza the gander joins the gaggle

Gazza the gander joins the gaggle

02 Sep 2012 75
Gazza hisses to defend his ladies
a calf is born!

a calf is born!

07 Sep 2012 104
Martha eats up the placenta - nothing to lure predators, and extra nutrients for Martha. Icky to watch, though and seems so wrong: watching a cow eat meat, let alone something that just popped out from inside her. Yes yes yes, I know... mother nature knows best!
a calf is born!

a calf is born!

07 Sep 2012 51
Our heifer Martha calved this morning, her first calf, and the first born on our farm.
a calf is born!

a calf is born!

07 Sep 2012 42
Martha's udder is so full of milk for her newborn calf, it's leaking milk.
a calf is born!

a calf is born!

07 Sep 2012 70
The calf was standing when Ad went to check it but just then it fell over, in a somersault.
a calf is born!

a calf is born!

07 Sep 2012 51
Martha looks proudly at her first born. Ad is impressed.
a calf is born!

a calf is born!

07 Sep 2012 47
Our heifer Martha calved this morning, her first calf, and the first born on our farm.
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