Mud Glorious Mud??

Rain, rain go away....I am sorry.... we need you to come back another DAY!

We have had lots and lots of rainy, grey, dark days.

And everything is WET, WET, WET!

The sheep are wet, the cows are wet, the roads are wet and the paddocks and BOGGY!



It makes getting around the farm a little difficult. 
It is too wet to get lots of work done. 
Lambs need to be weaned from their mothers. 
Cows are due to have needles before their babies arrive..... and the list goes on!

In winter on our farm the grass barely grows, the dirt is too cold and there is little sun.
So all the animals must be fed extra food by Dad.

We make hay from the spring grass nearly every year and store it away in sheds ready for winter time. 

'Henry' Ford and Dad spend hours feeding out hay to the cattle.

The cattle love the hay, it fills their bellies!

The Rains are Here!

The rains are here and our faces are smiling!

It is a little later than we would have liked it, BUT some things are better late than never!

Whilst our farm has received fantastic rain not everyone has been as lucky. 

So we cross our fingers and say our prayers that everyone gets some soon!

Rain means good things, the grass will grow to feed cows and sheep, 

the crops can be sown to grow grain, the dams are filled with water,

and the rainwater tanks are topped up for our baths!

 The paddocks are very short of feed so we are feeding all the cows and most of the sheep.

The steers are very impatient. They want the grass to grow faster.

Plants need water followed by sunshine.

A few days of sunshine and maybe the crop will be ready?

With the change in the weather, the animals get hungrier!.

Every morning we check the ewes that are lambing.

Today Mum and I found a ewe cast on her side she was lambing twins.

We helped her get the first lamb out, made sure she was able to get up and left her to do the last one, I hope she can do it on her own!

The lamb is a merino, it is strong and healthy and very cute. I do love baby lambs!

Waddling Wombats!

As I was going to preschool today I saw a wombat on my way!

What a very exciting way to start the day. 

We have never seen a wombat on the farm before. He was in a really big hurry!

I thought wombats only waddled ever so slowly but they can run REALLY fast!

I go to preschool two days a week Tuesday and Friday. I catch the bus with my big sister.

We must drive to the bus stop it is 6 kilometres from our house.

I LOVE going on the bus and I have the 'BESTEST' bus driver in the world, Ken.

When I am not going to preschool I help Mum and Dad on the farm. 

The sheep are lambing now and the weather is dry. The paddocks need rain to make the grass grow so that the ewes can make milk for their babies.

Dad has sown lots of oats for the sheep and cattle but it really needs a drink!

Today I found a little lamb lost, far away from all the other sheep.

 I ran really fast to catch him and we returned him to the mob, ...

hopefully his mother will find him.

Make it RAIN...pretty please...

The seasons have changed and it is now autumn on the farm. 

The days are warm and sunny and the nights are cool.  

Whilst it is still warm the grass will grow BUT first the dirt needs a really big drink!

We need RAIN!

The dams on the farm all still have plenty of water for the animals, but the feed in the paddocks is disappearing. When winter comes it will be TOO cold for the grass to grow.

  

Gibson, Mum and I have moved the last of the pregnant ewes to their lambing paddocks.

We have to take them really slowly as they are carrying baby lambs in their tummies.

 

The ewes love their new paddocks there is a little more grass there for them.
After moving the sheep one of my favourite things to do is climb on rocks! 
We have lots of rocks on the farm, I am up really high can I am king of the castle!