Ducktales chapter 1

4 October 2017
Duck, Duckling, Egg, Family, Hatching, Kumeu Show

Ever since we went to the Kumeu Showgrounds poultry show, a certain someone in our family wanted ducks.
We finally organised some duck eggs and got some more from a local lady whose ducks had been laying frantically.
Meanwhile we bought an incubator. Should you ever go down the same road, please invest a bit more into a better incubator, the first one that arrived here did not even make it in one piece here.
Equipped with incubator and 20 duck eggs, we set out to start. A month later we were rewarded with the first duckling hatching.

Spring has arrived – with its usual mixed bag weather.

3 November 2025
Egg, Flowers, Garden, Land, Sun

“If you don’t like the weather, just wait 5 minutes.” Spring came with beautiful warm and sunny days, storm, hail, rain and sunshine in between. It was cold and a few hours later warm again and vice versa.

Winter done and dusted

1 September 2025
Alpaca, Animal, Building, Duck, Fire, Fog, Frost, Land, Landscape, Mammal, Night, Rain, Weather, Winter

There was nothing extraordinary to write about this winter, really. It’s not been too wet and not too dry, neither too cold or too warm. We had a few frosty nights and a few pretty rainy days but all in all it was reasonably warm and okay from a mud perspective.

Springtime is here

2 October 2024
Animal, Cow, Duck, Egg, Farm, Rain, Sun, Weather

The weather is getting warmer, and the days are stretching out longer, giving us more daylight to enjoy. The rain is slowly becoming less frequent, making way for sunnier skies.