Posts for Food

Did a stroll down to the alpacas with Jolan, our daughter. The halter we brought did not fit any of the boys or girls so we just fed them and progressed towards building a little bivy out of old branches and tree bark.

Over the last couple of weeks several female Mallard ducks have been released back into freedom. The two which we released two weeks ago have turned into a permanent resident feature.

Spring soon will turn into summer and the weather during the day is already so awesome.

We made use of the long weekend – yes, it’s Auckland Anniversary weekend – and did some farm maintenance.

The storm that hit us last Tuesday evening with wind speeds of more than 200km/h (Manukau Heads) left us without power and internet and only limited cell phone coverage. Power was restored yesterday afternoon, 3 days later.

After the rainy weekend we got busy outside again. Saturday we weeded the paddock and sowed new grass plus added fertiliser. Sunday we got the concrete mixer out and got builders mix and cement from Waimauku Landscape supplies to pour concrete into the animal shelter.

The kids adore him and he is not scared but is growing well. He is the only one left our of three that we found originally. But he’s growing strong and eats well – and very loudly so. The kids feed him and look after…

Some closeups of our ex battery hens. It took them a few months to grow all their feathers back but now they are happy as Larry. They still believe they are pets and they love to come in and say hello – or rather eat…