New arrivals on the property over the last few days...The first lambs have arrived. One from a hogget and twins from a ewe... The ram went out on the 13th May, but I wasn't expecting the hogget to...
Liked On: 17-10-2023, 01:40 PM
New arrivals on the property over the last few days...The first lambs have arrived. One from a hogget and twins from a ewe... The ram went out on the 13th May, but I wasn't expecting the hogget to...
Liked On: 17-10-2023, 01:16 PM
New arrivals on the property over the last few days...The first lambs have arrived. One from a hogget and twins from a ewe... The ram went out on the 13th May, but I wasn't expecting the hogget to...
Liked On: 17-10-2023, 01:16 PM
New arrivals on the property over the last few days...The first lambs have arrived. One from a hogget and twins from a ewe... The ram went out on the 13th May, but I wasn't expecting the hogget to...
Liked On: 17-10-2023, 12:30 PM
Another experiment underway... Growing duckweed to feed the chooks and ducks. It's very high in protein and in the height of summer it's meant to double in size daily. I'm using a bucket of duck pond...
Liked On: 12-10-2023, 03:08 PM
Coote Here's some info. This is a great site re fodder for animals https://www.feedipedia.org/node/15306
Liked On: 11-10-2023, 01:05 PM
One of the nicest parts about growing your food is to give it away. A bag of puha fresh from the garden for someone who loves puha, but isn't able to gather her own anymore :) And in return she...
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 12:52 PM
Coote I open up the back legs before hanging up then skin down from the tail and open it which lets you punch around from the backbone to the belly
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 06:55 PM
Sidetrack Thank you. :) Being a butcher I'm pretty anal about carcass cleanliness! I always have 2 buckets beside me when I'm skinning; 1 big bucket full of warm soapy water, and a smaller one to...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 01:41 PM
It is a false quince; not the European species. But like I said above it does soften when cooked......
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 12:59 PM
Sidetrack Thank you. :) Being a butcher I'm pretty anal about carcass cleanliness! I always have 2 buckets beside me when I'm skinning; 1 big bucket full of warm soapy water, and a smaller one to...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 11:34 AM
Went for a walk yesterday and took a young billy. I didn't want to shoot any nannies as most still have small kids with them. I always put three 1.5 litre frozen water bottles in the body cavity and...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 09:59 AM
I've made jelly from them and it was primo. I've also slow roasted them in an oven bag with goat legs and shoulders. The quince was lovely and cut through the richness of the meat. I reckon it would...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 09:58 AM
Sidetrack Thank you. :) Being a butcher I'm pretty anal about carcass cleanliness! I always have 2 buckets beside me when I'm skinning; 1 big bucket full of warm soapy water, and a smaller one to...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 07:16 AM
Went for a walk yesterday and took a young billy. I didn't want to shoot any nannies as most still have small kids with them. I always put three 1.5 litre frozen water bottles in the body cavity and...
Liked On: 07-10-2023, 09:59 PM