Farm things

At the moment we are supplementing feed to our steers.

Cotton seed will help to fatten them before we finish them on oats.

Normally we don't need to do this, but we haven't had rain for a while and this is another alternative to many of the other supplements, like Anipro and other licks, we have used in the past.

But the tractor we use to scoop up the seed and put into the bins around the paddocks broke down.

Well dad trashed it!

50 tonnes of seed may have to be shovelled!

Off to town we went to buy 2 grain shovels. 

One for hubby and one for the daughter. Not me- it was mother's day!

Appendectamy boy is still recovering- I wouldn't allow him to shovel!

He just gave directions and told everyone what to do!!

The cattle still have this feed in this paddock to work through.

There's not much feed near the yards and watering points where they were hanging out.

These are much smaller little paddocks that the cattle come into to get a drink.

And that green tub had some cotton seed in it. They had eaten it all.

They love it.

There's 6 of these tubs spread around the traps.

The patient was given the job of driving the car and trailer.

A bit of a crunch.

He hit the post.

Whoops.

No real harm done.

Cos kids drive very steadily around here!

But there's some hurt pride.

So dad backed it up and drove it through.

These guys will enjoy their seed.

Until these and other oats are up and ready.

That will be late as we waited for rain before sowing.

Surprising to see these slithering guys now that the weather has cooled off a bit, but it had been 26 degrees the day before.

I have to say these are THE BEST curry mixes I have ever had.

I bought 3 last year at the Sydney show and have been extremely impressed.

At $20 each they are very cost effective for 400g. 

Plus I only use half the recommended amount due to the kid factor.

Well rather I double all the other ingredients as I rarely eat the carby Rice!

There was free shipping over $100 and they threw in a freebie chutney as well.

Get yourself some Mudgeeraba Spices and curry blends here.

You won't regret it!

This was the Thai Green chicken Curry.

I have quite a variety now, Indian, Thai, Malaysian, Indonesian.

I took this shot a couple of weeks ago as I was leaving for work.

I like to lock the little ones in the yards when I am at work.

My Cairn Terriers prefer to sit up on top of the Kennels instead of inside them!

Perhaps it is an inferiority complex, or short dog syndrome!

Hhhmn they need a grooming session!

Weekend capers

We did a bit of renovating in the paddocks over the weekend.

This involved the big guns.

This little old John Deere was a great buy 15 years ago.

It's been very good to us!

We needed the tractor to move these cat tyres.

This one had a twist and MR MDK drove in circles trying to get it to untwist.

Eventually we did it by hand.

The aim was to get them alongside the water trough so the cattle wouldn't move all the soil away from the bottom and perhaps expose, then break the water pipe feeding it.

first side is in place

Then the second and a bit of fine manouvering to line it up close to the trough. I thought it should be really close so that no hooves would get stuck!

Ta Da! very nicely done!

We had an audience! they are very inquisitive

 Hello beauty, you are doing well on these oats.

The boys had a close up look at the steers. We were waiting for the yelp when they might touch the electric fence- they were too smart for that.

A bit of rain would be great please.

Then we took the tractor to the yards. 

We've got some more tracks to lay up the race and in the crush.

Apparently they are easier on the cattle's feet.

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When we got home, miss MDK got her artsy on--

drip

drip

drip

drip, (this one is my fave)

drip

drip

I think she missed the cue with this one

and this one!!!! eewwww!

let's see it again

nice eh!!

I have a car  full of garbage bags- the product of my decluttering, boot and back seat. More to do tomorrow!

Right now I am watching Joan Rivers on Movie One.

I think she's great, though a bit too crude at times. Learning heaps about her. Recently I've been watching her in How'd you get so rich and have liked that.

Just watched her signing checks for her employees' children's private school education.

I like her opulent house, I see no clutter there!!

Give a boy a camera

The other day, after mustering, while we were looking through the cows and calves in the yards, the 2 boys asked if they could go for a potter around on the Quads.

To make me happy, they said,"we'll take photos for you!!!"

Here's what I found on the camera.

Cattle fattening on the oats. I like the colour of the purdy creamy ones.

More cattle fattening on oats.

Artsy windmill shot.

a full dam.

We put 3 yabbies in this dam last year. they were the only survivors out of 200 in a charity yabbie race. I hope they are breeding up, that's if there was boys and girls.

these ducks have probably eaten them!!

artsy shot of a toppy.

and the neighbours sheep!!

This looks like full throttle to me!

I don't think there was too much pottering around going on!!!