Whispering Fig Galloways

06/08/2024

Red would like to put forward a motion that she she would make an excellent extra on with Australian icon in . All those in favour say Aye in your best Scottish accent!

24/07/2024

What a glorious start to the day on the farm

18/05/2024

It’s so interesting to me that city folk just think the meat magically appears and will keep reappearing, yet they can have zero respect for what farming entails and what farmers go through and the day to day of keeping their animals safe and healthy. This right here is an example of what farmers go through. Having to take the head off their prized heifer for post mortem. Would love to see city folk attempt that 🙄.

Perfect "catalogue photo day" one day........
Post mortem (or necropsy) the next.
Literally, the next day.
Many interesting quotes have been heard on the farm over the last 48 hours.
Jumbled thoughts, ideas and guilts considered and mentally debated.
Philosophies have been silently created, all whilst trying to come to grips with this turn of events.
We'll get to them shortly.
I know many of you will have some great advice, but just for now, for the sake of all involved, we shall simply await lab results.
Rarely, with a single death, do I bother calling the vet for a post mortem. Often the reason of death is obvious, or, with no other animal showing symptoms, it can logically and intelligently be put down to- "if you've got livestock, you'll have dead stock.
When other sale heifers in the same mob are unwell though, call the vet.
Repeat. Call the vet, and get a post mortem done.
And as for those quotes, thoughts and philosophies? Let's consider a few.
The obvious one.
* "F**k" There is no other word more suitable regardless of the political correctness of the page, nor the acceptance of the readers. It is what it is, that word suits and it can be said through tears.
* $10,000 at least in animal losses, vet bills, sale substitutions- the details we will not as yet go into.
* Seeing your animals, that you are responsible for, suffering, is pretty hard to take. Take my word for it. The guilt, whether warranted or not, chews at your confidence, challenges your concept of competence..... and darkens your day... days.
* Am I, "Beaten but not broken", or "Broken but not beaten"?
* F**k- again.

* Vet. "If the next one dies tomorrow, whilst I'm away, can you take off her head, body bag it and put it in the freezer?" Vet was teary as she realized what she had just asked me to do.
* I'm teary as I contemplate and accept what needs to be done.
* Not everyone can be a livestock producer. It is way harder than Disney would have you think.
* In the big scheme of things, individual people are being confronted with life challenges that are way more serious than this story.
Wars, deaths, famine, illness......
I maintain, I live in a lucky country, but sometimes, life's sh*tty challenges, regardless of how they appear to others, are a bit hard to take.
We all have them.
Perhaps simply being a feeling, empathetic human is the biggest challenge we face?

12/05/2024

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Have a beautiful day.

06/02/2024

$$$$$ WOW

21/01/2024

Incognito cow cools off in the dam

30/09/2023

Wet nose = happy cows.

08/09/2023

WOW

A King Island cattle farmer inspecting one of her newborn calves was shocked to find the creature had a near-perfect mark shaped like Tasmania on her head. See the pictures 👇

29/07/2023

Snake season begins ….

29/07/2023

Dude. I get it. You don’t like me.

29/07/2023

Dude. I get it. You don’t like me.

29/07/2023

Those beautiful old eyes.

29/07/2023

Hard to guess what summer will be like. But I’m guessing dry.

27/07/2023

LOWN BRAE EARTHQUAKE
AKA “Stan the bull”
09 02 2009 - 26 07 2023
More than just a bull

22/07/2023

It’s gonna be a dry summer. What do you see in the smoke cloud?

10/07/2023

Seriously considering going mini.

05/07/2023

Beauty mask day 🤷‍♀️.

22/10/2022

Still@love this from https://www.facebook.com/RedTractorDesigns/posts/1007819469253312:0

19/09/2022

Naaaaw, poor old red needs a hairdresser appointment to get her roots done 💇‍♀️.

21/07/2022

⚠️ Livestock owners should be on alert for signs of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in animals.

FMD is highly contagious and spreads through close contact between live animals, as well as through:
• illegal swill feeding of infected animal products
• soil and manure
• bones and hides
• clothing
• vehicles and equipment.

It’s crucial that you know what FMD looks like and to check your animals regularly for signs of the virus.

If you suspect FMD, you must report it immediately.

For more information, visit: https://fal.cn/3q9b9

26/06/2022

Winter. Tis good.

07/05/2022

SEEKING SEMEN
We are trying to find straws of semen from dunn or silver bull. Anyone (in Australia) with any feel free to message or comment. Thanks 🐂.

07/05/2022

Just researching electric fences. Another good reason to be glad to live in Australia 😳🧸🐺😬

24/04/2022

Said goodbye to some healthy steers and Whispering Fig Shona under a dawn sky and half rainbow. Feel like it’s a sign of good things to come and that we can leave the tough times behind now. They have gone to a beautiful new home. And we start on a new road to replenish our herd with new genetics 🤞.

12/03/2022

“I am a cattle dog … I am so braveBWAAARGH”. Steer 1 Beagle 0

12/03/2022

pondering life 🤔

11/03/2022

Just …. CHEEKY! Wanted pats to say sorry (for eating my tree and pretending to have a go at me) after behaving like a teenage boof head

11/03/2022

“Trees are delicious, what’s all the fuss about”. Cheeky bu**er.

11/03/2022

Get cows they said, it’ll be fun they said. Not when they keep eating your trees!