Sugargum Farm

29/11/2025

You know the babies are growing up when you have to go searching for them to give them their bottles. Blitzy, Miso and Mustard had gone one way and Angelina and Amelia, the other.
The first part of the walk back meant they were all under my feet, but when we reached the forest track, they knew the way and took off, except for Angelina, who is a bit of a Mum’s girl and stayed with me. They are so cute. 🩷🩷🩷

28/11/2025

Oh Dear! The Queen and the Warrior Princess are currently down with the commoners in the Elliottdale ewe paddock. They will be none too happy when they return to the house to find Pop Princesses Sia and Kylie have taken over the breakfast nook!
Oops!! 🫣🤫
Heads will roll! 😳😬😂

26/11/2025

Angelina Ballerina went on a solo adventure today and found herself in the Elliottdale paddock. 🙄Fortunately, one of the girls was looking after her, until I came to her rescue.🩷

We had to shelter behind a big tree for her bottle as the gale force winds were blowing her tiny little self around. 😳

I carried her back to the yard, where she reunited with her sister and the Poddy Gang. She wasn’t the least bit concerned, and I’m sure she’s telling amazing stories about her adventures with the huge, white Floofballs in The Paddock of the Land Clouds! 😂🩷

24/11/2025

We have so much grass in the driveway paddock, we decided to let the Elliotts in there to graze today. We fed them breakfast and I left the gate of their paddock open so they could just wander across when they had finished. You can see how far away it is, if you zoom in to near the Fergie in the first photo.
A little while later I looked across and they were standing in the open gateway, just looking at me, like, “Are we allowed out?”😂
I called them over and they came racing across and into the driveway. Such good sheep, although I’m sure it was a fluke! 😂🩷

23/11/2025

The baby “Land Clouds” having brekkie this morning. Frankie J. and Farnsey, then Wilbur, Jimmy and Bon, then Sia and Kylie.🩵🩷

It’s interesting to see the difference between Bon’s fleece (2nd last photo) and the others (last photo). Bon’s is much silkier. I’m wondering if it will stay like that or turn into the chalkier, straight style of the Elliottdale. We shall see! 🥰❤️🥰

21/11/2025

Just when you think lambing has finished….”BAM!” Another little ram lamb.
Miss Honey, who tested Preg. negative delivered this lovely, little ram lamb yesterday afternoon. No fuss, no bother. Well done, Honey.🩷

Welcome to the farm, Vegemite! 🩵

20/11/2025

YES!!! 🩷🐑🐶🫏🐄🐎🐖🦙🐐🩷😂😂

Just a little reminder😉

17/11/2025

“C’mon Teddy. There are two lambs missing. 🐑🐑 Let’s go and find them.”
“YES! That’s my job ‘cos I’m a Shepherd.” 🐶🐑🐑
“Hmmm, We’ll see about that.”
“Here they are. I found them and I’m bringing them home.”
“Great work, Teddy. Keep going. They’ll follow you!”
“Hang on. What’s that smell?”
“Teddy! The lambs” 🐑🐑
“Smells like FOX. 🦊 Remember you said you chased that fox, the other night? I found it!”
“Teddy, the lambs! 🐑🐑 I thought you were a Shepherd.” 🫣
“Nope. I think I’m a Foxhound. Let’s go get the fox!”🦊
“Oh, Teddy……….” 🤷‍♀️😂😂❤️

17/11/2025

We have had a crazy couple of days with Minnie who crashed with an infection on Saturday, with her temperature spiking at 40.8°C.
Her lambs were also a little unwell, scouring badly, being very sleepy and not wanting to drink much. They have both come inside with us, as Min definitely wasn’t up to the Mum tasks and they needed round the clock feeding.

A couple of days of anti-biotics, Ketol and TLC have seen great improvements in Minnie, who is now happily back with the flock. She is still madly filling up on Molasses water and minerals, so I think she may have been a bit depleted. Whether it’s her age or just the strange seasons, we don’t know.

Her babies are also doing well, loving their bottles and living the life of luxury inside. 🩷🩷 They are gorgeous, little girls. Fingers crossed, all goes well from here.🤞