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Breeders of quality Belted Galloway Cattle, Suffolk Sheep & Minature Goats.

14/08/2024

Job to do before shearing season ticked off ✅️

Yesterday was a big 12 hour round trip in the car inc stops, first stop to deliver 3 of my commercial honeys to their new home in Mornington (perfect home for them 🫶), then onto Willow Grove to pick up Tanti and Pryor from their extended date with some beautiful bulls, and home again by about midnight to let the girls off the trailer 🥱 we're all so happy to be at home today.

These little cows are the bom-diggity, I couldn't be happier with them. They take everything in their stride- nothing's too much of a drama.

Shout Out to Seymour Trailers for their brilliant service hiring me the big Stock Trailer. Such a handy local service and great quality trailers

24/01/2024

Maizey our guardian loving her wild rabbit 🥰

As cute as they are, the numbers are starting to climb again- in turn that has a flow on effect taking food from all the other animals like the natives and livestock.

One thing I really dislike is waste and feeding other pests like foxes, so when we cull some rabbits the dogs eat super well and certainly don't complain about it 😍

15/01/2024

Storm clouds are by far the best backdrop in Summer.

These 2 little critters are siblings (left '23 and right '22) same parentage. So many similarities yet so different!

15/01/2024

"I am smiling"
She's such a teenager 🤣

09/01/2024

Halter breaking my little "UpTown girl"
Day 1 was fairly uneventful, this heifer will be my next young one I plan to enter the show ring. She's a gem.

27/12/2023

I decided to buy the photo for memories sake of Tans and my first big show at the Melbourne Royal. Now organising A.I and hopefully getting some bubbies next year🥰 Isn't she just beautiful!

Jalaway Tantilising Affair- Tanti

03/12/2023

A Beltie lineup. The mob has grown quickly, they're a little addictive 🙈🐮

05/08/2023

Today all my does got moved to the new farm. I don't love that we had to wait till so late in their gestation to move them but hey, thats life. It was a cruisey ride and when I opened the door for them the look of heaven seemed to spring to their faces... It is pretty heavenly here😍

04/08/2023

It's getting into the crazy time of the year again 🥰 the time I get to mooch of natures motherhood 😍 it's about to be babies galore and I can not wait!! So, in true Spring-time fashion im taking guesses of how many Sandy girl has on board! Have not ultrasounded- your guess is as good as mine!

01/05/2023

Today i attended a super interesting confrence on gps tags and agriculture software programs. So many cool things available now! So much to ponder and test. Ill be trialing and researching some programs to improve the way i manage the animals and land. Stay tuned...

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Im not sure that theres anything more peaceful than sitting on the hill after the confrence watching the sheep quietly eating on fresh pasture (& behaving themselves 😂)

06/04/2023

Little Maizey spending some time with the goats. Id hate to be the cheeky fox who tests her boundaries come kidding time.
Our Jack has been busy with his apron off for the past week or so. Make sure you mark your calendars for about 150 days! Babies will be everywhere.

31/03/2023

Little Mai (pictured), shes growing into such an incredible dog. In the last 2 weeks ive noticed her doofy puppy brain start to drop away and her instincts coming into play. Comparing to our late Ekky-boo who passed away suddenly in October (rescued not purchased as pup) she would be about 10 months ahead in these insticts developing so far, which is huge!
Its interesting to watch her develop and compare experiences.
Mai doesnt love photos lol, she thinks its stupid unlike Soph who loves them 😂

31/03/2023

So it seems i have more fencing to do, im still catching up to the shearing season aftermath (thankyou to the million kangaroos trashing more fences i fixed in October).

My 4 cheeky rascals have been taking themselves on an adventure to my lovely neighbors place and will come home in the evening or when i call them for some feed. Fences need to be in pretty bad shape for "normal" alpacas to walk through. The rest of the mob dont go with them, its only my origionals....but arent they adorable!
Ill be off to the fencing shop this week to pick up a big load of wire. On the plus side it means ill be able to rotate the sheep through some more paddocks too. Stay tuned.

22/03/2023

A little Peanut portrait 😍
One of the 2 little ladies we retained from last Junes drop 50% Nigerian dwarf "Chamoisee" doeling from our First Fleet Jack ND100 and Flo our Australian Mini Doe
I just love this little sweetheart❤️

21/03/2023

The prettiest little ewe 🤩 the nice thing about feeding out is getting back up close and personal with the girls again ❤️

18/03/2023

Weve been flat out this past spring and summer. Shearing season, renovating, and of course looking after the four legged floofs🥰

Ill pop up some updates of whats been happening. To make a start, this little pup arrived yesty. Soooo in love! Mum is our new girl Pryor from Jalaway Belted Galloway who got delivered only a week ago. Shes a fantastic mum and all went well❤️

She hid baby between the tufts of grass, took us all ages to find in the smallest paddock we have🤣

24/09/2022

This young man was born in the early hours of this morning. A big single Buckling from Lu and our Jack.
50% Nigerian dwarf, somehow he's about 3 times the size of the twins born last Sunday 🤣 they are tiny! He will be available as a wether in a couple of months♥️ brings the count to 9 bucklings and 2 does this season 🤯

23/09/2022

They have no idea how well protected they are♥️

21/09/2022

This week's been a week of curve balls and surprises and Lady has taken it all in her stride. My sweet doe has co-fostered 3 little ones this week, she's an absolute life saver♥️ the 2 bucklings have started drinking more and more from their own mother so aren't needing as much supplimented, but Lambo will need another few weeks of milk. Mother's are just amazing ♥️

20/09/2022

I took these 2 cuties to work with me yesterday. Pip still had no milk so in the car they went. They were so well behaved, the best part about it was when we got home after dark Pippy still wanted to try and feed her babies! And there was a little bit of milk there to get them through the night ♥️

18/09/2022

The little teenie twins are doing well this morning 🥰 mums still trying to feed them and getting more maternal as time goes on. These are the first kids since breeding goats the last 5 years I've had to start. So far I'm happy with how they're travelling 😊

17/09/2022

Our first 75% Nigerian Dwarf kids were born this afternoon. The first little buckling came with ease but the second little guy needed a hand. He decided to pop his head out for a look without any feet. Aren't they adorable?! Mum's not really got very much milk just yet but wants to feed them. We're currently bottling. Hopefully some will come down soon 🤞

15/09/2022

The last of my rescue mob I took on 18 months ago are ready to go to new homes. All up to date with their shots- end of winter care done 2 weeks ago, theyre in fantastic condition and if they go soon will require shearing this season (last done at the end of December). Happy to add to my shearing run if/when I'm in the area.
Fudge, Fern, Willow, Amelia and Gemma will be looking for new pet homes. Dotti, Dinky and an older girl will be available aswell, will upload photos of them too. All empty so no surprise babies now. Gosh these last ones are the hardest to let go of♥️. I learnt so much with this mob and I'm ever so greatful I took them on but it's certainly their turn now.

12/09/2022

One of our maiden beauties with her little Ram lamb ♥️
I do wish they chose some nicer days to drop

11/09/2022

Peggy's found her favorite spot♥️

10/09/2022

It's crazy what you see sometimes. I was in the yards giving the alpacas their vitamin shots and doing an all round checkup on them (which I must say I'm very happy with their overall winter condition) a doe and her baby went running through the paddocks to the bush next door ♥️ my staunchest wether waited for them to be in his paddock and pressured them out again.

09/09/2022

Bruce and Barry went to their new home last week and have settled in a treat. They love their new home so much and their now temporary pen setup is a total playground♥️

08/09/2022

The Stud Suffolks have started lambing🥰 im ways amazed at how they choose their lambing spots. So far 6 healthy lambs, all born under the old grape trellises 🤷😂

06/09/2022

Buckley and Jeb have all gone off to their new homes 😍 nothing better than getting updates of how they're settling in. I so hope their new family has the best time with them🥰

04/09/2022

It's been a while guys, we welcomed 2 extremely important future workers to the farm and their development and training has been keeping us busy to say the least 😅 these photos sums up their personalities so well. Soph the Kelpie and Peggy the Patterdale

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Halter breaking my little "UpTown girl" Day 1 was fairly uneventful, this heifer will be my next young one I plan to enter the show ring. She's a gem.

Ive never been more proud of breeding goats before this run of kids. These 50% Nigerian Doelings are just delightful 🥰 at only 2 days old, they're only allowed outside for a short time while cleaning their pens. It's so chilly today!