tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316377087177525792024-02-18T19:14:55.448-08:00A day in the lifeWife and mother of three, moved from the city in Western Australia to a small country town in rural Tasmania with the hope of creating a successful Alpaca stud farmA Country Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622644906748073735noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331637708717752579.post-60780372140480178392014-05-17T21:55:00.001-07:002014-05-17T21:55:05.662-07:00Aussie (Alpaca) Gardening.<br>
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Hi! It's not that nothing is happening, it's just that working, having a 3y.old, a hubby that does shift work and a small farm....well, enough said!<br>
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We are well into Autumn, and have already had a couple of cold, frosty mornings. A storm last week coupled with high winds caused some damage in the paddocks, but fortunately dropped branches and entire trees into the paddocks rather than on the house, fences or on the animals!<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not the Easter bunny, but good to cuddle anyway!</td></tr>
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I was up early this morning, well we all were, as little man decided that 6am was a great time to hunt for Easter eggs! Luckily the Easter bunny had gotten up even earlier and had hidden eggs!! Happy Easter :)<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok...I know it's obvious...but he looked like a girl when he was a baby (the Speckles debate - Hubby concedes)</td></tr>
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The Speckles saga continues... well now that Speckles has come 'out of the closet' and there is no denying that he is a fine young ROOSTER, he wants to demonstrate his manhood in a peculiar way. He has obviously spent a lot of time practising his 'cock-a-doodle-doo', under his breath and discreetly under his wing...but that is all in the past. <br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise over MT Arthur - Happy Birthday to us!</td></tr>
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On the 16th March, we celebrated our second year in Tassie :) We had finally caught up on THOSE jobs that always seem to be waiting...for us it was the gate to the chook garden. Finally we sunk a proper post, completed the fence and remounted the gate...much better! We re-did the mini-pens inside our main pen (yes, the one Athena put me through), using four boards instead of three and two extra posts per side!<br>
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With his parents over from the UK, Hubby and I did lots of traveling around the most scenic spots in Tassie. Of course, 3y old grandson thoroughly enjoyed the days out! <br>
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Sorry that I have been MIA over the last few weeks, we were enjoying a visit from Hubby's parents from Leicestershire UK. We did as much (day) travels as we could manage over three weeks with a 3y old in tow. Little man certainly enjoyed all the attention and the spoils (hot chips and chocolates).<br>
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The cria are all doing well, and we were waiting on one more...Vodka then decided to have little Chester...while I was at Playgroup with 3y.old. Luckily daughter was home and broke the bag covering his head (it didn't break when he dropped to the ground), so that he could breathe. Chester then was up and feeding within the hour - what a star! He is our last cria of the season, so we ended up with five males and only one female!! Hmmmm...lots of fleece tests next year to determine who is wethered and who remains a 'man'!<br>
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Not very 'summery' weather here, and only a few hot and humid days so far! We had a few days of gorgeous sunshine (and sweltering temperatures) so we headed for the beach to take a break from the farm.<br>
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With the greatest anticipation we had awaited the arrival of Acuaria's cria...but she held on to the bitter end (and a bitterly cold day, for Australia, it was too!). The day that Acua decided to give birth coincided with the day Hubby just HAD to slash the birthing paddock.<br>
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Just as we were recovering from MCQ Cocoa, and marvelling at how big Chance looked in comparison...Malibu (Boo) started panting and wanted OUT of the pen (where I had been feeding everyone today)...I quickly ran back to the house, looking back to see Boo standing at the poo pile - clearly labouring. I grabbed my phone, shouted at Hubby, and headed back out (Daughter was at the shops - wouldn't you know it?)...<br>
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Probably due to the lateness of shearing this year, and the stress...Daughter's shouts of 'Mum....there's another cria!!!' (29th Dec), didn't surprise me. It was Ambrosia's cria (Eclipse - sire) - a beautiful medium brown little girl with curls!!<br>
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Two days after Christmas and the Alpacas were shorn! We had had to cancel the shearer previously as little man was so sick and Hubby and I had three hours sleep between us. Mike Snow comes across from Victoria (Oasis Alpacas) to travel (and shear) up the East coast of Australia and covers Tassie too. He is well sought after and a registered shearer with AAA, so we knew the 'pacas would be in good hands (even though I was anxious abut some of the girls being due in the next three weeks). <br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even at Christmas, there's work to be done! 3y.old hangs up his washing.</td></tr>
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Yes, we were very busy putting together a cubby house and kitchen (surprisingly the kitchen took longer to assemble than the entire cubby!). I was glad that we had started early though, and then artfully draped a tarp across the whole lot and told 3y.old that it was Daddy's 'work' for the 'pacas! <br>
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Macquarie Springs 'Good Chance' certainly lives up to his name! I have a very strong little cria jumping around the paddock and causing havoc amongst all of the pregnant girls - and I am so happy about it (even if the girls are NOT!). <br>
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Hi! It's been a couple of weeks, I know...but slashing paddocks, organising shearing (21st Dec!!! with a shearer from the mainland), making fleece sorting tables, gardening/clearing with a 3year old, intermittent rain/storms and Christmas stuff....you know how it is!!<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Training for the Huon Show (in the rain)</td></tr>
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HELLO!!!! Well, had a bit of a break from blogging as we worked really hard to bring two reluctant 'show team' candidates into line, and taught them (eventually) to walk beautifully on a halter! So I will start at the beginning - grab a drink and relax if you are in for this long haul...<br>
<a href="http://one-perfectday.blogspot.com/2013/11/our-first-show-ever.html#more">Read more »</a>A Country Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622644906748073735noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331637708717752579.post-34876849002786040852013-10-27T03:36:00.000-07:002013-10-27T03:52:30.405-07:00Deep breath and into the ring I go... Royal Hobart Show<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Well, I did it!! I ended up in the ring at Royal Hobart Show, showing some beautiful Suri's for Lori of Spring Rise Alpacas.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's really hard to say 'cheese' Mummy, when I just want to look at the 'hairplane'</td></tr>
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So, due to working grandparents, big sister at uni, big brother at school...we decided that we would take a short break from farm life and head back to a big city - Happy Birthday in Melbourne :)<br>
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Hello, sorry that my blogging is a little sporadic lately - with shows, birthdays and mini-breaks to Melbourne I haven't had too much time. Firstly I have to say that the weather has been diabolical! Apparently following the driest summer every recorded for Tasmania, has been the wettest winter! Until today we still had the wood fire burning all day, and it has not...stopped...raining!!<br>
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Well..I know..but I've been busy! We had soil samples taken of the paddock and received the results back a couple of days later.<br>
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Yay...although we still have the fire on mornings and night (will I ever get used to being cold?)...it is WARM during the day! I'm not the only one who just wanted to enjoy the sun either...<br>
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It's been extra busy here with the sun showing up amidst the downpours...and everything has decided to grow at once. First things first - thank you to all the lovely people who encouraged us to lodge Adlin into the Royal Launceston show...I didn't!<br>
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<a href="http://one-perfectday.blogspot.com/2013/09/no-showbut-getting-ready.html#more">Read more »</a>A Country Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622644906748073735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331637708717752579.post-10390505930226919852013-09-01T02:25:00.001-07:002013-10-27T03:53:29.545-07:00Halter training...and 'show' training begins!<br>
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I still haven't made up my mind...but Hubby would like to show Adlin at the Royal Launceston Show in October...registrations have to be in, in the next couple of weeks...but I'm scared - we haven't even been to see an Alpaca show yet!<br>
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<a href="http://one-perfectday.blogspot.com/2013/09/halter-trainingand-show-training-begins.html#more">Read more »</a>A Country Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622644906748073735noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331637708717752579.post-30497062300504688682013-08-25T04:16:00.000-07:002013-08-25T04:16:43.582-07:00This week in pictures...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A spot of gardening...clearing out the raised veg beds ready for spring planting</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking hay and bucket feeds down to the girls...on 'Mummy's tractor' (guess who gets to ride on Mummy's knee?)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then there was big brother's birthday (who incidentally LOVES chocolate bullets)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Just let me help you unwrap that...)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"WooHoo' (and the(tiny piece of) cake kicks in...)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went to see Playschool in concert for a bit of a sing-along...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But watching the cria in the garden was even better...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing culinary expertise...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and training to be the next Ian Thorpe....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Meanwhile...The stud in the paddock...)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just so manly...(note Sherman in the background with his tail flipped over at the mere sight of manly Eclipse...)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block splitting wood for next winter(in between showers of rain and in a soggy paddock)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood wall in the boys' paddocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Mostly) pregnant girls...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'What? No bucket? Then come no closer!' (snorts of disgust can be 'seen')</td></tr>
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