Today at work

[Bert Jansch]

Managed to get a couple of hours on my wall. Got some big stones down in the bottom, made it a bit wider. Steady progress, but getting there.
It’s actually wetter than it was the other week when I went up. Hoping that’s going to change

 

[devonshirekiwi]

Yep, not far from Middlemarch / Sutton / Nenthorn, out in the dry bit

Good for the soul!

 

[ih1455xl]

Sad day p6 has to be one of the best sounding engines hopefully new toy will come next week

 

[Pan mixer]

Hot cows this morning.

 

[Hesstondriver]

Thank you, afraid I’m still messed up with poor lung function, C19 is being a pain, 11 weeks in and docs finally decided to start investigating but at this rate I’ll be looking for a desk job 🫣
It won’t be RT but RPA could be tempting
Customers starting to run out of patience, can’t blame them I suppose, am just about keeping up with breakdowns though, but some can’t wait for a service on a fully functional boiler

If you get stuck and need a hand with farm stuff , give me a shout

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Had a calf with schmallenburg today , got no tongue

 

[Cotlandfarmer]

Had a calf with schmallenburg today , got no tongue

Had this cutie born two weeks ago, he's able to suck a teat bucket no problem.

 

[goodevans]

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Had this cutie born two weeks ago, he's able to suck a teat bucket no problem.

Has he got a mouth that will be able to cope once he is off milk?

 

[Cotlandfarmer]

He'd manage to eat cake/meal but we don't think he'll be able to graze.

 

[Adeptandy]

If you get stuck and need a hand with farm stuff , give me a shout

Thank you
Thankfully I can plod around on tractor work ok, it’s the heating business that’s suffering. On farm I can do what I want when I feel up for it, customers are not quite so understanding

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Good for the soul!

Who needs Barbados ?
Yes very nice spot, this last year has been a proper gap-year to find the strengths and weaknesses.

 

[devonshirekiwi]

Who needs Barbados ?
Yes very nice spot, this last year has been a proper gap-year to find the strengths and weaknesses.

We were down there couple of weeks ago, real NZ , had an amazing time. Friends son is looking at a farm near Middlemarch.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

We were down there couple of weeks ago, real NZ , had an amazing time. Friends son is looking at a farm near Middlemarch.

If he wants to have a chat with someone in the district, feel free to get in touch, it's a little different but better than down in the easy country.

Expectations are much more realistic and the people are amazing, less pretentious, they'd slot in no worries.

Main concern for us was our teenager and the distance to school, would be 80 minutes each way, so we are teaching him from home at present and he's doing so well that it may be a permanent thing . His mum is enjoying it too

 

[Farmer Roy]

One of the great things about the old 75 series is you can just take out the seats, vinyl floor covering & the drain bungs in the floor & give them a good hose out.
Easiest way to clean all the dust & dirt out of the cab ( and the dashboard )

Probably couldn’t do that with a new Ranger or Amarok

 

[Farmer Roy]

Sorghum planted at Christmas

 

[Farmer Roy]

Mungbeans, flowering & starting to put some pods on
Mungs are very “indeterminate” in their flowering, which does add a challenge to the management of them

 

[Farmer Roy]

Had to drop some chemical off at the airstrip, for a midge spray on the sorghum this coming week

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Has he got a mouth that will be able to cope once he is off milk?

Mouth quite deformed as well. I sent him to his eternal destination late last night . Didn't think it was the correct thing to try and rear him .

 

[Hfd Cattle]

 

[devonshirekiwi]

If he wants to have a chat with someone in the district, feel free to get in touch, it's a little different but better than down in the easy country.

Expectations are much more realistic and the people are amazing, less pretentious, they'd slot in no worries.

Main concern for us was our teenager and the distance to school, would be 80 minutes each way, so we are teaching him from home at present and he's doing so well that it may be a permanent thing . His mum is enjoying it too

Thanks, I will pass it on. He is a single guy in his mid twenties, worked in Mid Canterbury, desperate to get his own farm, most of us have been there!

Know what you mean about moving to rural areas, we moved to Kurow when the kids were in primary school. The people welcomed us with open arms, a wonderful part of our journey in NZ.

Everyone needs to get out of their comfort zone every once in a while!

Hope your move is successful, bit different to the Catlins?