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Getting our chicken coop from a state of disrepair to chicken-liveable was a much bigger project than we realised when we first started. It felt like an perpetual exercise of Murphy's Law, but we refused to let this thing defeat us!
Embracing the transition to managing a small holding in a Gippsland hobby farm has certainly come with its challenges, but the rewards are truly worth it. This is a place for sharing the stories and lessons learned along the way as a new hobby farmer.
Personal stories
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Swarming is something you want to avoid as a beekeeper. Avoid, or at least control. We hadn't anticipated this one, and had to learn quickly how best to deal with it.- Published on
Keeping the sheep confined to one half of the paddock is a great way to get the most out of the pasture, but when the sheep needed to be moved, the fences needed to be ready. What started as a short project quickly proved to be a surprising challenge.- Published on
Adding cattle to our hobby farm has been our plan since the day we moved in. After countless hours of researching breeds and weighing our options, we were finally ready to take the plunge!- Published on
Adding ten thousand livestock to a small hobby farm may sound outrageous, but that's just what we did when we populated our first bee hive.
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Once your bees have started to outgrow the nucleus, this is how to transfer your bees to a Langstroth hive