Parthenogenesis: More Than We Bargained For
When we added Oreo and Toffee to the family in December, we thought we were bringing home two cows. As we watched Oreo get bigger over Autumn, our suspicions that we may have underestimated had grown.
The First Layer: A Taste of What’s Ahead
Chickens have been a wonderful addition to the family. They do have their quirks and challenges, but their benefits far outweigh those. Eggs being only a small part!
The Transition to Regenerative: Drone Spraying and Paddock Rotation During a Hay Shortage
Much of Victoria is struggling to recover from a difficult challenging Summer and Autumn, with many struggling to feed their stock. This hasn't stopped us from beginning the switch to regenerative practices.
Our Feathered Family: Populating the coop
Apparently everyone and their dog wants backyard chickens at the minute, but our chicken adoption has been a long while in the making. The heightened demand does add some complexity to our mission to populate our recently finished coop, but we are not to be discouraged.
More Than We Bargained For: Uplifting the Chicken Coop
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!