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    Almost 2 weeks old and this little dude is super s Almost 2 weeks old and this little dude is super solid and already off hanging with the big kids, just one of the gang! His poor mumma runs around the paddock following him on his adventures 🐮🐄 . #calf #charolais #cute #animal #animals #farming #farmlife #rural #countryside #countrylife #country #lifeonthefarm #lifeouthere #iamamodernfarmer #iamcountryside #grassfed #smallfarm #smallfarmlife #farmlifestyle #spring #waikato #nz
    This pine forest is only a 10 minute walk down an This pine forest is only a 10 minute walk down an overgrown road from our house but always feels a bit surreal and worlds away. #forest #pineforest #overgrown #path #hidden #secret #surreal #rural #waikato #nz
    Welcome little dude 🐮! Last Tuesday Nick was wo Welcome little dude 🐮! Last Tuesday Nick was woken up at 4am by what he thought was the cat snoring. After grumbling at her he realised it was our cow, Little One, lowing. Racing outside with the calving kit in case there was an issue like last year he arrived to find this healthy boy already on the ground with his mumma singing to him. Such a beautiful calf, the most gorgeous very light brown/grey colour. We think he's likely half Charolais. #calf #calving #cow #farm #farmlife #farming #country #countrylife #countryside #lifeonthefarm #lifeouthere #rural #spring #waikato #nz
    Finally finished fencing our orchard shelter belt Finally finished fencing our orchard shelter belt in! Only took 4 years 🤣 Nice not to have to have any temporary fencing up any more for this too. Next winter we will fill in between the two fences with more trees 🌳 to shelter our orchard and house from the winds. We still haven't quite finished fencing the orchard in yet as we're planning on taking some old (getting to the end of their life) cypress trees out next winter before we can run the last 20 metres or so. But we're done for now! #farmlife #fence #fencing #postandrail #building #farm #farming #country #countrylife #rural #countryside #lifeonthefarm #farmlifebestlife #modernfarmer #spring #waikato #nz
    Hands up if you've milked a sheep 🐑! Earlier in Hands up if you've milked a sheep 🐑! Earlier in the season one of our wee lambs wasn't feeling well and wasn't latching on to drink. So we milked the ewe (our friendliest, which made it easier!) to get liquid gold colostrum to bottle feed to the lamb. Surprisingly we managed to get almost a litre each time, multiple times a day! #lamb #lambing #sheep #ewe #milk #milking #sheepmilk #colostrum #farmlife #farming #farm #countrylife #countryside #modernfarmer #iamamodernfarmer #knowyourfarmer #lifeouthere #lifeonthefarm #farmlifebestlife #lifeonthefarm #rural #spring #waikato #nz
    Couldn't resist picking some beautiful spring flow Couldn't resist picking some beautiful spring flowers 💐 #spring #flowers #daffodils #snowdrops #farm #rural #gumboots #countryside #farmlife #countrylife #waikato #nz
    While we were working on the waterwheel these tiny While we were working on the waterwheel these tiny moss sporangia caught my eye. Being down by the river can be so peaceful, away from the hustle and bustle of the world. It's nice to be able to stop and take time to appreciate the little things. #moss #sporangia #spores #macro #macrophotography #nature #natural #waikato #spring #nz
    Waterwheel upgrades! We recently got a welder so N Waterwheel upgrades! We recently got a welder so Nick made some improvements to make it more rugged - thicker axle with brackets that are welded on and bolted straight to the waterwheel, and a simpler connection to the pump mechanism. Running much more efficiently now too! Notice how high the water level gets when it's been raining, it's much lower in summer. Making sure the pump would work across all seasons with the changing river level made this a much more challenging build. This waterwheel pumps water up a 20m hill to our stock tanks, which then gravity feed troughs in all our paddocks for the animals. #weld #welding #welder #waterwheel #selfsufficient #selfsufficiency #hydro #hydropower #freeenergy #sustainable #sustainability #diy #homemade #waterpower #river #pump #waterpump #farmlife #farming #farm #spring #waikato #nz
    We're still feeding out to the cows most days, alt We're still feeding out to the cows most days, although down to the last silage bale so it'll be hay from here on out. Thankfully the grass is starting to grow as the weather warms up so won't be for much longer! Still got almost half a barn of hay left so selling off as much as we can before summer is here and it's time to fill it up again! #farm #farmlife #feedingout #hay #silage #cow #cows #farming #country #countryside #countrylife #lifeouthere #rural #modernfarmer #waikato #nz
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