Paddock notes

What's happening on the farm, what we're learning, and what we got wrong. Written between chores, so occasionally at odd hours.

Farm diary

Calving season, kidding at 3am, the day the goats got into something they shouldn't have. The posts that turn followers into people who feel invested.

Breed guides

What Highland cattle actually cost in Australia. HighPark vs Speckle Park. How much land you need for two cows. Long, useful, and still useful in three years.

New owners

NLIS transfers for first-time buyers. Moving cattle interstate. Fencing that actually holds a Nigerian Dwarf. The questions that stall a sale, answered once.

Baela, a dun Highland calf, tucked in beside her mother while she grazes