Just when we thought the heat of summer was waning and that autumn was on its way…a final hot day for February and out of control bushfires to deal with! Don’t you just hate the feeling when you are sitting at work in a neighbouring town and looking out the window…
This week we’d like to introduce you to one of our wonderful girls, Bentley. Bentley has been with us from the start, one of our original girls that we bought as a pullet from a guy who sells Hyline Browns. Hylines are an Australian breed and are reputed to be…
Chickens are amazing creatures. They are really tough in many respects and really fragile in others. A chest infection or eggbound oviduct can kill them quickly, whereas grave wounds can just seem like an annoyance and they pull through. Take, for example, one of our beautiful, big Light Sussex girls.…
From our lovely days of spring, the weather has now starting to warm up as summer gets into full swing and give us a hint of increasing summer heat to come. The temperature climbs higher – mid 20’s, 30 degrees…mid 30’s…in the heat of summer (around now) the mercury will…
Our seasons have been delayed. A long, hot, dry, dusty summer has given way to a long, hot, dry, dusty autumn. A strange autumn, with no rain until the very last few days. It’s been tough here at White Stone Farm, with our dams drying and plants dying, surrounded by…
As Autumn rolls on, our baby chickens are growing rapidly. The youngsters that we raised as surrogate parents from the incubator are enjoying the A-frame chook house that Stace built – complete with a llama to watch over them (when she’s not distracted eating grass or daydreaming!) …
Phew – a long hot summer is now behind us. Scorching temperatures, tinder dry landscape, fierce winds and bushfires here, there and everywhere! The hills and paddocks are a golden yellow of dry grass stalks or (as in the case for some of our paddocks) sun-baked earth as the new…
One of the biggest reasons that we moved out of Melbourne and onto our own land at White Stone Farm was to be able to produce our own food. Where food comes from is important to us. What chemicals have been used in the production of fruit and vegetables, what…
Our poultry are an important part of White Stone Farm. They are our natural insect control, fertilizer makers and feathery entertainers. (And one day, some of them will make it to the dinner table as well). Poultry are fascinating. The way the chickens go about their business in their endless search for…
With its last gusty, frosty breath, winter seems to be finally waning here at White Stone Farm. The warmth of spring is starting, the fruit trees are in their flowery finery of pinks and whites and the pastures are becoming verdant and lush once again. Ah Spring, my favourite month…
