There is rarely a weekend during the milder months when we don't have friends form the city staying out at Uamby. Many return often. But few come out during the enervating heat of summer (max. 46°C/115°F). Drew and Bella visited us this weekend (Chinese New Year). They helped muster the ewes and helped make a new sign for the farm. Our visitors really enjoy working while they are with us.
While we take a conservationist approach to wildlife, there are three critters we shoot: foxes (because they prey on lambs and lambing ewes, as well as chickens), kangaroos (when they are running in plague numbers) and snakes (Australian brown snakes are the deadliest in the world and very aggressive). Drew, Bella and Daniel shot 3 foxes while they were here. They also saw a big, full-antlered red deer buck, a doe and a bambi. A rare sight. There is a herd in the district. They escaped from a failed attempt at a deer farm. Deer are no respecters of fences.
There is rarely a weekend during the milder months when we don't have friends form the city staying out at Uamby. Many return often. But few come out during the enervating heat of summer (max. 46°C/115°F). Drew and Bella visited us this weekend (Chinese New Year). They helped muster the ewes and helped make a new sign for the farm. Our visitors really enjoy working while they are with us.
While we take a conservationist approach to wildlife, there are three critters we shoot: foxes (because they prey on lambs and lambing ewes, as well as chickens), kangaroos (when they are running in plague numbers) and snakes (Australian brown snakes are the deadliest in the world and very aggressive). Drew, Bella and Daniel shot 3 foxes while they were here. They also saw a big, full-antlered red deer buck, a doe and a bambi. A rare sight. There is a herd in the district. They escaped from a failed attempt at a deer farm. Deer are no respecters of fences.
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