Brice Farm 4 - South Australia.

What an amazing time we have had on the Brice farm, there is always something happening.

We have truly loved being up here on the hill and the company has been very special.

We popped to the chicken shop in Yankalilla.............

Paul choose four little bantems @ $35 a time. 

Back to buy more chickens.

Pauline liked the two grey chickens at $45 each.

At the chicken shop! lol

Boxing Kangaroos.

Fight, Fight, Fight!

The dry grass with  a golden glow.

Stunning Sunsets up here.

Ryder totally gorgeous.

Ryder & Tyler came over to see Poppy & Grandma's new chickens.

Arrrhhhhhh........

The boys checking out the new chickens.

The old chickens who are not keen on the new arrivals.

Its Tuesday, another trip to the cattle market at Mount Compass is in order.

The first one is in the shoot.

In the trailer number one, four more to go...

What are you doing with my baby?

Mum's not happy!

Chasing us!

This mum chased us all the way to the gate.

Pretty scared, not sure what's going on.

Market day was a bit crazy, very different from last week. All the cattle were unhappy and running around, very frisky! We took 3 heifers and 2 steer. Total weight this week was 1395kg. The price is still pretty good!

Sunday up at the farm is family day!

Nia, Lee, Angel & I take a walk around Myponga reservoir.

Lee & Angel disappearing in the distance.

Angel & Nia.

Stunning.

A lush green baby fern tree.

Tall shady trees.

A track to the water.

Steve with our new edition to the family. A Landcruiser 200 V8.

The full moon resting in a tree.

Full Moon.

The after sun glow.

The night sky.

Brice Farm 3- Cattle Market Day - South Australia.

Paul & Pauline are up early to separate some Cattle ready for the Mount Compass market.

The Cattle Market at Mount Compass is Prostock - Sourthern Livestock Exchange

Milling around, not sure what is happening.

Action on the farm, heading to the cattle yards.

The Farmhands (P & P) have documents to complete and ear tags to put in.

Tags & Ear piercer.

I don't know what's going on but I don't like it!!

Paul trying to get one Heifer in the shoot.

White face always the inquisitive one is first up.

Waiting for her ear to be tagged.

All over and straight into the trailer.

Why is it us four???

Paul & Steve shutting the trailer, lucky they didn't get shit on their heads! As Pauline & I would have cried with laughter!!!

All in!

Ear tagging in process.

Pauline has the tagger ready to go.

Off we go to Market.

The farewell party followed for a short distance, but soon gave up.

The heifers enjoying the change of scenery, on the road.

Steve ready to shut the gates, when unloaded at the market.

The total weight for the four heifers was 1290kg, we all guessed and were all low, Steve 800kg, Dee 880kg, Pauline 900kg however Paul was the closest with 1050kg.

When you sell animals at the market, its not easy money. Of course there is commission, Government Levy, LDAP, yard fee, GST and you may have to pay for an ear tag. The approximate price works out to $4.37 per kilo. Seems harsh compared to what we pay at the supermarkets. 

Maybe we can sell some more next week???

Brice Farm 2 - South Australia.

Life on the farm changes, we never know what visitors we will get and how long they will stay.

The Ringtail Possum eats a variety of leaves, native & introduced, also eats flowers, fruit, Sap & a special kind of faeces, produced in the nest during the day. We have many possums up on the farm and they all look so cute!

Common Ringtails Possum.

The view through the trees.

Cascading sunlight.

Kevin the Koala came to visit today.

He is a big healthy boy, with chunky thighs.

Very cute - thanks for visiting. 

Its goodbye to the BT50!

Pretty.

Sunset on the hill.