The loss of two Angus bulls in the 2012/13 breeding season meant a change of strategy.
The idea of another laneway had always been in the pipeline but with a few more helicopter musters under our belt the idea of another square to muster into, equipped with watering points, four in fact was approved. The benefits we could both see outweighed the cost. I think I'll name this one Heifer Dingo square...original given the paddock we took it from is Heifer Dingo.
Kids in the bush get pretty handy, this one appears to be adhering to instructions more, pretty important when driving.
The littlest one likes this job, spray painting the hole with hot pink spray paint, makes it easy for Dad to see.
I can't remember but there must have been 20 strain...Lach does most of it himself except for the odd day when my brother can come up and help...by the way no-one is a fan of the wire gates but since we've been paying the bills its pretty cost effective.
A bit of this ridge country was burnt after the rain we had in November...now it just looks terrible. Whether your a fan of burning or not sometimes a fuel load needs to be dealt with in traditional ways.
We are also keeping alive a few hundred roos with this Lake, it's marvellous to have another body of water on the place.
This hard ridge is where the watering points are,
This fence will act like a funnel from Carlton square,
Getting a few loads of gravel for gateways helps in the wet season...when it arrives.
A purpose built smoko table by my Dad travels with the fencing gear and clearly stumps are in big supply.
He'll be glad to see an end to this job too...with the heatwave we've just experienced and after a week of festivities at the Sunshine Coast, he could feel his jeans loosening up pretty quickly.
Looks like hot, heavy, hard work Trude. Here's to the rain coming ... sooner rather than later.
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