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PracticeFarm Dreaming of a big block, whilst practicing in my backyard in Meanjin (Brisbane). Chickens, Veggies, Mushrooms, Bees, Flowers & Aquaponics

13/08/2026

This is my Quamby rooster Colin.

This breed has such an excellent temperament and the roosters make great flock protectors.

Just another reason why Quamby’s are my favourite breed of chicken.

20/07/2026

Beekeeping (amateur) with varroa in SEQ is no joke 🐝

This was a quick response to a very high mite count, and we’ve got jobs to do every couple of days from here on, including OA v**e. 🤞 Hoping we don’t have to reach for the harder stuff — but it’s on hand and we’ll do whatever the bees need. 😤

05/07/2026

Disco duck has been trying to sit on eggs for days. I keep taking a few everyday because we aren’t hatching any ducklings.
The last few days Kit Kat has been sitting next to her as security and when I go to take them she jumps on top.
This is hard to do, but it would be worse to let them hatch and have more ducks than the time and resources to care for them all.
My research tells me this behaviour means they might be slowing down their egg production for the season as well.

28/06/2026

Sometimes all you need is a Sunday drive and some organic potatoes 🥔

10/06/2026

No I will@not watch your tutorial on how to pull the right end of that bloody string.

05/06/2026

From 4am crowing to Sunday fry-up 🐓➡️🌭

We turned our excess roosters into proper English breakfast bangers — lean rooster, pork back fat, sage and white pepper in natural hog casings.
Nothing wasted on this little patch.
Rooster Bangers: real paddock-to-plate.

01/06/2026

Of course it’s Barry 🤦🏻‍♀️

22/05/2026

Just one clip of several 🐕. The dogs are coming through more often as it dries out — and this is exactly why we built the enclosure, after losing birds in broad daylight.

21/05/2026

Ghost Gully Produce is a small grower up the road in the Lockyer Valley doing lettuce and leaves, and they sell off the bits that don’t make the grade for $2 a box. 🦆
Nothing goes to waste — what’s too ugly for a shop shelf is a feast for my ducks. I get a cheap box of greens, the farm doesn’t bin perfectly good food, and the Muscovies lose their minds. Everyone wins.
This is the good part of living somewhere that actually grows food. Support a small local farm, keep good food out of the bin, $2 well spent 🥬

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