Toast Regional Roos Thread - Down on the farm Roos

[koshari]

We had about 50mm yesterday.

we have had about 50mm since beginning of November, and about 15 of that was in one downpour.

 

[ferball]

they tend to canabalise one another when we have them here at work in the tank, must be a big tank iam guessing?

Its not that big but we have a few so we've isolated the smallest ones and feed them alot. There is less cannibalism if they're all the same size.

Plus they hide with the parents when they are really small. I've seen a bit of "No you're not eating your little brother!" action from the big yabbies.

 

[ferball]

we have had about 50mm since beginning of November, and about 15 of that was in one downpour.

Its rained every day for six months here. Maybe a week a fortnight of days with no rain at all.

And we get these systems now, well, I've only lived here 25 years and so they mmay be part of a longer cycle, but anyway these systems just sit over the mountains and dump heaps of rain back toward the coast. Its like there's a new "atmospheric river" or whatever they call them, (ie large airborne water flows that just dump rain,) in the area, or if it's the same one its now suddenly hundreds of percent bigger.

 

[LB2Snake]

This thread one of my faves. Had no idea re the yabbies. There ya go.

 

[SonofSamsquanch]

We've got about 100 baby yabbies in a tank in the loungeroom if you need some Kosh.

You're a prepper?

 

[Lomas]

we have 5 dams on the property and none appear to have yabbies, this one that has been rebuilt will now be the biggest, the others except for the one in the horse paddock all have lots of sediment in them ( as did this one before addressing it) . 2 of the other dams are excavated tanks and 2 are small gully dams. prolly the other excavated tank dam would be more suitagle for yabbies with no walls to damage.

The dam wall damage is usually over exaggerated in my experience. I’ve taken yabbies out of dozens and dozens of dams without seeing it. If you have multiples they’ll migrate over eventually.

 

[Emma12]

The dam wall damage is usually over exaggerated in my experience. I’ve taken yabbies out of dozens and dozens of dams without seeing it. If you have multiples they’ll migrate over eventually.

Yep have yabbies in our dams & never an issue
Deepened a dam 4 metres a couple of years ago & the yabbies the following year were incredible

 

[ferball]

LOL Its gonna flood again.

 

[Nate7]

LOL Its gonna flood again.

Move to Lord Howe, or Tas!

 

[ferball]

I'll start swimming shall I?

 

[Nate7]

I'll start swimming shall I?

Gonna need a bigger boat!

 

[Hojuman]

Gonna need a bigger boat!

 

[ferball]

I've started work on an ark.

 

[ferball]

So far I've got two leaches, two wet dogs (both female, desexed) and a humungous moth nearly as big as my hand that landed on the deck last night.

 

[Nate7]

I've started work on an ark.

Ladies and gentlemen, Tim the toolman Taylor, wooo!

 

[koshari]

LOL Its gonna flood again.

And still hasn't rained here....

 

[ferball]

Its a pity you couldn't mail that dam up here for the last few days. It'd be full by now.

 

[SonofSamsquanch]

So far I've got two leaches, two wet dogs (both female, desexed) and a humungous moth nearly as big as my hand that landed on the deck last night.

You need another moth if you're still building the ark. You may want to rethink the dogs as well. We'd be happy if you leave the leaches. Maybe place them on a leaf and if they make it, then good luck to them.

 

[Lomas]

Missed most of the game due to an unexpected arrival

 

[Lomas]

I would like to point out that I have a beautiful new heifer, and you are all distracted by a footy game.

 

[Lomas]

Just in love with my new cow. Posting to keep this thread on the first page.

 

[Themanbun]

I would like to point out that I have a beautiful new heifer, and you are all distracted by a footy game.

 

[gokangas]

Just in love with my new cow. Posting to keep this thread on the first page.

Mmmmm - veal schnitzel. Mmmmmm.

 

[koshari]

Just in love with my new cow. Posting to keep this thread on the first page.

pics? breed?

edit, pic just loaded, thats a ripper little angus, mum looks pretty good as well. looking fwd to a pic of baby standing.

 

[koshari]

8mm yesterday and 12 overnight and still coming down, nice gentle but consistant rain, really needed this and the over sewn grass should be off now,