I grew up on a sheep and beef farm riding horses. My parents are dairy farmers now and I have been relief milking since the age of 14yrs.
After having my children I kept relief milking and rearing my own Friesian bull calves as well as running a horse grazing property.
I am very passionate about animals and in particular the care and well being of them.
After my children left home my partner and I decided to buy a bus and travel around working.
Somthing I thought I would never do but I love it.
Sole charge milker
Detecting and treating mastitis
Moving cows
Feeding out with bale feeder
Sole charge milker
Detecting and treating mastitis and lame cows
Moving cows
Sole charge milker
Detecting and treating mastitis
Moving cows
Break fences
Feeding lambs 3 times daily
Detecting and treating sick lambs including injecting
Hygiene efficient in pens
Weighing lambs
Keeping pens clean and dry
Record keeping
Milking 500 cows in rotary shed
Start up and wash of shed
Break fences
Moving irrigator
Loading and feeding out with bale feeder and wagon
Picking up calves
Detecting calving cows
Calving cows
Treating down cows including IM and IV injections
Detecting lame and mastitis cow and treating
Record keeping
Fencing
Weed spraying
Teat sealing
Driving class 2 truck
Loading and unloading horses
Delivering horses all around nz including South Island trips
Airport pick up and drop offs, races, trials, private buyers
Cleaning of truck daily
Sole charge milker
Detecting and treating mastitis
Moving cows
Feeding calves
Assistant vets on-site and off site including surgery
Greeting customers
Feeding horses
Treatments of horses
Organising horse trucks to pick up and drop of horses
Ordering feeds/hay/bedding
Mucking out and refilling stables
Maintenance of property incl weed spraying, harrowing, mowing lawns, water blasting
Sole charge milker
Detecting and treating mastitis
Moving cows
Choosing paddocks for grazing