Aberfeldy Information

Summer sun

The large private lounge area opens out onto the courtyard, where one can relax in the warm summer climate the area is know for. Not far away are high producing Kiwifruit Orchards.

Comfort of Home.

A well appointed Queen plus single bedroom also opens out onto the Courtyard. Only one group of guest are accommodated at a time to give you total privacy. There is an extra Bedroom available for friends or family.

Lucy

A family pet, Lucy is always available for the visitors. Feeding time adds that little extra a Farmstay can offer. Lucy loves a good scratch. Lucy has a little friend called Piglet who is also a Kune Kune Pig. Boy the border collie working dog is getting old now but he loves having visitors. We have another young farm-dog called Pearl who is also very friendly..

Farming activities

The farm runs Sheep and Cattle, and like most New Zealand sheep farms there is often a stray lamb brought Home. The end result is of course a pet Sheep, where most are partial to a little hand feeding.

All our Hereford bulls have been sold now and they all have big smiles on their faces as they chase dairy heifers around in fields of spring grass. We have started buying in more Hereford weaner bulls to carry through the next winter.

All lambs have been sold now and tupping is practically over. In May the ewes will be scanned to determine how many are having twins and triplets. These ewes will be fed more grass than those that are only carrying single lambs. July will see the start of lambing.
The new grass is growing well and will have its first grazing at the beginning of May.

Lambing is all over with very good lambing percentage of 145%. A great number of the lambs will be heading to Europe on a boat before Christmas. The ewes and lambs still on the farm will be shorn before Christmas. Grass growth has been poor this spring and so we have reduced our cattle numbers in order to give the lambs more feed.

Horsing around.

Although the Horses get the best view on the Farm, they do have to work for a living. Horse riding is available nearby, over the many tracks on the farm and there are beautiful Bush Walks in the area including the Lindemann Lookout. A Golf Course is at Katikati for those inclined.

Rod is a keen Rotarian and the local area Rotary Club meet every Monday evening.