Sales – Sheep

Sheep are sold at various times of the year, mainly after shearing. This can be done to reduce the pressure on available stock feed. Sheep are also assessed for overall health and desired traits and sheep that do not meet the property criteria are sold.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Mating - Sheep

Good management of breeding ewes plays an important role in achieving high lambing percentages. Rams are put out with the ewes at various times depending on the property. The gestation period for a sheep is 5 months.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

Shearing

One of the most exciting times of the year - shearing is the "harvest" period for the wool enterprise. Station staff bring the sheep from all corners of the property to the shearing shed, where a contract shearing team remove their fleece. The sheep are then provided with husbandry treatments before returning to their paddock, whilst wool is baled and sent to market.

Aerial Mustering - Shearing

Planes and helicopters are used to muster livestock in the northern properties.

It is easier to see livestock from the air and the process is a lot quicker with eyes in the sky. Stock can be moved along and mobbed up in a timely manner.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

Sales – Wool

After the wool is harvested from the sheep the wool is put into bales and trucked off the property to the wool store. The wool is tested and sold via auction or direct to trade.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Aerial Mustering - Lamb Marking

Planes and helicopters are used to muster livestock in the northern properties.

It is easier to see livestock from the air and the process is a lot quicker with eyes in the sky. Stock can be moved along and mobbed up in a timely manner.

Lamb Marking - main

Lambs are usually marked between 2 and 12 weeks of age. Lamb marking involves tagging, castration of male lambs, tail docking and mulesing. Pain relief is administered to make this process easier for the lambs. Vaccinations are usually undertaken at this time.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Aerial Mustering - Lamb Marking

Planes and helicopters are used to muster livestock in the northern properties.

It is easier to see livestock from the air and the process is a lot quicker with eyes in the sky. Stock can be moved along and mobbed up in a timely manner.

Shearing Lambs

Lambs have their first shearing at 8-11 months of age on most McBride properties. Station staff muster the sheep to the woolshed, where they are shorn by a contract shearing team. Lambs are then given a husbandry treatment and are returned to their paddocks.

Lamb Marking - main

Lambs are usually marked between 2 and 12 weeks of age. Lamb marking involves tagging, castration of male lambs, tail docking and mulesing. Pain relief is administered to make this process easier for the lambs. Vaccinations are usually undertaken at this time.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Sales – Sheep

Sheep are sold at various times of the year, mainly after shearing. This can be done to reduce the pressure on available stock feed. Sheep are also assessed for overall health and desired traits and sheep that do not meet the property criteria are sold.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Sales – Sheep

Sheep are sold at various times of the year, mainly after shearing. This can be done to reduce the pressure on available stock feed. Sheep are also assessed for overall health and desired traits and sheep that do not meet the property criteria are sold.

Aerial Mustering - Crutching

Planes and helicopters are used to muster livestock in the northern properties.

It is easier to see livestock from the air and the process is a lot quicker with eyes in the sky. Stock can be moved along and mobbed up in a timely manner.

Crutching - main

Sheep and lambs are mustered and crutched during the year. The wool is shorn from around their face and breech area. This helps to prevent flystrike and provides a cleaner fleece at shearing time.

Weaning - Lambs

Lambs are weaned after shearing. Lambs are separated from the ewes prior to shearing, shorn with the other lambs, drafted into ewe weaner and wether weaner lines and put in a paddock with other sheep of the same age.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.

Aerial Mustering - Crutching

Planes and helicopters are used to muster livestock in the northern properties.

It is easier to see livestock from the air and the process is a lot quicker with eyes in the sky. Stock can be moved along and mobbed up in a timely manner.

Crutching - main

Sheep and lambs are mustered and crutched during the year. The wool is shorn from around their face and breech area. This helps to prevent flystrike and provides a cleaner fleece at shearing time.

Weaning - Lambs

Lambs are weaned after shearing. Lambs are separated from the ewes prior to shearing, shorn with the other lambs, drafted into ewe weaner and wether weaner lines and put in a paddock with other sheep of the same age.

Water Runs

One of the most important tasks on the property - water runs involve checking tank levels, inspecting pipelines for leaks and cleaning out water troughs for stock, as well as checking on the general health and wellbeing of stock.

General Maintenance

There are always many jobs to do when you are not busy with stock or crop work. These could include assisting with vehicle maintenance, building and maintaining fences and yards, building upkeep and checking waters.