top: Though Awapuni is a dairy farm many other animals live among its lush pastures.
Notice above the yearling Miniature Belted Galloway bull beside the jersey cow. Purebred Clydesdale Mare, Glencaron Lady Doris who has now foaled to Mammoth jackstock, B&L Farms Ace,. Toby and Milo, the dwarf miniature horse made friends during Toby's stay.

Critters large and small

White Fallow deer graze with Red deer and Emu and rest in the shade of large trees up the drive. Several breeds of hens live out in the open air, free to enjoy the sun on their backs and scratch for a tasty worm.

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Anglo Nubian goat kids and Awapawa lambs are sometimes hand reared. The goats are in all colours and crowd the gate for attention, as do all the animals at Awapuni, whenever people appear. The sheep are the unique New Zealand rare breed which developed on Arapawa Island and are known by that name.

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A tall dovecote is well above predator height and a friendly turkey and peacocks roam where they will.

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Hamburg hens are among the poultry. Hamburg's lay an egg a day, are not too big and come in some very intersting colours.

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Emu and deer graze together.

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below: Miniature Belted Galloway Cattle run with a newly calved Jersey dairy cow and calves are curious about little Poppet.

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Milo has a companion, another tiny dwarf mini.

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