Geraldine artist John Badcock s insider guide to South Canterbury
23 Jan, 2021 06:00 PM
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The Vicarage Geraldine with Barkers Eatery to the rear - luxury accommodation incorporating the history of the building and celebrating the past vicars and their families. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
Geraldine artist John Badcock shares his top tips for visiting this South Canterbury town.
Geraldine gets its charm from the mountains, rivers, forest and art. It is a small, quaint town within the Canterbury Plains, surrounded by braided rivers.
It is a special place to visit because of its tight-knit community, and its shopping area and eateries, galleries and riverwalk are in all in close walking distance. Talbot Forest and the Four Peaks mountain range is right on our doorstep. The town is also a stop-off spot for travellers on their way through to Mackenzie Country, Central Otago or back to Christchurch.
as they call it. this is a comb. that is nice and red, that means he s healthy. okay. what s that hanging down thing called? i wouldn t know. the doctor doesn t know! he s healthy. this is a healthy chicken. so the chicken is okay. i got bad news, in the waiting room is a giant rabbit, it can t stop growing! this is the biggest bunny. is this normal? yep. like a saint bernard! is it possible? oh, yeah. this is a meat rabbit. it s a giant flemish. look at the size of that! he s about 20 pounds. oh, my goodness! he s beautiful. is this the biggest ever? no. he doesn t know me. i raised rabbits in 4h. this is a big, healthy rabbit. many people raise rabbits for me. this is the biggest one. at least you have some meat when you have these little chickens. does he know he s going to be
yep. just have a baby in the driveway. and it s the largest chicken in the world. but don t eat it. keep it as a pet? incredible dr. paul from the hit show is here today with the chicken. but wait, it s time for the aflac trivia question of the day. born on this day in 1964, this actress played the role of a lucky waitress in it could happen to you. who is she? be first with the correct answer. i have no idea. good movie. yeah, he s clean, boss. now listen e, duck. i have an associate that met with, uh, an unfortunate accident. while he s been incapacitated, somebody s been paying him cash. now, is this your doing?
meat? this is a pet. this is a pet. he s like, what are you talking about? we get a lot of rants at our clinic rabbits at our clinic. what should i know about keeping a rabbit healthy? feed him good. keep him clean. very good. the same thing we do with our kids. keep them clean. let s go ahead and swap out the animals, final contestant is this is not a giant animal, but it is a substantial python. this is a snake. many people also have snakes as pets. they are cold. they re not slimy. they will make good pets cause really, snakes will know the owner. but they take a little bit different care. they have to be warm. they have to be fed differently. he s curled up, he s ready to strike. he s not striking anybody. i m amazed that you specialize in all these different things that you could see a reptile as well as a rabbit and dog and a chicken. the thing is, you have to know what a healthy animal looks like. makes no difference what animal.
the animals are in need. morning. hi, dr. paul. how are you? oh, been better. what we got here? be right back. it looks like she has polio. really? this unconventional vet has been making house calls for years, but now he s the star of the nat geo wile s number one show. the incredible dr. paul joins us now and he s brought along some of his pals as well. good morning to you. good morning. this show is so popular, the kids love it. it s hard to get the remote away from them. what s this critter? this is a chicken. okay. not that we do much with it, but many, many people have chickens and that s a giant jersey chicken. that s a pet, right? this is a pet. see, he s very nice red comb,