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Posted: 6/13/2014 4:08:06 PM EDT
This big girl is due on the 15th. She's phenomenally huge and, I think, tired of being pregnant.
Hopefully everything goes off without a hitch. 
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Posted: 6/13/2014 4:09:44 PM EDT
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Happy Fathers day!! shes tired, wait till she has 12 of them jumping on her trying to find a free nipple |
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Posted: 6/13/2014 4:11:11 PM EDT
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Thanks!
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Posted: 6/13/2014 4:13:27 PM EDT
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She looks to be in good shape. She should be fine.
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Posted: 6/13/2014 4:23:03 PM EDT
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Roast suckling pig cooked over hardwood coals sounds pretty good about now. 
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Posted: 6/13/2014 4:29:45 PM EDT
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Roast suckling pig cooked over hardwood coals sounds pretty good about now. hell yeahs 
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Posted: 6/13/2014 4:33:01 PM EDT
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Hmmm.......I have a a lot of hardwood firewood......
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Posted: 6/13/2014 4:34:01 PM EDT
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shes tired, wait till she has 12 of them jumping on her trying to find a free nipple No problem, she has 15 nipples.
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Posted: 6/14/2014 8:00:44 AM EDT
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Elsewhere on the homestead, the broilers grow large. I will not miss them when they depart this world. They're pretty nasty other than their tasty meat.
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Posted: 6/14/2014 5:44:31 PM EDT
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Feral,
How many piglets will you keep?
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Posted: 6/15/2014 3:19:28 AM EDT
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How many piglets will you keep? We'll probably keep 6-10 to grow to market weight. The rest we'll sell after they're weaned. ETA: Let me know if you're interested in breeding stock. 
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Posted: 6/16/2014 6:51:53 PM EDT
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I'm not there yet! Raising 5 this time makes me pretty apprehensive. Let us know when the piggies arrive.
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Posted: 6/17/2014 3:19:39 PM EDT
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Four healthy little oinkers at 0200 today.
I'm not happy with the litter size (I blame the AI tech) but am thrilled that everyone came through OK. Number 1 son gives the post-farrow massage. 
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Posted: 6/17/2014 5:36:43 PM EDT
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Four healthy little oinkers at 0200 today. I'm not happy with the litter size (I blame the AI tech) but am thrilled that everyone came through OK. Number 1 son gives the post-farrow massage. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/FredFeral/imagejpg1_zps3d48623d.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/FredFeral/imagejpg3_zps75efc918.jpg Happy birthday, young uns!
Since it was a small litter, are you keeping all of them? |
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Posted: 6/17/2014 8:54:58 PM EDT
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Cute - you can send me that spotted one!
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Posted: 6/18/2014 4:15:14 AM EDT
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Happy birthday, young uns!
Since it was a small litter, are you keeping all of them? Probably. But it will depend on the size of the next litter which is coming in three weeks.
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Posted: 6/18/2014 6:26:57 AM EDT
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Feral how many acres are you on if you don't mind me asking?
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Posted: 6/18/2014 8:31:16 AM EDT
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Feral how many acres are you on if you don't mind me asking? We have 6 acres. Having so little land makes management a real challenge at times. |
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Posted: 6/26/2014 4:24:13 PM EDT
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Hard to get a cuter animal than a piglet.
It's remarkable that in a year this animal will weigh 500 pounds......if freezer camp doesn't intervene. 
Raising pigs is a lot of work, no matter how you slice it. But it's gratifying at the same time. 
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Posted: 6/26/2014 4:28:53 PM EDT
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It amazes me that they put on that much weight in 12 months. Good looking pigs.
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Posted: 6/27/2014 6:55:40 AM EDT
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What and how much do you, on average, feed a pig each day?
I'm asking because I would like to get a piglet but don't have the access to the food for it like I had before I bought a piglet years ago and was fortunate to have a Jersey cow then and was able to glean corn nearby . I fed it over a gallon of heavy creamed milk a day along with stale bread, corn and scraps. What I remember, that thing ended up over 550 lbs. in less than a year before we took it to have her processed |
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Posted: 6/27/2014 11:45:02 AM EDT
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I feed hog feed with supplemental pasture.
If you grow a pig on a dirt lot you can figure 700-800 pounds of feed to bring it to market weight. |
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Posted: 6/27/2014 12:24:03 PM EDT
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Thanks Feral.
I have some pretty good pasture and woods that I'm in the process of fencing with the intent of putting a couple cows on. It's also large enough to hold and help feed an extra piglet or two this next spring This thread has piqued my interest in doing just that |
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Posted: 6/27/2014 12:24:35 PM EDT
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They're so cute! |
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Posted: 6/27/2014 4:19:26 PM EDT
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They're so cute! Anybody who doesn't find piglets cute is deeply defective. IMO.
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Posted: 6/27/2014 4:21:42 PM EDT
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I have some pretty good pasture and woods that I'm in the process of fencing with the intent of putting a couple cows on. It's also large enough to hold and help feed an extra piglet or two this next spring This thread has piqued my interest in doing just that Go for it! Just don't get only one piglet. Pigs are deeply social animals and do better if they have company.
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Posted: 6/29/2014 12:59:00 PM EDT
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Did your second sow farrow yet?
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Posted: 6/29/2014 5:38:11 PM EDT
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Did your second sow farrow yet? No, she's due July 4th or 5th. The existing litter is doing nicely. Castrated the little boy pig uneventfully. The piglets are having a grand old time chasing and wrestling each other.
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Posted: 6/29/2014 11:12:27 PM EDT
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Yup. 3's company. I'll never get less tha. 3 again. 4280327455
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Posted: 6/30/2014 4:42:33 PM EDT
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Sounds like a fun holiday weekend! I think my 5 are at about 65-75 lbs. Doin a good job of cleaning up the garden scraps & loving their little pasture.
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Posted: 6/30/2014 4:56:48 PM EDT
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I'd have a hard time eating them if i ever raised them. The few pigs i've interacted with have been just as friendly and intelligent as a dog.
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Posted: 6/30/2014 6:30:15 PM EDT
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I'd have a hard time eating them if i ever raised them. The few pigs i've interacted with have been just as friendly and intelligent as a dog. Pigs are designed that way. Cute when they are little- so you'd care for them. Mean and ugly when they are old so.you can't wait to eat them ;) |
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Posted: 6/30/2014 7:00:58 PM EDT
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I'd have a hard time eating them if i ever raised them. The few pigs i've interacted with have been just as friendly and intelligent as a dog. I'd eat my neighbor's golden retriever if it was made of bacon.
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Posted: 7/4/2014 12:23:13 PM EDT
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Twelve liveborn Independence Day piglets.
Mrs. Feral is an excellent midwife. Kudos also to the sow....she spit them out in about 2 hours. 
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Posted: 7/4/2014 12:27:29 PM EDT
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Hooray!!!!! Love these pics!!! Way to go, Mrs. Feral!! Midwifery is no joke, especially when the babies are coming that fast...  
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Posted: 7/4/2014 1:20:52 PM EDT
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12 is a little more like it. They look just like you, btw. 
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Posted: 7/4/2014 2:28:36 PM EDT
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12 is a little more like it. They look just like you, btw. 
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Posted: 7/4/2014 4:11:14 PM EDT
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Hooray!!!!! Love these pics!!! Way to go, Mrs. Feral!! Midwifery is no joke, especially when the babies are coming that fast... Thanks, we're very pleased by this outcome.
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Posted: 7/4/2014 4:12:15 PM EDT
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12 is a little more like it. They look just like you, btw. Chips off the old block !
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Posted: 7/5/2014 1:09:09 AM EDT
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Congrats!
Now, you NEED dairy goats! (And we really NEED to get rid of some )
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Posted: 7/5/2014 3:05:07 AM EDT
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Congrats! Now, you NEED dairy goats! (And we really NEED to get rid of some )What kind and how much? Send me a PM if you like? |
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Posted: 7/5/2014 4:21:22 PM EDT
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Congrats! Now, you NEED dairy goats! (And we really NEED to get rid of some )Nope, not gonna do it. No, no, no. 
We have six species of domesticated animal on the farm right now. Adding a seventh would be the tipping point. Ain't gonna happen. 
Lost one of the newborn piglets last night. Not sure if he was defective somehow or Mom squashed him. In any case, we're down to eleven. |
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Posted: 7/5/2014 7:16:11 PM EDT
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Nope, not gonna do it. No, no, no.
We have six species of domesticated animal on the farm right now. Adding a seventh would be the tipping point. Ain't gonna happen.
Lost one of the newborn piglets last night. Not sure if he was defective somehow or Mom squashed him. In any case, we're down to eleven. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats! Now, you NEED dairy goats! (And we really NEED to get rid of some )Nope, not gonna do it. No, no, no.
We have six species of domesticated animal on the farm right now. Adding a seventh would be the tipping point. Ain't gonna happen.
Lost one of the newborn piglets last night. Not sure if he was defective somehow or Mom squashed him. In any case, we're down to eleven. Sometimes, Mama knows... Sad, but it happens. I'm sure it's not the first time you've seen it... So, question... (Kinda gory.) what do you do with the lost piglet? Does he get ground to become feed, or does he go to the compost pile? |
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Posted: 7/6/2014 9:57:42 AM EDT
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So, question... (Kinda gory.) what do you do with the lost piglet? Does he get ground to become feed, or does he go to the compost pile? Nothing fancy, just your basic burial. I might have put him in the compost pile but the pile is in transition at the moment and the timing just wasn't right. |
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Posted: 7/6/2014 4:54:59 PM EDT
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Congrats Feral! I ended my day dirty tired & stinking of pigshit! I love it here!!. The little shits tipped over the water barrel what a mess!
Dave, talk to me about dairy goats. we have 2 Alpine does & are looking for a buck this fall. .
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Posted: 7/7/2014 9:49:27 AM EDT
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Nope, not gonna do it. No, no, no.
We have six species of domesticated animal on the farm right now. Adding a seventh would be the tipping point. Ain't gonna happen.
Lost one of the newborn piglets last night. Not sure if he was defective somehow or Mom squashed him. In any case, we're down to eleven. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congrats! Now, you NEED dairy goats! (And we really NEED to get rid of some )Nope, not gonna do it. No, no, no.
We have six species of domesticated animal on the farm right now. Adding a seventh would be the tipping point. Ain't gonna happen.
Lost one of the newborn piglets last night. Not sure if he was defective somehow or Mom squashed him. In any case, we're down to eleven. Excess milk for the chickens and pigs, goat milk fudge for you, kids will have a grip that will break bones after a couple years of milking: What's not to like?
Have had IM issues for those that asked, and don't mean to hijack Nubians (feral's favorite kind!, BTW, he just hasn't realized it yet)
No bucks (we trade a weaned doe or two for service for our does) Does from 12 weeks to 5 years. |
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Posted: 7/7/2014 5:11:53 PM EDT
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This may be our next sow. She's a good looking piglet.
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Posted: 7/8/2014 5:24:53 PM EDT
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Very nice!!
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Posted: 7/16/2014 1:19:21 PM EDT
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We're overrun with piglets at this point.
The four from the first litter are about ready to wean. The ten surviving piglets from the second litter all seem to be doing well. They're certainly cruising around the pasture OK. We had a sad moment today as we put down a runt that we'd been bottle feeding in the house. He just wasn't thriving and we did everything we could for him. We made the decision to send him back to the earth from whence he came. Farm life. 
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Posted: 7/17/2014 3:47:05 PM EDT
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I'd love to do a few pigs. But I'm not sure if I have the space. I'm on an acre at my house and three acres at my shop. I know they need a heck of a fence to start off with. My chicken coop coral board fence with 2x4 welded wire on it might not even slow a pig down.
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Posted: 7/17/2014 4:27:11 PM EDT
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We're overrun with piglets at this point.
The four from the first litter are about ready to wean. The ten surviving piglets from the second litter all seem to be doing well. They're certainly cruising around the pasture OK. We had a sad moment today as we put down a runt that we'd been bottle feeding in the house. He just wasn't thriving and we did everything we could for him. We made the decision to send him back to the earth from whence he came. Farm life.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/FredFeral/imagejpg1_zpsd936bc80.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/FredFeral/imagejpg1_zps0ab56adc.jpg I love how their little back legs just PUSH them as close as they can get... LOL... Too cute... |
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