...they don't move easily. Ted built that ramp, backed the tractor and trailer down to the chicken gate, and set up a corridor with electric wire to get the pigs to move to the trailer. I saved the scraps for two days in hopes that they'd follow that scrap bucket right to the trailer. My … Continue reading Pigs are like big rocks…
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Big decision made
We stopped today to settle up with Ronnie for the winter hay and the side of beef we purchased from him, and out of the blue, he asked what we're going to do with Beef. We've been discussing what to do for over a month, and we reached the decision that we were either selling … Continue reading Big decision made
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Big pigs!!!
I took these photos to show the size of our pigs now. Remember, these two fit in a small dog cage when we brought them home in late October! They are standing in about six inches of mud here (Ted made them a big mud hole a couple of days ago because it was so … Continue reading Big pigs!!!
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Turkey gets “her” babies
On April 28th, Ted went by Rural King on the way home from work and picked up four turkey poults. One of the turkeys went broody a few weeks back and set a nest of chicken eggs. Unfortunately, we think her temperature was high, and so she actually just spoiled the eggs instead of getting … Continue reading Turkey gets “her” babies
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Filling the freezer!
It's no secret that the absolutely best meat that you can get is the kind that's raised the old-fashioned way and the way the animals were meant to be treated on a farm, not from one of those confined animal feeding operations where they don't see the light of day and don't feel the grass … Continue reading Filling the freezer!
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Composting with hay
About three weekends ago, we went out to Mr. Johnson's farm with the trailer. I had stopped by there the previous week when I saw him out and about and asked him about some of the really old hay bales he had setting outside. Once hay has been setting out for about a year it … Continue reading Composting with hay
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What a deal!!!
I pass a Christmas tree farm daily, and recently I noticed there was a small tractor setting at the foot of the driveway with a few implements for sale. I gave the owner a call a few days ago, and Ted and I went over to take a look at everything last night. We already … Continue reading What a deal!!!
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Moving Bindi
We learned last spring that 1) Beef jumps the fence to get to greener pastures, and 2) Bessie and Beef don't get out when we move them often so their green grass looks as good as the grass on the other side of the fence. Sunday afternoon, we decided to fence a temporary section of … Continue reading Moving Bindi
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Last month with the piggies
Ted said the pigs' feeder had to be filled twice last week, so I knew they were getting close to butcher time. From what I've heard and verified through research, there's a point where pastured pigs begin to convert feed to weight at an almost equal weight, and the 250-285 pound mark is the time … Continue reading Last month with the piggies
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It’s chick time!
I recently placed ads to sell chicks to local folks. I feel like we had a great response for the first year of doing this, and we made up a monthly list of hatch dates and folks who want to start their own little flocks locally. We have hatching date set from March, April, and … Continue reading It’s chick time!
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