I’m a very happy fellow these days. You see, I’ve just solved a three-year old dilemma that’s been aggravating me …
Tag: Pigs
Piglet Brooder
Since we got the new brooder all setup with a propane brooder, we’ve not had need of our old Hover …
The Babes of Spring
Spring is doing it’s thing. That means that we’re running around trying to get a handle on all the new …
Never Underestimate a Pig
The ferocious livestock guard dog puppies got a new dog feeder, one that holds a whole 50# bag of the …
End of Summer
Hard to beleive it, but summer is coming to a close already. What have we been up to? Well, it’s …
Piglet gone wrong
Warning, this blog post is about a necropsy of a deceased piglet, which includes pictures. If this sort of thing …
Replacement Gilt Blues
I decided to keep a few replacement gilts (young lady pigs) this spring. I sorted out two of the best …
Trough full of Piglets
The piglets are old enough to be transitioning over to feed. Today I gave them their first trough of feed …
.33 Pig Trough
It’s been two years since I made some of these pig troughs out of an empty 55 gallon barrel and …
Spring Farrowing 2015
Today we pretty much finished up all the action around our spring farrowing. We ear-notched, castrated and weighed all the …