Speaking of chainsaws and butchering.... The same cousin that was arrested for the cow eating the neighbors garden was assisting in the butchering of a sheep. When the bone saw couldn't be located to split the carcass, said cousin fired up his chainsaw (which he kept in his bedroom closet) and...
Still in stand-by mode waiting for a call from the breeder. Have the pen and shelter built and the wood chips spread for bedding. Installed the in ground wallow pool yesterday.
Stocked up on carrots, celery and apples. Bought tons of gum and hard candy as well. As a dentist I am sure the candy and gum are frowned on however, I am sure my dentist will appreciate not having to scale the nasty black off the back of my front teeth.
I have heard that quitting an addiction has to be for you rather than someone else. I have also heard that telling others about your attempt creates an accountability complex. I quit alcohol cold turkey almost 30 years ago and decided to quit smoking at the same time. I was sharing my journey...
As a teenager my cousin was raising a steer. It kept getting out and eating the neighbors garden. He was arrested for failure to control a domesticated animal after the umpteenth time it happened. When my Uncle went to get him out of jail, my cousin asked my Uncle to come back after dinner as...
The neighbor kid who raised fair pigs has all the equipment I will need. He has the feed bin as well as "slop bowls" and the watering equipment. When I asked to borrow it he gave it to me as he has "aged out" of the fair circuit. I will be returning it to him when we are done though as I don't...
Have seen spent grain for sale on Market Place and have considered it based on the cheap price for amount you get. I talked with a produce guy years ago about getting expired produce for my compost pile. He told me they couldn't give it away anymore because the pig farmer that used to take it...
I have already told her that she is not allowed to name the pigs or spend too much time with them. She understands that they are only here for a short time and that we will enjoy them even after they are gone.
I see several posts related to electric fence. Several videos also recommend electric fence. Do you use electric fence alone or do you run a hot wire inside hog panels to keep them from pushing against the panels?
As far a nutrition goes, do you soak your feed? If offering a mix of dry feed...
Looked at buying a stainless "pruning blade" for a sawzall back when I had a cow elk tag. Never got the elk so no need for the blade. Might just revisit that idea. I have seen recommendations to wrap a plastic bag around the end of the saw to improve cleanliness and reduce clean-up.
I pinged a guy I went to high school with, who is an Ag professor, about soy alternative feed in swine. His immediate response was a question regarding concern of the estrogenic properties of pork fed soy. I never knew about it until my wife brought it up. Like I said, I don't even try to...
That works good! I have a neighbor who is a commercial chicken farmer. He has always offered me chickens but I haven't taken him up on it YET. One bad experience butchering chickens as a kid has kept me from jumping on the offer so far.