Tag: breeding pigs
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Porcine Excitement
Poppy (the Hereford sow) has been re-located to the house of sinful pleasures also known as the West Barn. She leapt into the trailer without any enticement and the red truck towed her chariot around the corner. If there had been a sunroof she would have popped her head through the top and smiled into the…
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Be a Dog
Imagine if we were like a dog. Not an actual dog but Like a dog in that whenever we felt even a little tired we just lay down on the floor wherever we were and slept. Angling our bottoms onto the boards with our bellies following suit, then paws sliding – flat out on the floor, head down, big…
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FREE Screen Saver
Free screensaver. Marcel. You all know that I do not mind at all if you nick any of my pictures from the blog. You may have my words too, since they were yours in the first place. This image of Marcel is sure to become a screensaver on my computer for a while. You can…
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a calm busy day before another calm busy day
Boo and Marcel. Wee Marcel is still slowly improving. he is even gaining weight. He sleeps well and took two little walks outside and around inside the barn yesterday. Tonight he will go to tiny feeds every three hours. Altogether he drinks a little over two cups a day of milk and plenty of water…
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The Firewood, the Ark, and Sheila Bites the Boar
Out on The Matriarch’s old farm, where John grew up, is an old mulberry tree planted by his Grandfather. Last winter this branch fell. This winter this dead branch will keep his grandson (and his good wife) warm. On the way home we dropped into John’s workshop (at the old farm) so he could show…
The Kitchen's Garden 