Preface: We got our first hens last year and quickly found out that at times, the hens will peck and eat the eggs they produce…. » read more
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Yay for Spring!
I am so happy the weather has finally been staying nice. It gives me a chance to go out & spend time with the animals. Tom, our 2 year old, really enjoys hanging out in the goats pen. He likes to chase Opal, our baby. She is getting pretty easy to catch. We used to… » read more
More Piggies!
We have acquired 7 new piglets, 5 boars & 2 sows I believe. We got a good deal on them from a man we bought our last bunch from. We also sold on of our grown boars today. A neighbor stopped by to see if we had an adult male, as he has a sow… » read more
Hog Heaven & Other Happenings!
Just a quick update to let you all know how we are doing and give you some new perspective on our little piglets that were.
We had 2 birthdays celebrated this weekend with a big party for both of em. Ian is turning 5 this week and little man Tommy just hit the terrible two’s, but he… » read more
Leaving the City
When I first told my Mom that I was moving to Kentucky to live on a farm, she thought I was crazy. After we had lived here for 2 months, we started adding animals. We started off small, a dog & some cats. She still said I was crazy. My Mom liked to start off… » read more
Suuuuuueweeeee, here piggy!
The second livestock purchase we made were meat hogs. We bought 3 sows & 3 boars. Such cute lil piglets when we got them, weighing about 20-30 pounds. Not anymore! Right now they weigh around 100lbs each. That’s a lot of bacon!
The first mistake we made was not putting a wooden floor in their first… » read more
