We spent the weekend sick but in spite of that we were able to go pick up a rather large, round pig feeder for our ever growing sows and boar (they each weigh about 500 lbs each we think) from a gentleman on craigs list who didnt need it anymore to feed his elk. Our pigs had been in a smaller size hog paneled area for the winter with a make do shelter but the mud level was getting extreme with all the rain so we wanted to get them on fresh ground as both sows will be farrowing soon. We did this in temporary netting and a larger electric stringed pen will go up today, Lord and weather permitting. Greg Judy allows his sows to farrow on open ground - he said they go into the brush and come back about 10 days later with their little piglets in tow - much better for the pigs than farrowing crates in confinement facilities.
On a sad note, our Jersey cow had her calf this past weekend as well but she didn't survive. We will try to figure out if there was something unhealthy in her diet and pray her next calving season is more successful. It also appears that one of our Bourbon turkey hens decided life with the wild turkeys was better. We have seen a wild tom on our property recently and found out Saturday that she was missing. We think she is on her honeymoon...
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