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    hopefully new pasture for my hopefully new cattle

    Thanks for the reply, Thats kinda what we talked about.. Ive read up on the rotational grazing.
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    hopefully new pasture for my hopefully new cattle

    OK My neighbor has 10 acres pasture right next to my 5 acres. Its grass & it feeds their horse. Their horse is quite old . My neighbor says this will be its last spring. I hate to see their horse die. But looks like it had a good life. Long story short, We talked a bit about raising a few cattle...
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    Questions on cooking a ham

    Im cooking a ham off one of our pigs for this years family Christmas. Its a smaller one. It has been smoked at the butchers. Im thinking 325 degrees for 20 mins a pound, then slice it up. It wieghs 8 & a half lbs . I kinda looking for different glazing recipes. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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    Hay I got some questions about Hay

    Im in Michigan. Im seeing them here on craigslist. Registered & non registered. Between 450 & 700 dollars.
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    Hay I got some questions about Hay

    OK Thats helps a bunch. Thanks for the info folks. Not sure if Im gonna be getting a couple of Dexters before winter or not. May just wait till spring. Ive still got a lot of reading & research to do.
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    Hay I got some questions about Hay

    Im looking into raising a couple Dexters, So Im doing my reading, lots & lots of reading. Im hoping to grass feed as much as possible, But I know I ll have to feed them hay in the winter, What are the different cuttings 1st cutting, 2nd cutting. Different quality I suspect, But not sure.
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    Dexter Cattle

    Im also looking into Dexter cattle, So Im gonna tag along here. How long does it take to get a Dexter to butcher weight.
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    Freezer full of pork

    Nope these pigs were bought in late march. they were 50 lbs. I fed them thru july. then butchered the first week of august. I was asking about raising pigs thru the winter mths. I may be picking up 2 more feeder pigs this week, then butcher around Christmas time. Dont know yet. Im still new to...
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    ??? Selling Pig Shares ???

    Not sure if this will help, but heres what I did. This year was the first time we raised pigs. I bought 2 feeder pigs. As soon as people heard I was doing it, they wanted a half a pig. So I did some estimating on how much feed & butcher cost would be for both. I was guessing it would cost $600...
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    Freezer full of pork

    We ended up with 67 lbs of pork.. I debated between keeping a whole pig or just half. This was our first time, so we decided to go with half. So the whole experience was almost free for us. Right now debating on doing a couple more for the winter. Hey do you think If I was to collect acorns over...
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    Freezer full of pork

    The pigs are done. I raised 2 feeder pigs this spring. Mostly on hog feed, but they got quite a bit of veggies . Then the last 3 or 4 weeks they got lots & lots of apples.. Took them to the butcher last week. Which was a piece of cake. Lured them into the trailer with weeds from the garden &...
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    Michigan

    This heat is tuff. My garden is all but dead. Ive been watering tomatoes Just to keep them going. I wish the rain would have been spread out over the whole summer. My pigs are doing pretty good though.
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    Will pigs eat what they dig out of ground?

    My 2 feeder pigs have dug up a 20 ft chain & 2 fram oil filters. Before the pigs this area was nice & grassy area behing the barn. I had no idea that stuff was down there. They ve also chewed up a good sized stump that was there too. They seem to root down about 2 ft or so, then They give up on...
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    How to keep water fresh??

    Ok Thanks for the replys. How often do you clean the tank. Jay
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    How to keep water fresh??

    So how much bleach per 50 gallons? Will The pigs have any problem with bleach in their water. The tanks in the barn & it stays fairly cool. Thanks for the input.
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    How to keep water fresh??

    Ive got my pigs water supply in a 50 gallon plastic drum. Its connected to a nipple that they drink from. So far its working great. It seems to last about a week or so. So every 3 or 4 days I top it off. I noticed today that the inside of the drum was a bit slimmy. I drained it & scrubbed down...
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    best season to raise pigs

    Yep all are welcome to the bbq One advantage to the fall ,would be extras from the garden.
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    best season to raise pigs

    What Im doing is rasing 2 pigs. Im selling 3 halfs to friends. That will give me my half a pig for free. Just my time & energy. Im looking to do that every year. Along with the chickens & venison, My freezer will be stocked year round. With farm raised or wild meat. My first 2 pigs will be ready...
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    best season to raise pigs

    I havnt noticed their more active at night when it warm out. They could be though, its been real hot 85-90 degrees twice so far this spring. It seemed they didnt eat as much. Each time I wet there pen down real good so the would have some mud to wallow in. Then they would eat. I dont have an...
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    best season to raise pigs

    This is my first year with pigs. Another mth or so & my freezer will be full:D . Im wondering if I should try raising a couple pigs in the fall as opposed to the spring. What are some of the pros & cons of each season. Sand fleas were a problem for me this year, also when it gets into the 80s...
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