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    3 Little Piggies Coming in 3 days. HELP!

    Nice cow!! Yes, we had a beautiful barn and they rooted and made such a mess that there were holes under the foundation! My husband is a Carpenter and said it’s an easy fix, but not everyone may think so!
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    3 Little Piggies Coming in 3 days. HELP!

    Thanks for asking. All went really smooth compared to the many stories I read. Haha! My 13 year old is the one who did 90% of the work. But when I fry up that yummy whole hog sausage, it’s worth it. I really want to do it again. It’s great having pork in the freezer. My hubby wants to try a...
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    1 pig going in question.

    Ha ha!! I definitely thought it would be more comical. But I think we got pretty calm pigs. They just didn’t want to move.
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    1 pig going in question.

    So my obedient son would not starve the poor piggies. This made it very difficult for us to get the pig out of the barn and in the trailer. Was quite comical for sure. We had 8 of us out there. 3 watched and videoed. After 15 minutes of this pig teasing us. Finally my daughter grabbed...
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    Bringing home PB piglet

    Off topic. You guys keep pigs in your house? :hu Where do they poop? This seems crazy to me. Although, as a girl my mom had a pet pig. In town. On a leash. I have limited memories of her and my aunt bathing it and it pooping on my aunts foot as they tried hard to get it outside. I then have a...
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    1 pig going in question.

    I have no idea what I am doing or how. Kind of waiting for my kids to figure it out. Hahaha!! Why not feed them for so long?
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    How do I know when to butcher?

    I’ll check it out.
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    1 pig going in question.

    Well it’s enclosed. Maybe I won’t. Lol. I forgot. Vents are small. Hehehehe.
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    1 pig going in question.

    We have three pigs… We’re taking one in. Because there’s an opening. We are getting it turned into whole hog sausage. My question is I have to be at this place at seven in the morning and it’s over a half hour away. Is it OK to put the Hog in the trailer by itself the night before? Or is that...
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    How do I know when to butcher?

    I would love to run to the lard I just have no idea how to do that
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    How do I know when to butcher?

    We figured it out with the string and the middle size one weighs 168
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    How do I know when to butcher?

    Are they ready?
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    How do I know when to butcher?

    Finally here is a picture of my pigs.
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    How do I know when to butcher?

    We no longer do the chickens. Mennonite ladies do a better job and so cheap.
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