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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    Did a pulled pork bbq with our boys…..neighbors came over to eat a visit awhile too. Fun evening! 😁
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    Picked up my IPPs today! Meet Jack (little boar) Chrissy, and Janet my ginger gilts :weee
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    We managed to get the fencing 95% done and functional yesterday before the rain rolled in :yesss:
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    The skin part of it cleared up quickly. The squatting behavior seems a bit more sporadic now. When we first noticed the lesion, we thought he had cut himself on a piece of tin on the run-in shelter. It wasn’t until I had a local guy out to do the castration, that I learned what it was...
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    Coffee anyone ?

    Having my coffee and relaxing a bit before starting the day……may even cook a small breakfast 🤔
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    I tried that.....can't find anyone to rent/haul for me :thi think our homemade one will work fine
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    I’ve been looking but they always sell quickly here…..and we’re not sure we want another trailer that won’t be used but 1-2x per year. I can either get the heavy duty gates for our 8x16 or we can build an enclosure for our 5x8
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    Coffee anyone ?

    Good Morning Herders! And @Sourland Having my coffee and then office for half-day
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    This is Bellamy…..she’s hopefully joining us soon! I have to build a trailer to pick her up. I don’t know her exact size yet but I believe she’s larger than Zeb
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    Most recent pics of Skipper…..he will be joining us in June when he’s weaned.
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    Zeb is approximately 38 inches and 300# He's 2 years old. Natasha and Boris are 4-5 months old. We were planning to castrate Boris last weekend but he developed dippity pig so we're watching and waiting to not stress him anymore until it subsides
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    Zeb , my mini zebu bull Natasha and Boris, my Juliana piggies
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    BYC's Chat

    https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/muddy%E2%80%99s-homestead-expansion.43912/post-722925 I got my introduction thread started….
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    Muddy’s Homestead Expansion

    Many here already know me from BYC, but I recently moved out of the city and have started my real homestead! We have 3 acres and have started adding fencing pasture and farm critters! I have hatched and kept many types of poultry and gamebirds but now have pygmy goats, 2 Juliana piggies, and a...
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    BYC's Chat

    Decided I should probably head back over here a little bit since I’m branching out! 😁
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