What is my next project?.....Humm I have been thinking about this today as I was clearing the back garden of weeds. (above)
In three weeks time the goose eggs in the incubator are due to hatch, but just in case they don't I have a provisional promise of some day old goslings. The goose house hopefully will be delivered around my birthday on the 1st of June.
Now, with the changes made in the glebe lease I am now allowed to keep a pig, so I thin
k we will buy 2 weaners to fatten up and eat. The problem remains that with the turkeys living in the old pig hut, I have no where for two piglets to be housed........
k we will buy 2 weaners to fatten up and eat. The problem remains that with the turkeys living in the old pig hut, I have no where for two piglets to be housed........Sandra, my friend and fellow Flower Show committee member, may have the answer to this one, as she is after two turkeys for her own allotment in the centre of the village.
I have suggested that she takes two of my Bourbons..........the remaining two females can be housed with Boris and the new piglets will be housed in the newly painted (I did it this morning) turkey house!
simples!
I apologize, John. I thought that I had signed up as a follower long ago.
ReplyDeleteYour plan sounds good, but, pigs are awfully smart and interesting. Are you sure you're going to be able to eat them when the time comes?
The back garden is very pretty! Hmmm, what kind of pigs, the smaller version or those that get huge? I think you should get two, is company for them and a relaxed pig is a fatter pig. Haha! I'm almost sure you would have no trouble eating them later. Now, I couldn't, once I name them, I couldn't do it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have things all sorted out!
as long as I dont name them!
ReplyDeleteshort term pigs are easier to cope with.....I would like to keep one sow to brred from though
Oh no! You're not getting rid of Bingley, are you? He's my favorite!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is beautiful.
yes terry although he's lovely I think I have to! boris and he fight dreadfully when they are together! I need more peace and more pigs!
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous John, I would love to keep a couple of weaners, best of luck, what breed will you go for - I once had some slow roasted Middle White, best pork I ever ate!
ReplyDeleteI hear you on males of a species fighting... good grief its been a wild ride keeping two active male bucks here! One wound up in emergency surgery at the vet from one of their encounters ...ugggg
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are so pretty, I was just telling honeyman today while we were at the store about you. yep.. I said I should be getting some advice on growing these devils soon. We were standing in front of some of the most gorgeous foxgloves at the Whole Foods Store...
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Oh how exciting for you. Pigs!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat breed are you considering?
The same as you had up until recently?
I raised two pigs about ten years ago. Yes, they were for eating.
I named them, brushed them daily, fed them yogurt everyday, one dog biscuit everyday, sat with them, fresh daily straw, etc.. I made sure to find the right person to come out and do them in. It was very important that neither of them knew what was going to happen. The kill was quick and clean. And they were very, very happy pigs right up till the end.
And that meat was the most extraordinary wonderfully, tastiest pork ever eaten.
Although, now I can't eat pork because I feel so bad about raising them to eat!Haven't eaten any pork since then.
Boy, am I feeling like a 'city-slicker'!!! Interesting comments on raising and eating pigs.
ReplyDeleteJohn, those 'Columbines' are spectacular!
The garden is lovely. Do you ever hear how Gladys & Nora are making out? Suppose they must miss you.
ReplyDeletemakes perfect sense!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I can get into pig raising. A friend does it and supplies us with all the meat we could ever eat, so for now that works for me.