Project pig is in full swing, six spring piglets arrived on the farm and they could not be cuter. I am so excited to have them here and even more excited to put them to work clearing the forest but first they need to get a little bigger. The piglets have been slowly warming to us and are almost champions at following the bucket. This will be very helpful when the time comes to take them through the forest. They had their first measure for weight in week 41 and they were not overly excited but it worked well. I will pop a small table at the bottom with their weights at first measure.
We have six piglets, one boy and five girls. While they are so little and it is so easy for them to find a way to escape they have started being moved between the four sty. This will give me time to go around and clear the insulated bottom wire of the paddock and ensure they do not get out. Then the piglets will get to free range in a quarter acre paddock while learning not to cross electric fences. After this the real fun begins and the pigs will be put through the forest to help clear the large amount (I mean there is a lot!) of rotting trunks, stumps, and stick piles. Making something that would take me what feels like a lifetime into a relatively hands off production (I hope). The boy will only be staying for a short while as I am not looking to breed pigs at this time in my farming career. The five girls will be grown on the farm longer and all will eventually end up in a freezer. Alternatively, I may do one of the girls at the same time as the boy and just grow three for longer. We shall see how they grow.
This is the plan we shall see how things pan out, one can never count their chickens so they say… I often find that plans take a more curving path than a straight one. Plans also seem to shift, change and evolve as time goes on. I do love to plan, its a way of feeling productive while not actually doing any work. The upside to this is when a plan goes awry I am more than happy to rework it; after some moments of frustration of course.
- Peter Porker 10.84lbs 4.93kg
- Spot Butt 1 18lbs 8.19kg
- Herswiney 11.56lbs 5.26kg
- Ham Solo 22.05lbs 10.03kg
- Harry Trotter 16.25lbs 7.39kg
- Moon 20.95lbs 9.53kgs
