Why We Raise Pigs Over the Summer
Why We Raise Pigs Over the Summer If I could give you all a gift it would be a piglet. Unless you …
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Should You Raise Your Own Meat?
I know that raising your own meat is not an option for many people. If you live in a neighborhood, or have …
How and Why to Use Rotational Grazing
Rotational Grazing Rotational Grazing is not just for cows. Rotational Grazing is the practice of dividing the land into smaller pastures and …
Keeping Pigs in Winter
I’ve decided that pigs are indestructible. At least, the 4 that lived through “Snowmageddon” we had here in Kentucky are…. I am learning …
Can You Eat a Potbelly Pig?
Please don’t get mad at me for suggesting that you should eat your potbelly pig. I am not suggesting that at all. …
How do you Keep Coyotes Away?
I love getting questions from you! If you ever have a question about our homestead, our life, or how we do things …
Farm Fresh For Life – Top Posts from 2015
Top Posts in 2015 It seems that many of my favorite blogs are doing some sort of “top posts for 2015” lists. …
The Problem with Potbelly Piglets
The problem with potbelly piglets. ARRRRRRRRG! Would anyone like to hear me rant, complain, and throw a fit about my potbelly piglets? …
How to Move Pigs
I hate moving pigs. Moving pigs means you are relocating them from where they are to someplace else. This always usually happens when …
Growing Your Own Pork – When is the best time to Raise Pigs?
Raising Pigs – It’s time to get some piglets for the winter season! I’ve been raising pigs for a few years. You …
Potbelly Piglets – Waking the Dead
Piglets. Our sow (mama, potbelly pig) had 10 tiny, weensy, screaming, baby, micro-mini, potbelly piglets 10 days ago. Since then: It rained …
Farm Chores – How Long do They Take?
Farm Chores – How much time do they take? I homeschool my 4 children. I do lots of laundry. I cook lots …
Newborn Potbelly Piglets!!!!! The first 4 Days….
We have Potbelly Piglets! They are so stinking cute. I’m going to tell you everything! This is the first time we have …
Fall on the Farm – Animals & Baby Animals
Baby Animals. When someone says, “baby animals” I automatically think spring. Well, we are having a baby animal-fest this year for some reason…… …
Raising Pigs – The Real Story
Why don’t you have pigs? Maybe you already do. If so, congratulations. Maybe it’s against your HOA. If so, sorry. Maybe you …