77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[SuburbanFarmChic]

You all are not allowed to be old or I am too and I am NOT old dang it.

 

[marlowmanor]

If we are all going to be one big happy family, I guess I must be the baby of the family. I was born in '85!

 

[Roll farms]

The babies are always BRATS.

 

[77Herford]

WOW, a bunch of old farts, LOL. JUST KIDDING.
My family called me a cradle robber when they learn of my then GF, which became my wife, she was born in 82. I just consider myself lucky, she persued me as I thought she was too young, lol. You see how that worked out, she can be a Force of Nature.
I probably won't be getting any Kune's but they are cute looking.
Oh I blame my softyness "I know it isn't a word" as I grew up surrounded by women. I am looking for a more common pig that does well on pasture diet with supliments. Don't get me wrong my Herefords are doing pretty good and those piglets are pretty sweet, (the one picture you haven't seen, HA) but I want more production.

 

[marlowmanor]

WOW, a bunch of old farts, LOL. JUST KIDDING.
My family called me a cradle robber when they learn of my then GF, which became my wife, she was born in 82. I just consider myself lucky, she persued me as I thought she was too young, lol. You see how that worked out, she can be a Force of Nature.
I probably won't be getting any Kune's but they are cute looking.
Oh I blame my softyness "I know it isn't a word" as I grew up surrounded by women. I am looking for a more common pig that does well on pasture diet with supliments. Don't get me wrong my Herefords are doing pretty good and those piglets are pretty sweet, (the one picture you haven't seen, HA) but I want more production.

Age difference between you and your wife is roughly 5 years then. Not bad really. The age difference between DH and I is exactly 5 years and 8 months (we were both born the 17th of our birthmonths). Now if he would act his age I'd be good. I swear that man is like having a 4th kid most of the time.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

My husband and I are 8 years apart and I had to track him down. Oddly I was also called a force of nature. He said he could swim with the tide or against but wasn't going to make a lick difference in him being swept out to sea.

 

[77Herford]

Ok, called some friends who have Swine expierence and I think I will be getting a nice crossbreed sow of Duroc x Yorkshire x Hampshire. Good growth rates, good mothering ability, good milking, good carcass and medium to large size.
They will be bred to Old Major the cowardly Hog.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

We are fond of Duroc crosses ourselves.

 

[77Herford]

Ok, called some friends who have Swine expierence and I think I will be getting a nice crossbreed sow of Duroc x Yorkshire x Hampshire. Good growth rates, good mothering ability, good milking, good carcass and medium to large size.
They will be bred to Old Major the cowardly Hog.

Make that next season we will breed them to Old Major. My wonderful pal is happily sending me my two discounted sows as he said I have too many and would rather sell good sows off to someone who would use them than just the slaughter house.
My "Pig Pal, lol" lives almost completely off the land. He is my age but diffinitly a hippy/forest child, not flowers, he don't smoke nature. He's kinda a hermit, lol. He has six pigs, a flock of chickens "Thanks to me", 4 Toggenberg cross Goats and a large veggie garden, plus he is an excellent forager.
The deal is my friend is butchering his hog and trading me two of his sows for two winters worth of hay, access to my Mulberry trees fruit "He loves them", breeding privileges for three years or twelves breedings to Old Major or any new Hog I get.
I thought that was a very good deal, he doesn't have alot of animals. Oh and he just had twenty acres several miles east of me, were its more hilly and forested.

Planted those fruit trees I've been meaning to plant. Also planted 100 White Oaks, 100 Black Walnuts, 200 White Pine, 100 Hickory, 100 Red Maples, 100 Quaking Aspens, 100 Burr Oaks, and 200 Blue Spruce. More to be planted before snow falls.

 

[elevan]

Hey, your back must be feeling better if you're out planting trees