CntryBoy777
Herd Master
Oh my!!....
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....I guess ya went Waayy down upon the Suwanee river.....
........I guess ya went Waayy down upon the Suwanee river.....
B&B Happy Goats....journal
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Bruce
Herd Master
Bye bye lawn!
Bruce
Herd Master
And ham and bacon?
CntryBoy777
Herd Master
Oh lord...out where ya live, someone may think it to be feral and invite Bubba for a "hunt" and a "Q"..... .....ya gonna only get 1?....it'll be so Lonely....just like little wilbur.........it may be beneficial to use some hog panels for a pen, or corrugated tin....driving Tposts is much easier and faster and ya have 2x4 no climb on one side already...easy to move if need be.....
.....ya gonna only get 1?....it'll be so Lonely....just like little wilbur.........it may be beneficial to use some hog panels for a pen, or corrugated tin....driving Tposts is much easier and faster and ya have 2x4 no climb on one side already...easy to move if need be.....
Baymule
Herd Master
Invest in a feed bin from Tractor Supply. I tied one to a strong post when i had 3 Red Wattle hogs in a pasture and they never got it loose or knocked it over. It keeps them from wasting feed, because pigs will toss a feed pan around for the fun of it, not to mention that every bird for miles around knows what time you feed the pigs. Rig up a barrel for water with a pipe nipple and a hog nipple. Pigs love to turn their water tub over and then they are thirsty. My Hereford hog thread has instructions on that. It will save you a lot of time and trouble. Once you raise your own pig for the freezer, you will want to do it again. Make it a shelter to get out of the sun and weather. That can be done with pallets, you are resourceful and can do this.
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Baymule’s Pigs 2018 HEREFORDS!
I found 2 Hereford boars 4 1/2 months old on Craigslist. We went and got them today. I have long admired Hereford Hogs and am delighted to find these! As usual, I have no hog pen ready and won’t be putting them in the pasture we sprigged with Bermuda and Bahia. So I guess we better get busy...
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Baymule
Herd Master
Make an appointment for slaughter as soon as you get your pig. Lots of people are raising livestock to fill their freezers. Or are you going to do it yourself?
Baymule
Herd Master
I can’t produce ham, but I can make bacon. I brine it in brown sugar, pepper, salt for a week in refrigerator, then wash it off and let it sit in refrigerator for a few days to dry, then BJ slow smokes it at no more than 200-350 degrees. Preferably at 200 or below. Then back to refrigerator to cool, slice, FRY SOME IMMEDIATELY, vacuum seal and freeze. The place we take our pigs doesn’t cure ham or bacon, but they make good pan sausage. So we have them leave the bacon in a slab and we do it ourselves. It’s better anyway.
Senile_Texas_Aggie
Herd Master
Miss @B&B Happy goats,
I meant to ask this yesterday but forgot. Before I ask, let me assure you that I am asking because I care about you and Leon, not because I am trying to be nosey. But your posts above about getting a pig and having a garden and all makes me think you and Leon are planning to stay at your farm, for awhile at least. But I remember a few months ago you were talking about selling and moving closer to where there are medical facilities. So, are you and Leon doing better? I hope you are, as I hated to hear about your having to sell your farm. You seem happy there and I am happy for you.
Again, please forgive me if I appear to be nosy. It's just that I want you and Leon to be happy and being able to stay there on your farm I think would help you be that way.
Senile Texas Aggie
I meant to ask this yesterday but forgot. Before I ask, let me assure you that I am asking because I care about you and Leon, not because I am trying to be nosey. But your posts above about getting a pig and having a garden and all makes me think you and Leon are planning to stay at your farm, for awhile at least. But I remember a few months ago you were talking about selling and moving closer to where there are medical facilities. So, are you and Leon doing better? I hope you are, as I hated to hear about your having to sell your farm. You seem happy there and I am happy for you.
Again, please forgive me if I appear to be nosy. It's just that I want you and Leon to be happy and being able to stay there on your farm I think would help you be that way.
Senile Texas Aggie
CntryBoy777
Herd Master
How thoughtful of ya!!....sure the goat would not like being in the rain....and we surely don't want ya to melt either.... 
CntryBoy777
Herd Master
Ya been busy Barb?.....how is everything going with Mo?....what about the plans for the piggies?.....
