Drstratton - My Backyard Journey Journal

[farmerjan]

The he// with who owns it... SSS ....

Hope you catch the other guy.

 

[drstratton]

On to happier things, some pics of my chicks!

First is my Little Roo! Hi there!!!

Little Roo on R. & Roo Two on L., he needs a name, but that might stick, I'm kind of goofy like that!

Roo Two...jumped up on my hand as I was taking pictures...he's become pretty sweet too!
It's kind of blurry, because he was so close and I was taking the pic with my left hand...lol!

My Two EE's!
Penny, my little redhead!

Pearl...with a golden necklace! I really love the gold feathers around her neck!

 

[drstratton]

The he// with who owns it... SSS ....

Hope you catch the other guy.

If the dog is in our yard again, we will have to take care of it!

 

[drstratton]

Pig update! We've had them almost 2 weeks now and they seem to have grown a little! I haven't had much time to spend with them, so they are still silly & run when we come near!

What'cha doin human?

Oh no the human moved...run!

Hurry this way!

Dead stop...oh no another human!

Trying to be brave, but failing...

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[Baymule]

It won’t take them long to run to you for FOOD!

 

[drstratton]

It won’t take them long to run to you for FOOD!

I just need to figure out what to entice them with! They are such funny little creatures!

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Miss @drstratton,

While I am sure there are other places to learn, the YouTube channel "Red Tool House" raises pigs. He just had a new litter delivered a couple of months ago. You can see how he raised them so that they are excited to see him every time. Hint -- Miss @Baymule is right - FOOD!

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[Baymule]

Bread. Boiled eggs. I load our pigs with boiled eggs. I withhold Feed for a day or two so that they are hungry. We back the trailer up to the gate, put cow panel sides up. I squeeze boiled eggs and drop a few in a trail to the front of the trailer. Curiosity, hunger and most of all-greed makes them hop right in there and we shut the gate. I worm them with apple flavored horse ivermectin. I squeeze a little on a piece of crustless bread, then pinch the edges together to make a bread “pillow” and toss them to the pigs. I usually toss bread to them first, widely apart, so rack one gets their own dose. If a greedy pig gets two, it won’t hurt them.

 

[Baymule]

So EACH one gets their own, not rack. Stupid phone.

 

[drstratton]

Miss @drstratton,

While I am sure there are other places to learn, the YouTube channel "Red Tool House" raises pigs. He just had a new litter delivered a couple of months ago. You can see how he raised them so that they are excited to see him every time. Hint -- Miss @Baymule is right - FOOD!

Senile Texas Aggie

We watch YouTube all of the time, but I don't think I've seen Red Tool House...I will be checking that out today!
Thank you!!!

Bread. Boiled eggs. I load our pigs with boiled eggs. I withhold Feed for a day or two so that they are hungry. We back the trailer up to the gate, put cow panel sides up. I squeeze boiled eggs and drop a few in a trail to the front of the trailer. Curiosity, hunger and most of all-greed makes them hop right in there and we shut the gate. I worm them with apple flavored horse ivermectin. I squeeze a little on a piece of crustless bread, then pinch the edges together to make a bread “pillow” and toss them to the pigs. I usually toss bread to them first, widely apart, so rack one gets their own dose. If a greedy pig gets two, it won’t hurt them.

Thank you! I'll have the little buggers running to me soon!

We've been trying to decide how we wanted to worm them...when the kids raised them for 4H, we injected them. I did not want to go that route. I love the idea of the bread pillow, so much easier!