NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[NH homesteader]

They are constantly pig piled and cuddling, the little girls and Washington . It's so cute. I had raised a single pig before but will never (intentionally) do it again. They love their friends!

 

[Baymule]

I love piggies!

 

[NH homesteader]

I temporarily have nearly as many pigs as I have goats. This is getting to be a piggie problem....

 

[Latestarter]

Not for long! I understand the newly cause piggie problem is soon to become a freezer space problem! I nice problem to have

 

[NH homesteader]

OK so we have New Hampshire (little pink/white one, Hammy for short) and Vermont. Special names for special pigs Washington was being a food bully but Vermont told him off so they're all sharing now.

My husband says I'm goat obsessed but I have been spending way more time talking about pigs lately.

 

[Baymule]

Isn't it wonderful to come here and talk on and on and on about your pigs and instead of thinking you're weird, we talk on and on and on about your pigs with you!!

 

[NH homesteader]

Yes!!

 

[NH homesteader]

Well it's currently 45 degrees heye. Forecasted high for today of 65. Thank goodness for that.

Lilly is winding down on milking it seems. I am going to see if my buckling is up to breeding in November I think. My doelings aren't big enough, so it'll just be Lilly. I'm watching one of the doelings to see if she grows enough for december. The other one I think will have to wait until next year. It would actually work well if I only had to train one to the stand at a time!

 

[NH homesteader]

Forecast says 39 degrees tonight. Frost advisory for the county north of us. So, piggies got extra hay to bed down in for the night. Wondering how accurate this forecast is and whether I need to go cover these plants... Tomatoes are still green!

 

[NH homesteader]

Mmm bacon!

I am getting butcher paper and saran wrap today. I know vacuum seal is popular but we've never had issues with our method! And I'm not made of money, folks.

I personally am hoping we can butcher around October 1st. If we have to do one at a time that means 3 (maybe even 4) weekends in October we will be butchering things. And we have a wedding and birthday party that take away weekend time! We are only bound to weekends for things I can't do while watching my daughter. Like chickens. she likes to watch but she probably won't be able to this year.