NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[NH homesteader]

Goats belong IN the hay feeder, right? We are working on a new one for them. A Peppermint-proof one. This goat is hysterical.

 

[babsbag]

I need to build another feeder or get rid of some goats. I have 32 linear feet of feeder and 43 goats; makes for some cozy meal times.

 

[NH homesteader]

That is really an amazing amount of goats. I have 6. Which some days feels like a huge amount!

 

[NH homesteader]

These girls should be ready to be butchered in October, maybe November.

 

[Baymule]

Mmmmmm........SAUSAGE!!

 

[NH homesteader]

And bacon! I can't wait! Freezer has been empty too long

 

[NH homesteader]

Hubby just asked me if we could get more pigs. What? Free pigs even! They are runts, but healthy, and our friend offered them to us. They could go in with our little barrow we just got. For those of you who read my previous posts, our friend has the most amazingly sweet sow and the runts are from her most recent litter. Aka the blood lines I want. We could raise them together and frankly, I have been feeling bad about little dude being alone all winter.

Soooooooo I told him ok but we can't have five pigs so the big girls gotta go. I'm deworming them tomorrow and after the withdrawal period they're outta here and in the freezer.

 

[Baymule]

YAY MORE PIGGIES!!

 

[Latestarter]

Man, that worked out great for you folks. How could you turn that down? I thought you were going to wait another month or two? Would the cost be that great with the 2 new little ones to keep them and finish them up?

 

[NH homesteader]

They're both over 200 lbs now (I need to tape them tomorrow and see, it's been a few weeks). We will see! Depends on how it goes. We also have meat birds to process in October and turkeys in November, it's a juggling act!

I'll be nearly a month anyway with the 21 day withdrawal period even if we rush it