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Rainbow Ranch Farms -
Thursday February 24, 2011 - By Poly
12 piglets born to first time mommy, Cheetoe. She was very protective of her piglets while we were moving them to a secure area, while she followed.
2 at a time, being moved into a warm area for the cold winter...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Monday January 24, 2011 - By David
Junior cuddling his foster mom I was digging through some photos today and came across Junior. Junior was orphaned in the winter of 2006. Actually my wife was outside and heard a piglet squealing as if in distress. She
went to investigate and ...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Wednesday December 22, 2010 - By David
Full Spectrum Bulb I
first heard of full spectrum lighting several years ago. Full spectrum
lights are the closest light to natural sunlight available. It got me to
thinking about how it would effect livestock during the long days of
winter here in...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Wednesday July 28, 2010 - By David
I shot some video of our newest piglets. These are from our oldest sow. She only had 6 this time and 2 didn't make it. Her age may be starting to show as she normally has 10+ Anyway enjoy, piglets are always fun to watch!
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Hurricane Farm -
Monday May 17, 2010 - By Chris
We brought some of our livestock to the annual Farm Day here in Scotland, CT this past weekend. The photos below are from the Norwich Bulletin.
Here's two week old Moe sleeping after a morning's full of attention.
The piglets were...
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Kiss My Grass Farm -
Saturday April 17, 2010 - By Dot and Brian
Spring is here! After what has been a hard winter at our place it is a relief to see the grass greening up and hear the peepers calling.
Spring has brought quite a few new additions to the farm. We have four 1/2 Dexter calves (one set of twins)...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Wednesday February 24, 2010 - By David
If I figured right we'll have piglets by the middle of March. Randy and I have been working to get the new barn ready inside for the sows to be brought in. I'm really hoping for nice size litters. Seems like every year I end up needing more pigs than I have....
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Tuesday February 16, 2010 - By Emily
We kept 10 piglets from the last litters. I don’t name them, because they are going to be in someone’s freezer come spring, and I know that. I do try to keep somewhat of an emotional distance from the food animals, while at the same time...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Friday September 18, 2009 - By Emily
Dan and I love going to auctions. Lately, we haven't been to many as most farm auctions start at 9 AM on Saturdays, which is our mad rush to get the stand in order before opening. So I was very excited to find an "old farm moving auction"...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Tuesday September 15, 2009 - By Emily
Well all the babies all made it through the first night ok. Piglets always look so small and frail, and there is a possibility that the sow could accidentally step or lay on one or two without realizing it. After the first week, the piglets are...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Wednesday May 13, 2009 - By Emily
Well, last Friday we planted a few seedlings in the garden. Some of the heritage zucchini, squahes and melons were getting a bit crowded on the kitchen window sill. We put down black fabric to cut down on weeding and put the plants in. A...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Thursday April 02, 2009 - By Emily
After getting home from work, I checked Scotchie's nest box and she had 8 babies after all! I am so excited that my first-time bunnies have been such good mamas. Both Scotchie and her sister have raised 8 without any losses. I am...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Sunday November 30, 2008 - By David
The weather has been horrible here so I got to thinking about new pigs. I dug up some pictures to post. The first one is "Ol Droopy" My favorite sow. The next one is some of her babies coming up to see us. These next...
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