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Summer Roots -
Monday January 23, 2012 - By Heather
I don't think there was a day last week that the pigs didn't find a way out of their habitat. They make their way up the hill and start rooting around at the base of the same tree ~~ I wonder what they are after or what the soil tastes like up there versus in...
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Spices and Herbs by Elaynn -
Friday January 06, 2012 - By Elaynn
I like watching the ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL movies. Much of what the veterinarians in the movies depicted about various ailments of the animals were true. However, I kept noticing that back then the farmers and the veterinarians kept...
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Summer Roots -
Wednesday December 28, 2011 - By Heather
What animals have the strongest jaw? Great white sharks have a bite that you wouldn't want to mess with at 4,000lbs of force. Hyenas, crocodiles, turtles, and even ants come in 2nd to the Great white. If you raise pigs, you probably know they can have a pretty...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Tuesday September 06, 2011 - By David
Tamworth Gilt I promised I would update you on the Little Tamworth Gilt who thinks she is a chicken. A
few weeks ago I noticed a pig running through the yard. I watched as
she zipped down past the house and disappeared. I was sure she belonged
to our...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Thursday June 23, 2011 - By David
Are you sure you want to delete this post? This action is permanent. Yes, delete post No, keep post After several years of contemplating and researching old heritage breed pigs I have purchased a Large Black boar piglet to cross breed...
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The Shire -
Friday May 06, 2011 - By Laohaire
We raise several breeds of cattle for specific purposes, Sussex for draft, Irish Moiled for milk and beef, British White for beef, Guernsey for milk, and Red Angus for beef. We also have some truly rare breeds solely for conservation. Galloway, Devon, and...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Wednesday May 04, 2011 - By David
Tamworth Pigs Rooting A question I always get from farmers who are considering raising hogs on pasture is, "how much will they root?" What they are really asking is how much damage are they going to inflict on my pastures? That's a good...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Tuesday April 19, 2011 - By David
Tilling Pasture Pigs eat a lot of grass. Especially a bunch of Tamworth pigs that get fed limited amounts of grain. In order to keep our pastures full of good grass we sometimes over seed with different types of grasses. I ascribe to the saying...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Friday March 18, 2011 - By David
Electric Fence Energizer One
of the most important pieces of equipment for the hog farmer who wants
to raise pigs on pasture is an electric fence charger. Sometimes called a
fencer or energizer. I have had several energizers over the years some good...
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Dark Water Ranch -
Wednesday March 09, 2011 - By shepherd
I am sure this farm does not run like a well-oiled machine.
Matter of fact there seems to be only one thing that every species of animal
agrees on around here. Can you guess what that is? That is right F-O-O-D. It
always has to be time for food. When is it...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Friday March 04, 2011 - By David
Tamworth Sow and Piglets Tamworth pigs are the breed I decided to raise for several reasons. One, they have big litters. They also are typically good mothers. We farrow our sows outside in the warm months and many times the sow just goes into the...
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Dark Water Ranch -
Tuesday March 01, 2011 - By shepherd
We are saving some fuel, hard work and time by having a couple of the medium size pigs plow up part of the garden area. Sounds good huh? Well, for the most part it works just fine, they do a good job on grass and weeds, including roots. They hate onion...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Saturday February 26, 2011 - By David
Tamworth Gilt Pigs are easily to keep in with electric fence. But training them to respect it is critical. When we start new piglets out here on the farm. We always take them through a training process. Without
training them you will end up...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Wednesday February 16, 2011 - By Emily
It's a spring thaw here at the farm! Although it's a great change of pace not having to break chunks of ice from all the water buckets, the packed snow has become so slippery that it's pretty much a matter of when, not if, I land on my rear while doing...
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Wind Racer Farm -
Tuesday February 15, 2011 - By Violet
PIGLETS! PIGLETS! PIGLETS!
This has been a busy few weeks. All of our sows have had their spring piglets in the last three weeks.
First Mary had hers, on a cold, cold day. We were working my ten year old son's PTO fund raiser and when we got...
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Rainbow Ranch Farms -
Saturday February 05, 2011 - By Poly
Today marks another pick-up day at the farm. Open to registered farm members.
Please bring your large coolers, try to carpool and wear flat shoes.
Please, drive up and open and close the gate behind you, we have livestock running free.
...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Friday January 28, 2011 - By David
Purebred Tamworth Barrow Several years ago I was surprised to have a pig that looked more like a Oxford Sandy & Black pig from England. I was surprised because it was the offspring of a registered pair of Tamworth! It was my when I first started...
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Rainbow Ranch Farms -
Thursday January 27, 2011 - By Poly
Happy Brthday Fattie Pattie, One of our sows is 2 years old today, she is so beautiful. Today She celebrates her 2nd birthday, and this birthday is special, because it will be her first celebrated here with us.
It's going to be a big CELEBRATION!
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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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