MamaSheepdog
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The Guinea Hogs have landed!!!
On the way back from a rabbit show in Cardiff last night we stopped in Acton to pick up the start of the Victory Garden Ranch Heritage Hog program!
I bought three gilts (young unbred females) and three castrated males. The males are all destined to be bacon, sausage, chops, and hams. I plan on keeping two of the best little sows as breeders.
I am now looking for an uncastrated male to complete the little family.
Colliepup, who has a very sensitive nose, looked upon this venture with horror, since the piglets were being transported in the back of my Expedition.
Surprisingly, they DID NOT SMELL. At all!!! They were all good little piggies and didn't even potty in the dog crate, even overnight.
Since we arrived home at around 10:30, I didn't want to let them out of the crate and be unable to supervise the interaction of our dogs with them. The last thing we need is pig killin' dogs.
So far, with the exception of our youngest puppy, the dogs are unimpressed.
They are temporarily set up in a welded wire dog kennel until we can get a proper hog pen set up.
I am so excited to be embarking on this new adventure in providing quality humanely raised meat to my family and friends.
Now I just need to tame the little suckers. The term "hog wild" has a whole new meaning!
On the way back from a rabbit show in Cardiff last night we stopped in Acton to pick up the start of the Victory Garden Ranch Heritage Hog program!
I bought three gilts (young unbred females) and three castrated males. The males are all destined to be bacon, sausage, chops, and hams. I plan on keeping two of the best little sows as breeders.
I am now looking for an uncastrated male to complete the little family.
Colliepup, who has a very sensitive nose, looked upon this venture with horror, since the piglets were being transported in the back of my Expedition.
Surprisingly, they DID NOT SMELL. At all!!! They were all good little piggies and didn't even potty in the dog crate, even overnight.
Since we arrived home at around 10:30, I didn't want to let them out of the crate and be unable to supervise the interaction of our dogs with them. The last thing we need is pig killin' dogs.
So far, with the exception of our youngest puppy, the dogs are unimpressed.
They are temporarily set up in a welded wire dog kennel until we can get a proper hog pen set up.
I am so excited to be embarking on this new adventure in providing quality humanely raised meat to my family and friends.
Now I just need to tame the little suckers. The term "hog wild" has a whole new meaning!