MamaSheepdog
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After much searching over the last few months, I finally found a boar within reasonable driving distance! Better yet, his breeders had to make a trip into Fresno from their mountain home, which cut an hour off of the trip for us.
These hogs continue to amaze me... just as with the original six we bought, he did not potty in his crate on the way home... this despite the fact that we made the most of our trip by hitting the 99 cent only store (bought 240lbs of taters for the piggies!), Costco, Walmart, and Tractor Supply Company.
Since raising heritage hogs is a new venture for me, I have been wondering if my feeding regimen has been appropriate. Judging by the size difference between the boar and our pigs, clearly I am doing something right! He is two months older- born in April while ours were born in June- and my pigs make him look tiny!
Pictures are of them enjoying their breakfast of potatoes, pinto beans, miscellaneous veggies, and alfalfa pellets cooked with cornmeal (the only way I can get them to consume hay/alfalfa pellets!).
He is second from the right:
Poor photo quality, but here is a view of our future hams- the new guy is second from the left:
These hogs continue to amaze me... just as with the original six we bought, he did not potty in his crate on the way home... this despite the fact that we made the most of our trip by hitting the 99 cent only store (bought 240lbs of taters for the piggies!), Costco, Walmart, and Tractor Supply Company.
Since raising heritage hogs is a new venture for me, I have been wondering if my feeding regimen has been appropriate. Judging by the size difference between the boar and our pigs, clearly I am doing something right! He is two months older- born in April while ours were born in June- and my pigs make him look tiny!
Pictures are of them enjoying their breakfast of potatoes, pinto beans, miscellaneous veggies, and alfalfa pellets cooked with cornmeal (the only way I can get them to consume hay/alfalfa pellets!).
He is second from the right:
Poor photo quality, but here is a view of our future hams- the new guy is second from the left: