It's been awhile since I've posted so here is a bit of an update.
Sandy and Bianca both farrowed out about 3 days apart, Bianca first and then Sandy. Both had 8 piglets, but Bianca lost 2 and Sandy 3 due to her moving them around so much. I think the girls might have been a bit too chubby when they were bred last so next time we are going to try and slim them down and see if that increases the number of piglets.
Bianca did great having hers on pasture. She built a nest right in one of the open stalls where we had places a large amount of straw and then for the following week stayed very close and never wandered far. Sandy on the other hand didn't do so great.
First, instead of building a nest in the barn she went and build one on TOP of the hill in the far corner of the pasture... Then had the piglets in the pouring rain...
Bianca did great having hers on pasture. She built a nest right in one of the open stalls where we had places a large amount of straw and then for the following week stayed very close and never wandered far. Sandy on the other hand didn't do so great.
First, instead of building a nest in the barn she went and build one on TOP of the hill in the far corner of the pasture... Then had the piglets in the pouring rain...
The above image in the shelter my husband Jeff and the kid up the road build in the pouring rain to protect Sandy and her piglets. She loved it, for a day anyways. When the piglets were 2 days old Sandy took off and started wandering all over the place. The piglets couldn't keep up and I had to pick up piglets wandering the pasture multiple times that day. Finally that night we closed Sandy and her piglets in a stall in the barn, but sadly 2 of them didn't make it. She had lost one the first day, which isn't abnormal, but I think the other 2 would have been fine if they hadn't of been run ragged.
So we now have a total of 11 piglets. They are not up for sale yet as we are waiting a couple weeks until we are sure they are all healthy. Bar anything happening they will be ready to go the last week in July.
Speaking of pigs our last batch of piglets are nearly ready to go to the butcher! They are looking really nice and are filling out. They are going to the butcher on July 7th and we still have 2 whole pigs available. If you are interested in purchasing a whole or half pig head on over the Pork page and scroll to the bottom for the option to put down a deposit -- or call us as 716-988-3426 to set up payment.
So we now have a total of 11 piglets. They are not up for sale yet as we are waiting a couple weeks until we are sure they are all healthy. Bar anything happening they will be ready to go the last week in July.
Speaking of pigs our last batch of piglets are nearly ready to go to the butcher! They are looking really nice and are filling out. They are going to the butcher on July 7th and we still have 2 whole pigs available. If you are interested in purchasing a whole or half pig head on over the Pork page and scroll to the bottom for the option to put down a deposit -- or call us as 716-988-3426 to set up payment.
Look at those happy pastured pigs!
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