It really doesn't seem like it has been 2 months since the piglets were born! We weaned them last Sunday and last Wednesday the turned 2 months old!! Boy are they getting big!!! There are some that are already almost 50 lbs! There is a little runt that I have been bottle feeding for over a month, he is just so little compared to the rest and is barely 20 lbs. I was feeding him a multi-species milk replacer and we didn't see any growth from him until there was only about an inch left in a 10 lb bag. I am now feeding him pig milk replacer and we are seeing more growth and I am only an inch into the bag. He is going to be the hardest one for me to get rid of. He knows either knows his name or just recognizes my voice and comes running thinking that he is getting a bottle!! We call him WeeOne or Wee-Man. When the weather is good, I go out and sit in the pen with them and play with them!! They are just so much fun!! There is one that we are keeping, she is the best looking one in the group, Cutie! Jacqueline named her. A few days after she was born she was stepped on, on her tummy, by the mother. She was really slow for the next day but the next week, she was just as strong as the rest of them and she is now one of the biggest 3!!
Cutie and WeeOne (the day after they were weaned)
WeeOne
He cuddles after he has a tummy full
We got the kids started on a project, well, it is mostly me but the kids do help. We got some bottle lambs, 2 right now and we are hoping to get a few more. They too are a lot of fun!! They are a little hard to get a good picture of, they just don't stay still long enough to get a good one!!
We also have baby chicks!! 19 total. I needed to replace some chickens that I lost and I think that there are some that are not laying. Egg production is not like it was. We have Black Australorps, Barred Rock, Gold Star (also called Red Sexlink) and Production Red. Hopefully the last three will do good this winter. We know that the Black Australorps do good, we already have 2. We might be adding more Turkens later in the year, it all depends on how many of the chicks are roosters and if we can build a bigger coop. So far of the 3 breeds that are producing, we like the Turkens and the Black Australorps.
Just a few of the chicks!! They have grown a bunch since the picture was taken!!
I got the garden all figured out and I am ready to get started!!! I have seeds started and growing good, potatoes cut and ready to plant!! I am planning on having the garden full and hope that it produces the most of the 3 yrs that I have been gardening (this is my 3rd year). There are 4 types of potatoes going in, Norland Red, Yukon Gold, Russets, and All Blue (they are purple in color!!). If things go well this week, the potatoes will be planted and maybe some other root vegetables!
Hope you have a great day!!! Hope the pigs playing leaves you with a smile!!
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