The weather has been warmer of late, which means I’ve added maintenance of the pig wallows to my daily list of chores. Graham, our older Berkshire boar, appreciates having a fresh, gooey, sticky, oozing, stinking wallow as he believes it gives him the pig equivalent of the “Lynx effect“. So when I filled the wallow [...]
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Archive | June, 2010
Growing fast and well
25 June, 2010
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Our Berkshire pigs almost always grow fast and solid, as is to be expected from good sow and boar lines fed appropriately. However, when we get a rare underperformer, we can’t help but wonder if the next litter of piglets will also fail to grow as expected. Miss Piggy, the gilt that’s just gone to [...]
Read moreSomething doesn’t add up
25 June, 2010
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Price of pig feed (sow rolls) five years ago: £185 per tonne. Price of pig feed today: £278 per tonne. Price of diesel five years ago: 91.2 pence per litre. Price of diesel today: £1.22 per litre. Price customers expected to pay for a 10-week-old piglet five years ago: £35. Price customers expect to pay [...]
Read moreHot horseradish sauce
20 June, 2010
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The boys and I like to enliven boiled pork with a variety of sauces and chutneys, but the condiment guaranteed to give it a real kick is hot horseradish sauce. It’s simple, straightforward and startling in its effect on the palate. Start by making a basic white sauce from flour, butter and milk. You’ll need [...]
Read moreBat about the house
15 June, 2010
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As she was locking the back door this evening, the Other Half’s attention was caught by a fast, flitting movement just above roof height. She called me through to see if it was a bat—not wanting to go outside herself in case it caught in her hair. (Unlikely, I know.) I went out and stood [...]
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