Well, that’s another year just about done and dusted. We’ve done another turn around the sun, had a rather wet year topped and tailed by two hard winters, managed to get in just enough vegetables to keep us going, lost a bit on the pigs, broken even on the poultry, got many, many thorough coatings [...]
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Archive | December, 2010
Even the buildings have frozen
24 December, 2010
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After several weeks of temperatures where the temperature has seldom climbed above -7C and has even hit -20C, the outbuildings are now so cold the stonework is sprouting ice crystals. And those walls are four feet thick. I did try to continue making a new door for the byre but had to give up when [...]
Read more ‘Is it him? Is it?’
24 December, 2010
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“It’s Christmas! It’s Christmas! Is it him? Is it?” No. It’s just the usual Two-Legs with a hot Christmas porridge of apples, potatoes, barley, sow rolls and the dregs of the cider vat. “OINK! That’s just as good as Father Christmas.” “Merry Christmas! Oinkety-oink OINK!”
Read more‘Are you sure this is my best side?’
21 December, 2010
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I decided to take a few photos of our Berkshire pigs in the snow. Daphne, our youngest sow and a self-proclaimed princess among swine, decided she should be the centre of attention. I found myself sitting in the snow with her face firmly presented right before the camera—with no chance of any other pig detracting [...]
Read moreBerkshire gilts for sale
19 December, 2010
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Due to a sale falling through, we have a pair of Berkshire weaner gilts for sale at £60 each. They will be ready to go in early January when they will be aged 10 weeks. The gilts are birth notified and electric fence trained. They’ve been outside for some weeks and have thrived, despite temperatures [...]
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