We brought Delilah, one of our Berkshire sows, down to the farrowing pen last week. We were running late with the move thanks to my fractured wrist and were concerned Delilah would farrow outside. There was no need to worry, of course, because Delilah likes to make the most of her days before she delivers [...]
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Aiming for a spring litter
3 December, 2011
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Gus, our Berkshire boar, has had one of the sows, Delilah, in with him for more a fortnight now. We’ve not seen any activity but are hoping for a litter at the end of February with weaning at the end of April. It may happen. It may not.
Read more Goodbye to Doris
26 November, 2011
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I’ve just come in from shooting Doris, one of the foundation sows of our Berkshire herd. Doris was an easy sow, had a good life on the croft and paid her way. She was a cracking pig. She was a little thin after she weaned her last litter of piglets in August. She hadn’t regained [...]
Read moreDoris will have to be culled
15 November, 2011
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I’ve just come in from examining Doris, one of our Berkshire pig herd’s foundation sows. Doris failed to regain weight as fast as normal after her last litter of piglets were weaned, so we didn’t put her in with the boar. Instead, we opted to keep her back for a service timed to give us [...]
Read more ‘Morning Two-Legs!’
27 October, 2011
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‘Morning Two-Legs! I’m here first. Gimme breakfast! Quick!’ Doris, one of our Berkshire sows, tries to beat the breakfast rush on the croft. Related articles Around the croft. (thebarefootcrofter.com) 211 (islandcrofters.blogspot.com) ‘Walkies? Please?’ (stoneheadcroft.com)
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