The sun is shining, the temperature is in the mid-20s and our Berkshire pigs need to cool off. Yes, it’s another job for Two-Legs. Once or twice a day I go out with the buckets and a watering can to replenish the wallows and give the pigs a shower. Delilah, who’s out with a litter, [...]
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Tag Archives: Livestock
Pig farmer makes the fashion pages
14 May, 2012
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There’s hope for me yet. The Guardian’s Fashion Sections runs a regular Weekender feature, which this week features pig farmer Rob Leamon. Weekender: Rob Leamon, 56, pig farmer ”The best thing is being my own boss.’ Leather Bottle Farm was bought by my parents in the late 50s. They started off with six sows, now [...]
Read more Delilah is lame
7 May, 2012
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While feeding Delilah, one of our Berkshire sows, and her litter last night I noticed she was limping slightly on her right front leg. I checked her over as she was eating, discovering she was slightly tender around the knee joint. There was no obvious inflammation so I left her to eat and made a [...]
Read more Mantled with snow
5 May, 2012
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As I walked through to the back door at 6am, I noticed the house felt appreciably colder than it has for the past few mornings so I wasn’t surprised when I looked out the window and saw a light dusting of snow on the ground. When I went up the hill to feed the pigs [...]
Read more Cleaning the byre
1 March, 2012
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When the boys get home from school I allow them 45 minutes to get changed, play or read. After that, they’re booted outside to help me with a few chores before going back in to do their homework. On homework-free days they get to play rugby with me, ride their bikes or disappear over the [...]
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