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An in-pig Berkshire sow lying on a bed of wood shavings.

Let sleeping pigs lie

20 February, 2012 by Stonehead 4 Comments

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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Curiosity may have killed the cat…

16 July, 2011 by Stonehead 2 Comments

…but it never hurt a pig. A Berkshire piglet sniffs out something more interesting than soil, worms, slugs and roots.

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A piglet’s gotta do…

10 July, 2011 by Stonehead 1 Comment

…what a piglet’s gotta do! By the time this Berkshire piglet arrived at the party, everyone else was lined up at the bar. What else was there to do but crowd surf into prime position?

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Daphne with some of her piglets, aged six weeks.

Berkshires at six weeks old

13 April, 2011 by Stonehead 3 Comments

Daphne’s litter of Berkshire piglets are now six weeks. On an organic commercial piggery, 40 days is the earliest piglets could be weaned with 56 days preferred. We also prefer to leave ours with the sow until they’re eight weeks old, which is the point at which the sows start making it difficult for the [...]

Berkshire pigs

Berkshire pigs, Crofting, Livestock, piglets, Pigs, postaweek2011, Smallholding