http://coalcreekfarm.com/2009/04/pigs-on-coal-creek-farm-and-im-not-referring-to-my-children/ diary of us turning into homesteading weirdos Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:54:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://coalcreekfarm.com/2009/04/pigs-on-coal-creek-farm-and-im-not-referring-to-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-9959 Kristie Sat, 09 May 2009 20:09:15 +0000 http://coalcreekfarm.com/?p=933#comment-9959 Another option to lower your feed bills is to find a dairy farmer in the area who'll give you any extra milk they'd have to dump (colostrum, usually). Mix that with your grain to get a ton of growth out of a little food. I won tons of blue ribbons at the fair with that diet! (Or at least my pigs did) The farmer also might grind their own grain (my dad does) and sell it to you cheaper than the mill does. Just a thought from a former pig/dairy farm girl. Can't wait to move out of town to get back into it! Another option to lower your feed bills is to find a dairy farmer in the area who’ll give you any extra milk they’d have to dump (colostrum, usually). Mix that with your grain to get a ton of growth out of a little food. I won tons of blue ribbons at the fair with that diet! (Or at least my pigs did) The farmer also might grind their own grain (my dad does) and sell it to you cheaper than the mill does. Just a thought from a former pig/dairy farm girl. Can’t wait to move out of town to get back into it!

]]> http://coalcreekfarm.com/2009/04/pigs-on-coal-creek-farm-and-im-not-referring-to-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-7162 Jessica Sun, 03 May 2009 22:24:50 +0000 http://coalcreekfarm.com/?p=933#comment-7162 Hi, Girl pigs who haven't had babies are called "gilts". I never in my wildest dreams thought I would know so much about pigs but fortunately (or unfortunately) thanks to my darling husband and kids I KNOW WAY more about pigs than any human should know. Have fun! Hi,
Girl pigs who haven’t had babies are called “gilts”. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would know so much about pigs but fortunately (or unfortunately) thanks to my darling husband and kids I KNOW WAY more about pigs than any human should know.
Have fun!

]]> http://coalcreekfarm.com/2009/04/pigs-on-coal-creek-farm-and-im-not-referring-to-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-7149 Rachael Sun, 03 May 2009 15:36:52 +0000 http://coalcreekfarm.com/?p=933#comment-7149 mix some cement and set it, make sure you can drain it, but it should help with your trough. we did that on our farm and it worked fine. Its not expensive. mix some cement and set it, make sure you can drain it, but it should help with your trough. we did that on our farm and it worked fine. Its not expensive.

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