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Offline burntmuch

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Pigs in the pen , Seeds in soil
« on: March 07, 2012, 11:55:59 AM »
Spring is here, Just put three feeder pigs in the pen, making chemical free pork chops as I type. Plus I Just started my tomatoe , pepper & broccali seeds yesturday. Next year Ill be doing cattle . Getting closer & closer to Self sustainable living.
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Re: Pigs in the pen , Seeds in soil
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2012, 02:00:32 PM »
Quote from: burntmuch
Spring is here, Just put three feeder pigs in the pen, making chemical free pork chops as I type. Plus I Just started my tomatoe , pepper & broccali seeds yesturday. Next year Ill be doing cattle . Getting closer & closer to Self sustainable living.

Outstanding 'Much!  You sound like a radical independent prepper.   ;D
 
Cool!
 
What age do you slaughter the porkers?  How big?
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Re: Pigs in the pen , Seeds in soil
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2012, 02:19:58 PM »
dont you know pork is bad for you? i raise rabbits, i feed them mostly wheat grass and turnip greens and  some pellets and hay. i had pig last year and that dang thing bout ate me out of house and home.sure was delicous tho!im putting in my taters this weekend.
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Re: Pigs in the pen , Seeds in soil
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2012, 02:38:14 PM »
Cool! Just purchased two lil pigs myself. First ones I have tried,But have butchered several.What are your feed plans for the porkers? This sure is the right time of year to get them.Should be top hog about new years or so.
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Re: Pigs in the pen , Seeds in soil
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2012, 02:44:38 PM »
One of the pigs is scheduled for a pig roast early June, About 140 lbs or so. The othe 2 will go to the butcher middle of July or so. They should be about 240 lbs or so. The feed plan will be Chemical free hog feed , Extra eggs from the chickens, & anything else I can find for them for free, 
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Re: Pigs in the pen , Seeds in soil
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2012, 06:43:13 PM »
If you are looking for free/cheap food for the hogs there could be a few local places that might be able to help you out. Grocery stores will often give away their old produce to whomever will haul it off for them on a regular basis. Some of the big chains like walmart will sell it pretty cheap. The local bread store charges $11 for 2 carts of bread, which is a heaping lwb truck load.
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