Piglets have finally arrived. Definitely not a phantom pregnancy Farm Hand Bandhu. It has seemed like she has been pregnant and ready to drop for most of this year. But they are finally here. Our best guess is that this is her a dozen litters or approximately 100 piglets. Heritage breeds longevity and productivity too it seems.
As her name implies she is not a purebred Large Black. She’s got a good bit of Berkshire in her too which seems to produce both black and spotted pigs. Her sister Black Steiner is still going strong too. Alison named then the Steiner Sisters for their incredible ability to do their own Read More
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We have sold out of our last three litters of pigs before they were even born. It would seem that we have been ahead of our time once again and raising pigs seems to be the new Black.
Thursday April 1, 2016
-Young Large Black piglets born
Friday April 2, 2016
-Spotty Steiner piglets born
Monday May 23, 2016
-weaned Spotty Steiner and Young Large Black from their litters
Friday May 27, 2016
-put Read More
Have you ever seen the movie Deliverance? You just might want to watch it or watch it again before you make the decision to be a pig farmer.
Kidding: kind of. This cautionary note is based on the fact that raising any kind of farm animal is not something you should take lightly. Here is another saying that was passed onto us when we “reintroduced” ourselves to farming:
“If you’ve got livestock, you’ve got dead stock”
For those who have made it this far below is some lighter reading on some things you should consider before buying a pig, or any type of livestock.
How to choose a pig (or two)
You’ve just Read More
We must be happy because our heritage breed pigs are doing a great job breeding. Alison and the girls did such a great job while I was away in Canada helping out my Mum on her farm and doing a few other things for a couple of weeks.
Where to start?
New Black Sow-6 piglets born – 20th April 2015
Steiner Black Sow-10 piglets born –
Steiner Spotty Sow-10 piglets born – 1st of May Read More
How good is this? Check out Chef Colin Fassnidge having a go at one of our Dexter’s at Harvest Deli last night.
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Post by Harvest Cafe.
Fingers crossed there is plenty of dry aged Dexter still hanging around so we can pay our friends at Harvest a visit for a good feed. Would anyone like to join us once we get the word?