July 7, 2020 – Farm Schooling

As you may realize, I am a veterinarian. We live on a small farm where we raise pigs, chickens, a … More

March 28, 2020 – Crawfish

It’s been a few days since I posted because our internet hasn’t been easy to upload things. The garden is … More

Today we are setting up the smoker after a winter of sitting idle. We have pork bellies to smoke to … More

We have 3 litters of piglets! Here is the “birth story” Young female pigs are called gilts. Once they give … More

I have developed a procedure for our show pig castrations. I’d like to share it with you and explain why … More

Did you get to experience the eclipse on Monday? We had our glasses and watched from home here in … More

Yesterday, my homeschool group life science class wrapped up the year with piglet dissections. Now I don’t like preserved specimens. … More

These Berkshire babies haven’t faired well. They were all born Saturday when the weather was nice. By Sunday morning, the … More

Cleo has delivered 7 healthy piglets: 5 gilts (girls) and 2 boars (boys). Newborn piglets can’t regulate their body temp … More