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Farrowing Day – Aug 3, 2021

Today we had two gilts give birth. The first gilt had a quick and easy delivery. She began her litter … More

4-H show pigs, agriculture, animal health, animal science, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, farrowing, garden, gardening, gilts, homestead, homesteading, pig breeding, piglets, pigs, rural, show pigs, sows, veterinary, veterinary care, veterinary science

Everyone is Unique – March 11, 2021

We are starting on mission projects for next year, as this year’s hygiene kits are all packed up and ready … More

encouragement, faith, focus, homestead, journey, love, piglets, pigs, veterinary missions

Nov 13, 2020 – Synchronization of Swine for Breeding

Today we have 3 sows in standing heat. We collect our own boar, or we ship semen in from a … More

4-H show pigs, agriculture, animal health, animal science, artificial insemination, farm, farm animals, farm life, farm school, heat synchronization, homeschool science, homesteading, pig breeding, piglets, pigs, show pigs, sows, veterinary, veterinary medicine, veterinary science

Sept 19, 2020 – Fall 4-H Pig Sale

Today we have beautiful fall weather here in south Louisiana. We don’t get much fall color or chill in the … More

4-H, 4-H show pigs, agriculture, animal health, animal science, education, family, farm, farm animals, farm life, livestock show, pig breeding, piglets, pigs, rural, show pigs

Sept 4, 2020 – Swine Identification

Now the way we primarily identify pigs is with ear notching. There is a numbering system that adds up. I’ll … More

4-H, 4-H show pigs, agriculture, animal health, animal science, education, farm animals, farm life, farm school, homeschool science, homestead, livestock show, piglets, pigs, rural, show pigs, veterinary, veterinary care, veterinary medicine, veterinary science

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

education, farm animals, farm life, farm school, farrowing, homesteading, pig gestation, piglets, pigs

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

alligators, crawfish, farm life, farm school, hatching eggs, homeschool science, homeschooling, Louisiana, piglets

March 7, 2020 – Smokehouse Brisket

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

brisket, dinner, faith, family, family dinner, farm, farm life, homestead, homesteading, piglets, rural, smoked meat, smokehouse, sows, spring

Farrowing Piglets

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

4-H show pigs, agriculture, animal health, animal science, farm animals, farm life, gilts, homesteading, pig breeding, piglets, pigs, rural, show pigs, sows, veterinary, veterinary care, veterinary science

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