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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

Boar Pig Castration

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

4-H show pigs, agriculture, animal health, animal science, homesteading, pig castration, piglets, pigs

Eclipse in the Pig Barn

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

animal science, barn roof, eclipse, piglets, pigs

Farrowing Update 7/23

We moved 2 more Sows into the farrowing crates.  This first one is a Duroc gilt (a young female pig … More

4-H, animal science, farrowing, homesteading, pigs, veterinary medicine

It’s Farrowing Time!

We are preparing to farrow (the term for pigs giving birth) 6 sows (adult female pigs) this week. You will … More

animal science, farrowing, homesteading, pigs, veterinary science

Swine Artificial Insemination

We are in peak breeding season for our 4-H show pigs.  We have our show season in January and February. … More

4-H show pigs, animal science, artificial insemination, farm animals, farm life, gilts, pigs, sows

Breeding Season for the Sows

Today we received semen from our chosen boars (breeding males) in the Midwest. We are planning to breed 7 sows and … More

4-H show pigs, animal health, animal science, artificial insemination, gilts, homesteading, pig breeding, pigs, sows

Pig Acupuncture?

Our show pigs have their final market show in exactly 8 days from today. They are quite stressed from the … More

4-H, acupuncture, pigs

Swine Showmanship Trifecta 

Pigs are incredibly intelligent animals. My 3 kiddos walk their 4-H project pigs almost every day. At the shows, there … More

4-H, family, farm, farm life, pigs, rural, Showmanship, teenagers

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