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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

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

April 6, 2020 – Pig Breeding – Artificial Insemination

We are in the midst of pig breeding season on our small farm. We have 11 sows and gilts in … More

4-H show pigs, artificial insemination, cooled shipped semen, gilts, pig breeding, pigs, sows, timed breeding

March 10, 2020 – Inducing Parturition in Sows

We have two sows that are at their 114 day of pregnancy today. We know the exact breeding date because … More

4-H show pigs, farm, farm animals, farm life, farrowing, homesteading, induction of farrowing, parturition, pigs, show pigs, sows

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

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

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