Meanwhile Back at Mamas...
A little rambling from the weekend, preparing for pigs, date night, and hay talk.
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Jul 24, 20192 min read
Is There a Doctor in the House?
When you own livestock, it's a good lesson to be prepared, be brave, and be responsible, but know that you can always ask for help!
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Mar 9, 20192 min read
Lard Have Mercy
With the return of pork from our homestead pigs, we were also given quite a few bags of pig fat. Now, what does one do with bag fulls of fat
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Feb 24, 20192 min read
This Little Piggy Went to Market
We are down to one hog left on the homestead. This past Saturday, we rounded up the remaining females (with a BIG help from our local cowboy
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Feb 11, 20194 min read
On The Fence
The majority of practicing husbandry boils down to how good you can build a fence.
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Feb 10, 20192 min read
Bringing Home the Bacon
Our first pig was ready for butchering. We'd been working on the bacon project since August...
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Jan 29, 20194 min read
Eating at the Ground Level
Why do we bother? All this extra work and time spent making, baking, prepping, tending, feeding and watering. It seems like a lot - and some
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Aug 16, 20184 min read
Hogs on the Homestead
American Guinea Hogs (AGH) make excellent homestead hogs, as the smaller size makes them easier to manage. AGH's like to pasture and gr
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