EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Sally Sunshine]

Sweets you do realize there are some of you over on the other "side" yes? lol

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Holy pig tail!!! I didnt know they get that long! but again whut do I know about pigs

 

[Wickedchicken6]

nope

It works pretty good..just one click...maybe two.

 

[dan26552]

Holy pig tail!!! I didnt know they get that long! but again whut do I know about pigs

longer than a goats.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

• 19-22 dollars/single bag, $16 ea/entire pallet.
• 16% grower/finisher fed freewill/24-7
• Soy bean mush morning/evening only.
• Growers penned to prevent too much muscle.
• Breeders pastured part time to prevent to much damage to the land.
• Growers take from 3 to 5 months depending on the size desired. 60 to 250# is the desired window. Over #300 becomes too fatty.
• Under 60# is not worth the effort of process. (Opinion)

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"Preety Woman"

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"" Filled our freezers last Saturday "

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"Next batch"


I have 20# of bacon curing in the frig right now. After cure, bob will smoke them indirectly for 12 hours.
Our neighboring farmers tend to give us surprise visits when the smell pecan wood smoking meat all day. They have that look in their eye like... "Hey guy! How ya been? What jah cooking?"

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Neighbor magnet.

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Flavor assortment

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Fruit of the Gods.

You said something about a backyard BBQ with friends???
I'm pretty sure you said something.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

interesting, yes a friend butchers, he suggested never raise over 260 he said its all fat at that point. Do you butcher?

If we cook a whole pig for a party. That is easy (for him) 40-60#.. Our cooler size..
The large ones we take to a processor we know.
He is trustworthy and clean. And mostly because he wraps everything and discards the innards and such.
They stop growing at about 260-270 and just put on fat. Kinda like a human reaching 18-19 y/o.. You just start aging and sagging and putting on fat layers...
Butcher them in their prime.. Or just have #300 pounds of sausage..

 

[Sally Sunshine]

so Connie how many years has it taken to master the feed bag opening?

 

[BullChick]

Holy pig tail!!! I didnt know they get that long! but again whut do I know about pigs

You know they squeal. You know they taste good (sometimes it takes hot sauce though!). You know...

 

[kajira]

Hey Kaj!!! Thanks for letting me know how ur doing!
Break out the vegan jokes with that stack of bones she is throwing at us!! lol

Dang its been so long since I had a stack of ribs I could eat some for sure!!

I'm almost 5 months! I've just been working on my birth plan, and writing something out for my new doulas, and Fire Ant! I'm stealing her for my birth, I'll either make her hold my hand, or the camera. Luckily for me, nothing grosses her out, so if she has to get up close and personal, she won't freak out!

 

[kajira]

Holy pig tail!!! I didnt know they get that long! but again whut do I know about pigs

Only thing I know about pigs, is that Sara, eats everything, including baby chicks if she steps on them on accident. She also loves belly scratches, and her pool. She's also tougher than snot and will fight the goats for her feed, if they get pushy with her, even if they are bigger than she is!!!