INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: I haven't clipped yet, not sure.
Yes at least 20sq ft.
Maybe twice as much.
If they are not crowded they will be fine.
I have had great luck with the bourbon reds, and am madly in love with my midget whites already. I have never met a mean heritage bird yet!!

Yes they are Blue orps
and Thank you
They are VERY Big and I am hoping by end of hatching season I have a lot of them running around.

I have a blue hen, and a splash roo I am pairing for now. Orps are my favorite.

keep up with my forum....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/940456/building-paradise-for-the-birds

U betcha, love to watch builds!

 

[bradselig]

All this turkey talk has really got me wanting them again! Stop it! Lol

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

after 7 days I candle my eggs I see life in 7 out of 12 and 3 have veins. 2 of them looks like there dead.

sending hatching vibes to you! 7 days you should have good veining, these are chicken eggs if I remember right?

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

All this turkey talk has really got me wanting them again! Stop it! Lol

you know, mini whites really aren't very big at all...(enable, enable)

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Wanted to send my deepest gratitude to @kittydoc . Had a situation I considered severe with one of my piglets, and her advice helped my save her. Will spare the graphic details but I have since learned its a fairly common issue with sows. She is on the mend and eating like..a pig

 

[birdman55]

way to save bacon

 

[SallyinIndiana]

way to save bacon

The bacon must be saved, it is such a small percentage of each pig. Judging by how much bacon is in the grocery store, one might think 1/2 of the pig or more is bacon but no such luck.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

way to save bacon

Thanks! I was worried! Have 4 young pigs right now. She prolapsed, ugh, not fun but fixable. We have 2 gilts, plan to start breeding next spring. One boar, and this springs "Bacon" our new feeder pig growing up for the freezer. I got tired of seeing 15 pound feeder pigs going for 60 bucks (insane!), so we decided its time to raise our own. This is my 3rd year raising hogs, they are pretty easy, and I really enjoy working with them. My black boar is a big baby, flops over for belly rubs, lol.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: I think our total bacon slab from the last pig was 27 pounds, but he was a pretty big pig! That's including the jowl bacon too.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote:
maybe I'll get things in place to buy a single little piglet from you in a few years when you have built up your number of pigs.