Michigan

[chicken grandma]

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Don't necessarily want to see one, but don't like that we took their land either. Are these pigs native to MI, or are they imported? If non native, then i don't feel so bad.

Hi Fuzzy!
I just wanted to say that in Hawaii the pigs are not native. They were brought over and some escaped the farms and so some run wild now. It wouldn't be so bad but did you see the pictures of what the pigs Daron bought were doing to Daron's fenced pasture? That is what they do - they rip the ground up bad. In Hawaii it creates a problem because they ruin native plants and the native plants feed the native geese and birds. Then in the troughs the pigs dig in Hawaii mosquitoes flourish and the mosquitoes cause disease for all the beautiful wild birds.
So in Hawaii, it is an issue of an invasive species that someone brought to the islands and it is damaging the islands. They keep the population low so the damage to the island is not so bad.
I never ran into one while hiking but the advice was to go up a tree because they are aggressive to people.

I don't know about Michigan but I doubt if these pigs at the hunting ranch were native to Michigan. It's people bringing animals into an area where they don't normally live that creates the problem - people again - creating problems by moving animals to where they will harm the native plants and animals. Hope this helps you feel more peace about it.

 

[DaughterOfEve]

MMMMM all this talk of wild boar is making me hungry. Last one my DH got was ground and we had boar burger and sausage patties. Excellent! sorry vegans I am an omnivore.

Still waiting on my broody to have a chick pop its little head out any day now. She moved her nest again this morning about 4 inches south of where she was. (guess she has never heard of LOCK DOWN)

It is nice to see the sun even if it is a little cold out there.

Here is buck the duck who needs a girlfriend.

 

[Opa]

The feral hogs problem in Michigan hasn't reached the proportions that it has in some states like Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Texas, but it could. Hunting can help with, but not solve the problem. So regulation is needed, but the DNR policy as written is flawed. While the only one that the DNR has taken action against to date were game farm operators the law will impact small farm operations. If I had the land necessary I would be raising Mangalista, Ossabow, and Mulefoot hogs. They are considered heritage breeds yet can not be brought to Michigan. The law should address how the hogs are raised not how long their hair is or what color they are.

 

[Juise]

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When I was trying to find a pattern for her on line I found something called a "magic ring".

I had never heard of it, thanks Opa!

I never have been able to get my head around the idea of a vegan lifestyle. I have a nephew who advocates no meat no dairy and claims we'd all be much healthier if we'd become exclusively plant chewers. Maybe if I'd never experienced real food it might be possible. The taste of a thick steak just off the grill, the aroma of bacon frying, chicken and ribs just out of the smoker are just a few of the things that would make changing my diet impossible. Since God didn't give me teeth like a cow I guess I was meant to be an omnivore.

I eat real food, too, you know, Opa!!

If you go by the Bible, though, you know it was quite a long time before God said it was acceptable to eat meat.

 

[uchytil]

If any pigs want to try and invade my forest they'll be rosemary stuffed pork loins and thick sliced bacon

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

RaZ, I have hundreds of these in my yard of dandelions and violets... what are they? I have never seen so many at one time.

 

[chicken grandma]

If you go by the Bible, though, you know it was quite a long time before God said it was acceptable to eat meat.

Well thank goodness we had the 'go ahead' before I was born!

 

[chicken grandma]

If any pigs want to try and invade my forest they'll be rosemary stuffed pork loins and thick sliced bacon

This makes me almost wish I had pigs in my neighborhood!

 

[ladyfeather]

We're big on meat over here as well! If I had to cut most meat I'd be a pesceterian (spelling?), stick to fish and cheese, milk, eggs. I just discovered the deliciousness that is lamb last year

Speaking of meat- anyone have a good way to cook lamb steaks? We have two good ones that need cooking (picked them up Sunday and don't want them going bad). I was thinking the grill but I don't want it to take forever. I've got too many things to do and I am bone tired.

My chicks seem to be doing all right but I need to Google chicken poop because while we were changing their bedding and cleaning the waterer they pooped in the box. Some really watery stuff too. I'll have to get a bit of medicated feed to mix with the Dumor and some yogurt tonight. Working on a chicken coop idea too since my stepdad was nice enough to pour the concrete pad for the shed wider to accommodate one. He seems to think one of those all wire ones is all they will need but there is so little wind break here they need something to hide in during wind and storms.

 

[Juise]

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RaZ, I have hundreds of these in my yard of dandelions and violets... what are they? I have never seen so many at one time.

I want to be Raz, can I be Raz?

Ehem...

Well, HH, it looks as you have there, first, a Vanessa atalanta of the family Nymphalidae, otherwise known as, "Red Admiral". The latter depicts, of course, a Vanessa virginiensis, a member of the same family as the former, and carrying the common name, "Painted Lady". There is no difference in appearance between the sexes of Red Admiral, but I may venture to guess that the Painted Lady you have there is, in fact, a lady.