Official Squatch Watchers

[Redhead Rae]

Thanks. I have just under 6 pounds of bacon from this girl. What type of hogs do you use and how long do you grow them out?

I have American Guinea hogs. I got 18lbs of belly from my bigger one (who had white boots) and just over 3 lbs from my small one (all black). They were born, August 2018 and we harvested them in Dec, so.... 1 year and 4 months. I think, all told, I maybe got 12 bags of feed for them over that time. They were mainly kept on kitchen scraps and squash.

According to the guy that helped me butcher them any AGH that have white on them grow out faster and bigger than their all black counter parts. I like them because they grow slowly and can be sustained on a higher percentage of scraps/forage. Next year I intend to freeze chicken guts for them. One youtuber I follow does this for his pigs and it works quite well.

 

[rjohns39]

Thanks Rae

Good morning folks

 

[21hens-incharge]

Thanks Rae

Good morning folks

Morning Bob.

Woke to freezing drizzle with a change to s**w forecast to hit before noon.
Roads here will be super slick..... if they cooled enough after yesterday's 70° sunny day.

 

[rjohns39]

Morning Bob.

Woke to freezing drizzle with a change to s**w forecast to hit before noon.
Roads here will be super slick..... if they cooled enough after yesterday's 70° sunny day.

Good morning, stay safe and warm and try to have a great day

 

[21hens-incharge]

Good morning, stay safe and warm and try to have a great day

I will do my best. I have to run around and pay bills today . Not looking forward to driving in any potentially slick stuff.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Whelp! The rain during the night coated EVERYTHING in 1/8th thick ice. Coop handles, stairs, concrete, cars, grass, all fencing EVERYTHING is covered in ice!

I got the cover down on the Bitty coop. The clips were harder since they were froze in place. I only broke one.

It is coming down pretty hard now.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I will do my best. I have to run around and pay bills today . Not looking forward to driving in any potentially slick stuff.

Can't you pay online? That's what hubby does.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Whelp! The rain during the night coated EVERYTHING in 1/8th thick ice. Coop handles, stairs, concrete, cars, grass, all fencing EVERYTHING is covered in ice!

I got the cover down on the Bitty coop. The clips were harder since they were froze in place. I only broke one.

It is coming down pretty hard now.

Time for some pretty photos if the sun will shine for you!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Can't you pay online? That's what hubby does.

I COULD if I had online banking set up with each place. I could pay by phone....if I wanted to pay fees for each place.
The other frustrating thing is hubs payday should have been Friday.....pay is late. We are drained severely by all the vet bills we had. No hubs work does not offer direct deposit. I need that check in the bank because everything is due this week.
The guy that bought the enclosed trailer is paying this evening and picking up the trailer. That means that money isn't here yet either.

It is just a big pain in the butt.
Hubs boss better get it together today. He was 12 days late with payroll before. That just doesn't fly with me.

 

[21hens-incharge]

It will be ok.
I miss working outside the home. The income is sorely missed. I will get there again.
My health issues are getting a lot better. I still have awful days and days when I push through the pain just to pay for it later. If I had to do that every day I know I couldn't....yet.