tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post5481669364623571392..comments2023-12-29T05:25:24.503-06:00Comments on The Midlife Farmwife: Finally...pigletsDonna OShaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-21286444770814972232014-07-11T13:50:28.585-05:002014-07-11T13:50:28.585-05:00Finally someone gets me. Thanks Gill. And yes the ...Finally someone gets me. Thanks Gill. And yes the mud packs are essential in summer here. For farmers and pigsDonna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-41666533675557865962014-07-11T13:49:28.000-05:002014-07-11T13:49:28.000-05:00Well hey there Karen all the way from Guatemala, n...Well hey there Karen all the way from Guatemala, nice to see your smiling face. Yes, they are cute until they get under the fence and into my garden. Then they become REALLY CUTE shoulder roasts.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-43512340464678610562014-07-10T16:58:58.494-05:002014-07-10T16:58:58.494-05:00Good Joke.. worth an airing!
Nice to see she is we...Good Joke.. worth an airing!<br />Nice to see she is wearing her mud pack and looking after her skin.<br />Gill<br />Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-42530537378563158102014-07-10T11:34:51.565-05:002014-07-10T11:34:51.565-05:00Oh piglets are SO CUTE! Makes me want to go watch ...Oh piglets are SO CUTE! Makes me want to go watch Babe again.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-44807481818457412242014-07-10T07:32:04.415-05:002014-07-10T07:32:04.415-05:00You are so right Kris. The more we plan the more w...You are so right Kris. The more we plan the more we get tossed on our butts. But at least we get a chance to sit down for awhile.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-36258369405857239272014-07-10T07:31:01.054-05:002014-07-10T07:31:01.054-05:00Even our grandkids have been without sausage for s...Even our grandkids have been without sausage for several weeks. You should hear their stomachs growl!Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-27319546027641695202014-07-10T07:30:18.723-05:002014-07-10T07:30:18.723-05:00She is HUGE. About 600 pounds but so gentle with h...She is HUGE. About 600 pounds but so gentle with her babies, an amazing mamaDonna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-31233640057976044472014-07-10T07:29:27.234-05:002014-07-10T07:29:27.234-05:00The stripe thing has been a real hot issue here es...The stripe thing has been a real hot issue here especially in the state of Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources there tried to claim all piglets like our striped one were "feral" based on looks alone. Many farmers were told to destroy their heritage breed herds. One farmer Mark Baker refused and in fact sued the DNR. A very brave man indeed. http://bakersgreenacres.com/Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-87921282475482974612014-07-10T07:24:29.241-05:002014-07-10T07:24:29.241-05:00Farmers plan - God chuckles. Glad you will have m...Farmers plan - God chuckles. Glad you will have more piglets. All that cuteness has to affect farm sale I'm sure. Good luck all around.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-31713582712232616142014-07-10T06:11:26.634-05:002014-07-10T06:11:26.634-05:00Beautiful piglets, even if they aren't "r...Beautiful piglets, even if they aren't "real" Red Wattles :)<br />And congrats, to you and the mothers. And to those awaiting the porky goodness. <br />Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Or is it, Lack of Bacon makes the stomach growl louder?Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-15321603006940321882014-07-10T03:24:20.730-05:002014-07-10T03:24:20.730-05:00I love the spotty one. That is one big mama...I love the spotty one. That is one big mama...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212817062207309616.post-57533253951864943062014-07-09T22:49:49.135-05:002014-07-09T22:49:49.135-05:00Baby Wild Boar have stripes, so I presume this is ...Baby Wild Boar have stripes, so I presume this is uber hereditary. They really are beautiful.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com