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1:17 am
February 7, 2010
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Flatlander
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Since yesterday I have a pig, I traded him for a whether (fixed billy).
Before we went on our trip, I put him on Kijiji (craigs list?) but no serious replies.
So I put him back on this week, but also mentioned I would be interested in trading him for a pig.
A young man replied AND we traded yesterday.
This pig has, due to the cold in Saskatchewan, lost both his ears due to frostbite.
But that is no big deal for us..we don't eat the ears anyway 
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6:00 am
February 7, 2010
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CindyP
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Way to go Astrid! That's what part of your "new" barn is for????
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Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible. ~ Cherie Carter-Scott
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10:44 am
February 7, 2010
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Rose H
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As they've both lost some bits it sounds like a good trade to me. 
That reminds me…
Q. What do you call a pig with no ears?
A. Whatever you want – it can't hear you!
(Sorry, but I just couldn't resist).
I'm sure it'll be a happy little pig.
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If it's got tyres or testicles it's trouble.
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12:47 pm
February 7, 2010
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Flatlander
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Yes Cindy, that is why we had to clean in a rush…I think he is happy, escaped yesterday already.
That was quite an exercise to get him back in his pen.
Rose that joke is funny…I told my boys..no one guessed the right answer LOL
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1:29 pm
February 7, 2010
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If I could figure out how to make a secure creek crossing, I would have let ours out in the pasture—-I think.
Pigs seem to be very determined about going where they want to. Our pen is made of pallets all screwed together and fastened to 4x4 posts, wth field fence on the floor and up the sides to stop rooting and eating the wood. They haven't gotten out since we got em——-
(Sausage and Patty—-or Patty and Sausage—–they look alike !!)
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3:52 pm
February 7, 2010
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Flatlander
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Well tonight he stayed in…He is going outside..as soon as we can get out in de field again, there is about 2 foot of snow..and that will stay there untill Mid April.
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10:22 am
February 16, 2010
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Rose H
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Hi Flatlander
Just curious – how's old piggly wiggly settled in?
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If it's got tyres or testicles it's trouble.
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11:10 am
February 16, 2010
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Flatlander
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He is doeing OK, still a bit shy though.
Hubby and I where clipping the hoofs from the goats this week, and the sound of a piggy in the background is soo cool.
But I try not to look him in the eyes…he is not a pet…
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4:22 pm
March 9, 2010
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LK
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Are you going to butcher him yourself or take him in to get done?
My husband calls them freezer pets, by the way. We never name ours. I learned that lesson as a teen…I had "ghost" nightmares about our first ugly steer for a long time, and had trouble eating him. We have never named any, and our kids take it all in stride.
Pigs are happier and grow better if they have a buddy. We tried 2…it was okay, 3…one was left out, and 4 grew the best. We just got done doing our last 2 (had great BBQ'd ribs on Sunday….the best I ever made yet  ) and will be making them up into farmers sausage and making our first batch of liverwurst soon. I even found a recipe for frankfurters somewhere a while back. It would be interesting to make our own hotdogs, since our children don't know the first things about roasting them. I want them to know what it is like. The thought of the bought ones just turn my stomach now…
We will get more pigs in June, and butcher them in November when the weather is just right. Raised on soaked barley and a bit of milk here and there, they taste so good. We tried feeding them other things, and it gave the meat an odd flavor.
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