tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post117672658023506055..comments2023-10-29T09:44:37.834-05:00Comments on Touch the Earth Farm: Dry Curing PorkDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-31926977277346023512008-02-02T12:49:00.000-05:002008-02-02T12:49:00.000-05:00Interesting about that bitchy ewe. We had one like...Interesting about that bitchy ewe. We had one like that. She threw mal-tempered offspring as well. Interestingly, her half sister was a wonderful ewe and threw very well tempered ram and ewe lambs. There is a strong genetic component to temperament so I culled. We see the same in the pigs and use temperament as one of our breeding criteria.Walter Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720110642967540506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-22175533305924588792007-04-21T06:11:00.000-05:002007-04-21T06:11:00.000-05:00lol Someone on the pig list I'm on just confided t...lol Someone on the pig list I'm on just confided that she planned to cull her sow this fall purely because she was so annoyingly vocal--nice lines, productive, good disposition, but annoying. <BR/><BR/>I'm in the middle of drafting a post about the lambs that I'll post soon. <BR/><BR/>Christy, we enjoyed having you guys visit. The baby pig has arrived, and we're due to pick up the boys in late May, I think. I'm guessing the sow didn't farrow as early as the woman guessed because the date got pushed back by about a month.<BR/><BR/>Tabby's doing fine. The swelling went down over the next few days with no apparent ill effects. Must have been a bite. <BR/><BR/>I'll be salting the hams for the last time today, and they'll stay in for another month, curing. The bacons come out tomorrow,and I'm planning to vacuum seal and freeze those.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-38763754452923253682007-04-20T19:30:00.000-05:002007-04-20T19:30:00.000-05:00How is kitty with the swollen face? I hope he is ...How is kitty with the swollen face? I hope he is all better. We sure had a great time! Thanks again for having us.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-80291645004413035592007-04-20T01:07:00.000-05:002007-04-20T01:07:00.000-05:00Oooh, you need to show me how! We are planning to...Oooh, you need to show me how! We are planning to have a couple of pigs next year.<BR/><BR/>As for AI'ing your ewes, I'm not sure you'd want any semen from Old Half Price. We got him half off because he's not "show quality" since he has wool on his legs. <BR/><BR/>One suggestion I have for you: LISTEN to the ewes before you buy them. One of the ones we got has the most offensive voice I have ever heard coming from any animal. She's also the alpha female so she's always bitching about something. If she wasn't such a good mom she'd be in the stew pot by now--she literally drives us all crazy. I should send you some video, you won't believe it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940297773367322768noreply@blogger.com