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Where the bacon comes from ….

July 3, 2018by Claire 1 Comment

All the bacon and sausages sold in the Blue Rabbit Cafe come from our own pigs who free-range on our smallholding. Yesterday we took two of these pigs to the […]

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Animals, Food Truck

Piglets

December 12, 2017by Claire Leave a comment

As our last two rounds of AI did’t work with our Large Black gilts (not 1 and 3) we decided they were more suited to a university career so off […]

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Animals, Food Truck

Weaned Piglets

August 13, 2017by Claire 4 Comments

We weaned the piglets. We got them used to coming and eating food in a hurdle square and then one day during egg collection we shut the entrance and opened […]

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Animals

Farrowing

May 28, 2017by Claire 2 Comments

We’re certain that number 1 is pregnant – well as certain as people who know next to nothing about pregnant pigs can be. Really I won’t fully believe she is […]

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Animals

Pig Pregnancy Test

April 10, 2017by Claire 5 Comments

So, you have done your AI, but how do you know if your pigs are pregnant? There’s no need to hang around and wait for them to pee on a […]

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Vernal Equinox

March 20, 2017by Claire 8 Comments

Here at smallholdingdreams we celebrate the Persian New Year (Nev-ruz) otherwise known as the vernal equinox with a review of the past year’s activities (see here and here). However, as […]

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Animals, My other life

AI

February 26, 2017by Claire 9 Comments

The instructions say “if the semen is flowing out onto your boots the sow is not going to get pregnant” – makes sense I suppose. So I guess we will […]

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The goat shelter is getting an extension: extra space for when it’s wet, another stall, clear roof to let in light, lower internal walls and higher ones on the porch area to keep the elements out. Swipe to see progress - I’m quite excited about it, the goats aren’t so sure but they’ll love it when it’s finished. Depending on the weather James might be able to get the sides on tomorrow - he’s going to use weatherboard rather than fence panels this time. . . #goatshelter #buildityourself #goatherd #goatsofinstagram #dairygoats #milkgoats #goatloversanonymous #bluerabbitsmallholding #winterprojects #buildingstuff #animalshelters #smallfarm #shottishamcampsite

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