Howdy!
Weather: It has finally cooled down to the 70s and the clouds have rolled in, but it was fairly warm and sunny earlier this week.
I don't have much to report from what occurred early in the week, seeing as I was tied up with class, work and adventures that left no room for piggy-time.
But I've made up for that lately...
Thursday I met with Jody, my wonderful adviser, and we determined that the sows are gaining weight as they should be, and might soon be able to have their feed reduced to 6#/sow/feeding (they're fed 2x a day).
Friday I spent all morning (from 8:30-11:30) setting up new fencing with my chums Hannah (the livestock intern) and Jacquie (who's also doing a project with pigs this summer). The sows now have a bigger area to roam, root and graze and the piglets have an entirely new area to spend their days in. Friday afternoon I went to Butterworks Farm for a field trip, and brought along the farm truck to pick up 1,000 lbs. of their high-quality pig grain. The piglets should be set for the season!
This morning (Saturday) I fed the pigs the bakery seconds I had picked up on Thursday along with my helper Tobias (5 y.o.) who had never visited the piglets before. It was quite a treat, for all parties.
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