Weather: huuuuumid! sticky! oh my!
Design challenges: the page wire is actually hog wire in places, so the pigs can get through to the sows. this is because their shimmying under the polywire. time to lower it temporarily and add and additional strand, plus put it on a solar charger so that when the main system gets turned off, I don't have to worry about the rambunctious little ones escaping. plus, i learned today that weeds not just somewhat, but severely, lower the charge a wire can carry. looks like i'll be out trimming more frequently than expected.
also! next semester I'm going to try alternating feeding chores with the chores people each day, so that I feed the pigs 3-4 days/week so that I can monitor them better and come up with changes before problems get out of hand.
Wasted Cheese: I attended the American Cheese Society conference in Montreal. They had to throw away TENS OF THOUSANDS of pounds of already cut cheeses. Next year, if I'm not already super busy, I want to be appointed "Cheese to Pig Coordinator" and coordinate with local farmers (especially since the next conference will be in North Carolina) to pick up the "waste" cheese.
weights and pictures soon, i hope! p.s. my official weight guess is a mean of 64lbs. we'll see!
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