The pigs now weigh around 150 lbs. They should be eating 6.8lbs of dry feed daily, which amounts to 17lbs per feeding for the 5 remaining pigs. I'm planning to feed them 16 however, because they usually get a bucket or two (or three) of nutrient dense compost daily.
I say remaining because our on-campus slaughter and pig roast happened this Friday and Saturday!!
Dave McCoy came and slaughtered Runty and Lucky and on Saturday I roasted Runty (with much help) to feed ~45 students and faculty with leftovers for Sunday's dinner. She was delicious! Especially the parts we injected with maple syrup cut with lacto-fermented pickle juice for some salty, maple-y sweetness!
I'm butchering Lucky's carcass with some help on Tuesday, and freezing it until the 21st when we'll enjoy baked pork for the dinner following all-college workday.
Tomorrow the piglets are being moved from the tennis court (the only place we can keep them confined) to the old compost pad (where they'll be barricaded in) with lots of compost to play in. I'm excited about our new setup. More info and pictures when it's done.
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