Lol, it was fun as a sideline



Never got into the breeding, always bought my piglets from the Amish

Of course they were a mixture of everything in pig DNA

Had a fella that would come to the house and cut all the boars

Dunno why but I chose boar piglets over sows, he charged 10 bucks a pig

One fall when the natural apple trees were falling, I picked a 40 gallon

trash can full and gave some to the pigs each nite

My youngest had her cousin over for the weekend and of course

went into the barn where the pigs and heifer calfs were

For whatever the reason, I dunno but them 2 girls picked

up that barrel of apples and dumped it into the pen

I didn't think much of it but a waste and kids till 2 days later

It was a Monday morning about 5 am, went into the barn

to feed the pigs and cows, opened the door and it hit me

The whole barn smelled like I was brewing shine

My 4 pigs wouldn't move and were laying flat out drunk

The walls were coated with what looked like scours, but I knew better

It took a couple of days for the pigs to sober up

"Science News: Your body may already have a molecule that helps fight Alzheimer’s

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have clarified how spermine - a small molecule that regulates many processes in the body's cells - can guard against diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Spermine was first identified more than 150 years ago and named after seminal fluid, where it is present in particularly high concentrations."

The pig was helping you prevent Alzheimer's.

I think he needs a booster.

When we sold the cows we went to laying hens and hogs when I was about 9 years old. As the oldest boy my job was taking care of the swine herd. We had Durocs and Yorkshires and alternated boars. We only had about 7-8 sows and we sold mostly feeder pigs. I knew the boars had to be handled with care, but I soon learned that 300-400 lbs. sows tending their litters could be a handful as well. I was using an older fork to clean a pen with a sow and a litter. I got a bit too close as she was laying and she snapped the handle of the older for right in half. I gained new respect for those that minute.

Bryce

I came in out of the woods early just to see who else actually reads what others post. This has been a whopper of a thread.

50 litters every other month farrow to finish for 25 years. Most of my aches and pains are from those years. Sows and boars will beat you around everyday. mikec

God love ya, I raised 6 at the most 1 time, back to 4 the next time

It's not a job but a life, thank you for your work

I don't think I can unhear what I just read Peeler. Shaking hands would be out of the question with that thought in my mind. lol