tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post5216728610364129629..comments2023-05-28T08:46:26.344-05:00Comments on Homesteading At Redtail Ridge: Pig Sayingsdr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-72765472976605577082011-09-19T09:20:14.462-05:002011-09-19T09:20:14.462-05:00I can live without scrapple! Love ham, bacon and ...I can live without scrapple! Love ham, bacon and pork chops! :) Good luck getting them in next week!labbie1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03300554678932160244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-73196814532991579312011-09-13T18:22:52.962-05:002011-09-13T18:22:52.962-05:00Hi Carol.....We didn't have any problem with t...Hi Carol.....We didn't have any problem with the pigs flipping the pen, not sure why. We only moved the pen every week. All in all, it worked out really good. I have never tried scapple.....perhaps next week?dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-29825588959743438772011-09-12T20:50:20.524-05:002011-09-12T20:50:20.524-05:00Love the sayings, and I have to agree. Looks like ...Love the sayings, and I have to agree. Looks like you use the same pen we did. A 10x10 chain-link dog kennel. We just moved it around the field every day. The first pig we had, though, would flip the thing and get out. After that, we rung their noses. This is the first year in a while that we haven't had a pig. I'm going to miss the scrapple for sure.Carol J. Alexanderhttp://everythinghomewithcarol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-64967737062964156622011-09-12T12:11:53.769-05:002011-09-12T12:11:53.769-05:00Well guess what Kim.....we had a rodeo...and the p...Well guess what Kim.....we had a rodeo...and the pigs are still here! Next week now,dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-89390500970910058502011-09-12T08:40:34.224-05:002011-09-12T08:40:34.224-05:00Good luck with the great pig roundup. Working with...Good luck with the great pig roundup. Working with animals is always an adventure. We had pigs when the kids were home and in 4-H, but usually, it's cows and calves that we are trying to get in trailers. Sometimes it's a rodeo!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030884632849692028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-45708591968660576442011-09-10T20:05:26.078-05:002011-09-10T20:05:26.078-05:00Thanks Sharon -- I read that on a blog -- probably...Thanks Sharon -- I read that on a blog -- probably yours? The bucket over the head WILL be used :-) Thanks for the tip!dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-3292388064371974312011-09-10T19:12:23.650-05:002011-09-10T19:12:23.650-05:00We did the circus of getting a pig into the traile...We did the circus of getting a pig into the trailer to go to the butcher. Have them eat some food out of a bucket. As the bucket is over their head you push them backwards where you want them to go. Work fast and decisively!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263133282481600019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-82033220676412056662011-09-10T17:47:50.787-05:002011-09-10T17:47:50.787-05:00Nancy....I WILL have my camera in hand!Nancy....I WILL have my camera in hand!dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-19106830328424350492011-09-10T17:45:56.182-05:002011-09-10T17:45:56.182-05:00So far Mama Pea I have to agree. This part in the ...So far Mama Pea I have to agree. This part in the middle has not been hard at all.<br /><br />Theresa....one day when they decided to try to eat ME I decided they were not cute anymore :-)dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-38064542833420823672011-09-10T17:33:14.694-05:002011-09-10T17:33:14.694-05:00I think the hardest part of raising pigs is bringi...I think the hardest part of raising pigs is bringing them home and getting them into their pen and then getting them out of their pen when it's time to turn them into pork!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-30612394380788697552011-09-10T15:14:49.848-05:002011-09-10T15:14:49.848-05:00Suc adorable little piglets. Too bad they have to...Suc adorable little piglets. Too bad they have to grow up and quit being cute.Teresahttp://edenhills.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-84855998446789856772011-09-10T14:38:57.969-05:002011-09-10T14:38:57.969-05:00Thank you for explaining the last picture! Have fu...Thank you for explaining the last picture! Have fun herding the pigs. Take pictures!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-64068142214456450942011-09-10T12:51:00.257-05:002011-09-10T12:51:00.257-05:00I've been enjoying all your comments everyone ...I've been enjoying all your comments everyone LOL. .....I thought twice about the beet picture :-) Roxey Lucey is my sister. On my facebook she said she thought the post title was "Pig Slayings" LOL! What a gorey post I have here. ...goes along with those "killer pigs" rugosarosefarm!dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-83551239112148031372011-09-10T07:23:06.472-05:002011-09-10T07:23:06.472-05:00I'm glad you said the last picture was beets. ...I'm glad you said the last picture was beets. I was wondering what happened! Its good to know that those pig sayings all come from somewhere and have some truth...I've always wondered about that sweating like a pig one though. My son always reminds me pigs don't sweat...hmmm!Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-8237587441921384852011-09-10T04:20:24.942-05:002011-09-10T04:20:24.942-05:00Once of these years we plan to get pigs too. I'...Once of these years we plan to get pigs too. I'm glad to read you'd do it again. They're cute when they're young, but not so cute when they get big, I see!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-92122794186101173452011-09-09T21:41:44.667-05:002011-09-09T21:41:44.667-05:00Oh I have thought of most of those saying this sum...Oh I have thought of most of those saying this summer. I just made my pig's "appointments" yesterday. They will remain with us until Oct 30th<br /><br />carpediemacreage.blogspot.com (for some reason I can't comment with my user name)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-75991986055792855482011-09-09T19:22:05.230-05:002011-09-09T19:22:05.230-05:00Awww, they were so cute when they were babies! The...Awww, they were so cute when they were babies! They'll be even prettier in the freezer! :)Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-20626015588702402532011-09-09T19:07:47.821-05:002011-09-09T19:07:47.821-05:00I like the ham photoI like the ham photoRoxey Luceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795843048958489555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-54017917363972222332011-09-09T18:51:56.075-05:002011-09-09T18:51:56.075-05:00That last one was a bit disconcerting until I read...That last one was a bit disconcerting until I read the explaination. Tell the kids. If your not good I'll throw you to the killer pigs. muwaahahaharugosarosefarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090785432075825379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-53236174107614753402011-09-09T17:04:53.255-05:002011-09-09T17:04:53.255-05:00It wasn't until I raised pigs of my own that I...It wasn't until I raised pigs of my own that I knew what an insult calling someone a pig really was. Cute piggy butt photo.Michaelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806716677546687464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-44289847156821408662011-09-09T16:27:41.377-05:002011-09-09T16:27:41.377-05:00thanks for explaining that last shot! a bit foreb...thanks for explaining that last shot! a bit foreboding! :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.com