tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post58567274897590231..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: The great pig escapePhelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-39907327668698857492011-10-09T15:43:53.405-05:002011-10-09T15:43:53.405-05:00Phelan, I used your recipe for ketchup. I'd li...Phelan, I used your recipe for ketchup. I'd like to send you some.TransFarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001125745512684777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-15212140001442368482011-10-07T01:44:57.756-05:002011-10-07T01:44:57.756-05:00Great work done by you in this post..I really appr...Great work done by you in this post..I really appreciate it..Thanks and keep posting such a wonderful posts here..Anthony Spencehttp://www.tileflair.co.uk/category-is-porcelain-tiles/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-48174463426585919302011-10-06T20:39:56.906-05:002011-10-06T20:39:56.906-05:00American farmers are shipping hay overseas rather ...American farmers are shipping hay overseas rather than help other American farmers? That's awful, I hate to hear that!<br /><br />I'm glad that Small is doing well in school. (I think of you and your boys when I see clothing sizes! Small, Medium, and Large!)FancyHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597963447367752342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-42180375202655769822011-10-06T07:42:13.733-05:002011-10-06T07:42:13.733-05:00Funder, by weight you are paying the same we are, ...Funder, by weight you are paying the same we are, 2 round bales, plus a handful or more equals a ton. However ours is poor to fair quality prairie hay, not high quality.<br /><br />Farmers would pay more if able. As it is the average dairy farmer (last time I looked) make $0.30 on every dollar. Makes it difficult to stay in that business.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-61872759665926954392011-10-06T00:40:41.249-05:002011-10-06T00:40:41.249-05:00I saw that article in the WSJ about CA hay going o...I saw that article in the WSJ about CA hay going overseas rather than to CA dairy farmers. It kind of disturbed me... but if Americans were willing to pay more, then American farmers wouldn't send hay overseas. It sucks both ways, it really does. I'm just so grateful that my region had a great hay year and I've got mine in the barn. <br /><br />I pay about $220 a ton for high-quality horse grass hay if that makes you feel any better :)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-74042661422992514772011-10-06T00:02:23.713-05:002011-10-06T00:02:23.713-05:00This tickles me pink. Who knew that pigs and cats ...This tickles me pink. Who knew that pigs and cats like company? 3 years ago everyone told us if we were going to adopt a kitten that we should really go ahead and adopt 2 because they keep each other company and out of trouble so both Cuppy and Snowy came home with us. Who knew pigs shared this trait?carol anne @ soapboxvillehttp://www.soapboxville.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-90913590161689790222011-10-04T10:59:03.835-05:002011-10-04T10:59:03.835-05:00I wished I could have sent some of our hay down to...I wished I could have sent some of our hay down to you. We sold it for $12 a round bale.small farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-58615165108986474732011-10-04T06:29:42.990-05:002011-10-04T06:29:42.990-05:00Greg, it does take time to get to that point. I to...Greg, it does take time to get to that point. I too didn't think I could butcher out an animal 10 years ago. We now do everything but the cows. And the only reason we don't do the cows our self is because 1 we sell the meat and 2 we don't have anything strong enough to hoist them in the air with.<br /><br />The first time we butchered it was emotionally wrecking for me. (See how to butcher a rooster)It's still a bit trying, but we give them a good life before hand. <br /><br />Good lick on your homesteading venture!Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-68102806172093560392011-10-04T06:15:37.802-05:002011-10-04T06:15:37.802-05:00Good post. I can imagine that pig dance.
I'm...Good post. I can imagine that pig dance.<br /><br />I'm a new homesteader. I don't even have chickens yet. But just convinced the wife and will be getting them in the Spring. Other livestock for slaughter is FAR in the future. I don't know that I could slaughter an animal that I've raised since birth. At least not yet. I still have the city mindset.Greg Shttp://fritzmonroe.com/fritz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-66647299066132270752011-10-03T21:43:10.191-05:002011-10-03T21:43:10.191-05:00An acquaintance told me that you may be able to ge...An acquaintance told me that you may be able to get hay through Heifer International - apparently they've done hay drops before. I don't know much about it, but perhaps it's worth looking into?<br /><br />Shade and Sweetwater,<br />KKyddrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668797984157146798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-53315390220182742522011-10-03T11:53:28.382-05:002011-10-03T11:53:28.382-05:00Well, at least the pig wasn't "as hard as...Well, at least the pig wasn't "as hard as a greased pig" to catch!<br /><br />ah, hahaha...I crack myself up :P<br /><br />You can remind your boys the next time they complain about helping you in the garden about how grocery stuff tastes. Save it for blackmail!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-34406367773236108742011-10-03T09:30:35.343-05:002011-10-03T09:30:35.343-05:00Aunt D, wonderful! I don't really blame local...Aunt D, wonderful! I don't really blame locals for charging so much because they do have to make back the money they loss. Its just so tough for all of us.<br /><br />Carolyn, we too are not as bad as Tx, but still over -10 inches of normal rain this year. When farm subsidies are banned, you will be seeing this exportation happen even more often.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-14525666910922871862011-10-03T09:15:30.907-05:002011-10-03T09:15:30.907-05:00That drives me nuts about the hay going "else...That drives me nuts about the hay going "elsewhere" also. We had a drought this year, not as bad as TX, but hay is STILL hard to find and almost twice as much as last year. There are still a bunch of fields that have been cut / baled, but they are shipping them out instead of letting US buy them right HERE!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-84349761740512605362011-10-03T09:12:18.414-05:002011-10-03T09:12:18.414-05:00Good morning from TN....We have plenty of round ba...Good morning from TN....We have plenty of round bails of hay (4x5) for $25, hubby won't up his prices because it's in demand, says he won't do farmers that way! <br /><br />Aunt D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com