Neighbors woring together
I have two pigs on the camera at the lease about 30 minutes away and keep up with them on the computer. Even have them named. Lester and Big Louie. I am thinking that Lester weighs about 75 lbs and Big Louie like 150 lbs. Didn' get a chance at them during the deer season, but we have plans for them early Spring. We have Spring early here in Conroe Texas. Wasn't feeding enough corn with one feeder in the area and the other seven, a sow and big piglets left. Well they will be back later. Hog lard makes me sick but I can have ham, canadian bacon, and bacon that has no fat and I don't put pork-fat in the deer sausage. Use beef tallow. Catch pork loins on sale,buy a couple, rub on the rub, including cure and put in an improvised smoker and I can get along alright.
I really like you guys way of raising the pigs together and sharing the work. As an old friend of mine used to say "many hands make light work".