NH Homesteader's journal

[NH Homesteader]

I find it easier to constantly work at keeping numbers manageable, then it's not an overwhelming task. My husband sometimes thinks I'm a bit excessive in that way but hey, once the pigs and the extra chickens are gone we should be under $100/month for all animals, including the dogs who eat $40 worth of food a month (not including hay). So.... Worth it!

 

[NH Homesteader]

This guy will not stand still. Best I can do for today!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

He is a cutie! I do love black goats !

 

[NH Homesteader]

Isn't he cute?

DH is up the road helping his boss hay, in exchange for hay. Woohoo! Run a tractor in exchange for hay? Uh... Yeah!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Run a tractor in exchange for hay? Uh... Yeah!

Sign me up!

I'm laughing here because my D-I-L just called me and wanted me to give her puppy a shot because neither she nor my son can do it. I told them I'd be glad to do it - but in exchange my son has to look at the tractor. I love a good trade, lol!

 

[baymule]

We are trading feeding and caring for a pig that belongs to our hay supplier in exchange for hay.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That'll work! I'd do that for hay too...

 

[NH Homesteader]

Well we have what is about 1/3 of a year's supply of hay from this one field. Yay! I want to up my supply because spring will be my first kidding season so it's more like 1/4 of what I would like. So, just 3 more fields like that and we won't have to pay for hay. How nice would that be?

Still waiting for the pigs' time to come. Getting really sick of feeding pigs, watering them 3-4 times a day, listening to them squeal every time I walk outside. I'm sick of smelling them. I'm just sick of pigs. So glad I talked DH out of breeding them. NO way do I want them around full time! I love visiting our friend's pig farm... But I don't in any way want to be a pig farmer!

I'm sick of free range chickens too but I'll leave that for another day for fear of sounding like an epic complainer!

Little Clifford is really coming out of his shell. Now I'm training him not to jump on people! He's going to be WAY too big (and bucky) for that nonsense!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Yea - sometimes I get tired of pigs too - but the little ones are so stinkin' cute!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Your pigs are at least smaller and less destructive!