We've got several new faces here at the farm. Last Tuesday Kennedy and I went and picked up our thirty new laying hens. We got day old Barred Plymouth Rocks. They're cute as they always are, but cute doesn't pay they bills. We've got quite a ways to go before we'll be getting any omelets out of these girls as they don't start laying eggs until about twenty weeks of age. God willing we'll have a flock of sixty laying strong by this fall.
After we left the hatchery with our new birds we went to pick up our two piglets. We ended up with two females. Pigs are a new adventure for us as we've never done it before, but I don't think it should be too much of a challenge. We shall see. Anyway, we are planning on raising them here until fall at which time they should be up to a good weight for butchering. I think an old fashioned hog killin' would be a good time of fellowship and would be a good way to get the work done. I'm planning on trying to make a day of it with family and close friends. We'll see.We are raising two pigs, but one will be all that we will be able to eat and is likely all our freezer will hold as well so we are going to try to sell the other one. We aren't looking to make a bundle of cash on that one pig, but it would be nice to be able to offset the cost of the one we are putting in our freezer. I'm not sure how much money we'll have invested in it so I won't know what to charge until closer to butcher. If you are interested in getting some of that other pig let me know.
I haven't had a second to get pictures of our new arrivals yet, but they will be coming soon.
