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Microlots Nesting

Microlots Considering Nest Location Each week we sort pigs, shifting them around between herd groups, boar territories, paddocks and selecting those who will go to market. Part of that is moving the late gestation ladies out of the main herds … Continue reading

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Italia Nesting on Sugar Mountain

Italia Nesting in Far North of High North Field The other day on the field walk I mentioned that one of our new gilts Italia had farrowed in a beautiful spot up along the verge of the new fields on … Continue reading

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Torn Nesting

Torn in her new digsWith the rain and wet snow we’ve had these past few days I opened up a farrowing nursery to Torn, one of the sows in the north field. During the warm months they farrow out in … Continue reading

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Nesting Sows

Yorkshire Sow Gathering Nesting HayOne of the interesting indicative behaviors that a pregnant (gestating) sow pig is about to farrow a new litter of piglets is that she will begin to gather hay, chop it up and build a soft … Continue reading

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