Pig Start

1/29/07 - 2nd Day - After Breakfast. I cannot believe it is almost February already. Logan and I drove up to Merkel, Tx yesterday (about 1.5 hours) to pick up 6 Duroc pigs. Duroc pigs are red, and these 6 little oinkers are cute and feisty. They weigh between 60-75 lbs. right now. We got 3 females and a boar from one litter, and 1 female and 1 boar from another litter. We will be breeding the 3 females from one litter to the boar from the other litter. The other two pigs will be butchered in 3-4 months and divided between 4 of us here at the land. Lord willing the 3 females will be the start of our pig breeding operation here at the ranch. Right now the fellas are working on some added fencing, and if the Lord wills by next week we will have an electric fence pasture run so we can pasture the pigs. It is about 30 degrees right now, so when I took this picture the herd was curled up in the hay in the pig pen for warmth.

We headed out for Merkel to get the pigs after the sermon yesterday. The sermon was about the much confused and misunderstood concept of the "hedge" of protection out of Job chapter 1. I will try to get the sermon uploaded as soon as I can. As we pulled out for Merkel, I felt sick and by the time we got there I was pretty sure that I was getting a short flu/cold bout. I am under the weather right now, and hoping that this little bug doesn't last long.

Danielle and the children are going up to the old house for a few days to pack up some more things. Kris Ante and her boy Job will be going with them, so y'all pray for their safe travel and safe return. Danielle will be picking up our pig feeder and some electric fence materials from our old homestead.

Michael Bunker