You've heard of pigs in a blanket....what about pigs in the hay?

Well, the weather is turning bad here...gonna have to head out to plow snow sometime tonight.  I spent yesterday and today working on the truck and before calling it a night and heading in for a nap I went out to feed the pigs and check on the cows.  Pig Pig was up nibbling on some of the silage hay in her rack and I could make out some ears in the pile of bedding.  All the little ones dug down into the bedding and were taking a nap till I woke them up.

 These three didn't get up till after I put the food a snacks in the tub.  As for the ground alfalfa, the pigs love it!  We are going to change the blend this time.  We are going use 3 bales alfalfa and two bales of grass hay.  Then add the corn and supplements.  Pig pig will head to see her boyfriend after Christmas and the little ones will be on their own.  At that point we will take the corn out of the mix all together and have just the bean meal and minerals with the hay.  The little ones can't eat enough hay in bale form to stay healthy so for the winter we will grind it.  I can't wait for spring!! 

We also are getting a Tamworth  boar.  We will raise him to cross breed with the Yorkshire/Hampshire mix we have now.  The Tamworth are far better growing on grass than the one we have now.  We will gain from that as well as the three way cross gives maximum benefits from heterosis, also known as hybrid vigor.  Basically when you do a three way cross the offspring are 30%-40% better vigor, growth, and other traits.  This is also my reason for the three way cross in my beef cattle.

Wanted to through in a pic of the truck in the garage.  Was dark out so it was a bad pic.  It took me about 6 hours to install the EGR delete kit.  Would have been much quicker if I had done it before but for the first time this is not bad.  That was yesterday.  Today I was working on the right front u-joint.  Both sides are bad but this one was horrible.  Again, it is taking me longer than it should but this is the first time ever for doing this.  The other side will go a lot faster.

Can't wait to go play in the mud and snow after I get it all done!!!  Should run like a champ!

Kenny