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http://ebeyfarm.blogspot.com
A day-to-day blog of the opeations of a small farm that raises animals for folks who care where their meat comes from.
WARNING: Contains some graphic content related to animal slaughter. It's part of the farm operations -- you get the whole picture
- Added on: Dec 18th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Bruce King
- Listed in: Agriculture Food & Drink
- Tags: chickens cows farming turkeys pigs pastured
Recent Posts
Gate latch design
I have learned that you cannot have too many gates, and that you can't have a gate that is too big. For my own operation, I've found that a 14' gate is a good size. Even though my tractor is only 7' wide, I'm often going through the gate ...
Driving T posts with a tractor
You might have noticed that the order I construct my fencing is 1) fenceline prep, 2) braces and gates, 3) stretch wire, 4) T posts. I do it that way becuase I get a better looking fence. Once you've stretched the fence, driving the T pos...
Stretching fencing with a tractor and a log
Once the braces are in I roll out the fencing. I'm using no climb horse fence here because it's pretty resilient and will stand up well to abuse. It's pricey, though. $169/100' roll. I roll out about 10' more than I need so th...
Sacrifice paddock -- fencing
For this particular project I'm making a gate opening that will allow me to enter and exit with the bucket on the tractor all the way up. If I do that, I cannot have an accident in the future, unless I get a larger tractor, which is unlikely.&n...
Pigs on pasture
I've talked a lot about pigs on pasture, and my skepticism that you can raise pigs on a diet that is primarily what they find on the land. "90% pasture" is just not reality for all of the pork producers I know of. John Schneider who write...
Managing my pastures - sacrifice paddock
If you're going to have animals out on pasture, you have to be aware that for a part of the year the grass isn't going to be growing, and will in fact be damaged by the hooves/feet of the animals. So in the non-growing season, which we've enter...
