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May 22, 2021

Our Bull Goes Visiting...

We co-own our Dexter bull, Lobo Gary, with Elizabeth Bailey. Our young heifer, Lobo Halo, has been at Elizabeth's place to prevent the...

Mar 3, 2021

Farewell to the Last of the October 2020 Piglets

Farewell to two, five-month old littermates, CMG Ayn Rand and her barrow brother. They settled right into their new home and look quite...

Feb 7, 2021

Speckled Sussex Eggs Are Hatching!

When the turkey eggs did not develop, we grabbed several Speckled Sussex eggs and place them into the incubator. This morning we were...

Jan 22, 2021

Reservations for 2021 Piglets

Time to Reserve Your 2021 Piglets! We breed our sows for one litter per year. We are expecting litters will start arriving in April and...

Jan 22, 2021

Incubating Speckled Sussex Eggs

With six adults in the household, we use a great many eggs. The ten hens we currently have just weren't producing enough. We definitely...

Jan 21, 2021

AGH Gilts Available

UPDATE 02/02/2021 - Sale Pending One of our buyers had a family emergency and had to postpone adding hogs to their farm. As a result, I...

Jan 17, 2021

Quality Boar Piglet Available

CMG Mark Twain (to be registered) is available for purchase. I had hoped to keep him for our farm, but I'm not willing to part with any...

Jan 16, 2021

Beltsville Small White Hatching Eggs

UPDATE January 22, 2021: Eggs were candled and all were clear except one that was only slightly developed. The clear eggs were...

Dec 19, 2020

Welcome Home, Leo

CMG Leo Tolstoy, our good-natured, mid-sized, AGH boar, has been visiting at a local Mennonite farm for over a year now where he has been...

Oct 7, 2020

Piglets Available from Spring 2020 Litters

We have four boars and one gilt available from the April/May 2020 litters. One of the boars and the gilt would make a nice breeding pair...