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I was at a party last night, just at the bar waiting to be served and a woman came over and introduced herself. 'Hello, I'm Carmen'. 'Nice to meet you, Carmen that's a beautiful name, is it a family name?' 'No, I gave it to myself from my favourite things in life, cars and men, what's your name?' She asked I thought a while and answered 'B.J.Titsnfishing'

Winter pigs have been hard work for me so I'm wanting to have em over summer and gone before winter sets in. Probably getting some at end of July with a view to them going Oct/Nov time. I do like tamworths. That's what I always wanted from day dot. Our first ones were tamworth cross.

R lass is away so I was incharge of the menu for myself. Pork chop, 2 lamb chops, mini crackling and fresh colli from the garden. Doubled up so got snap for tomorrow ready. That was home grown pork, local lamb traded for home grown pork, home grown colli. So pretty much 'self sufficient' meal if you include trading with like minded people I.e. not bought from a shop (which I do). Bloody lovely. The chops are amazing. I've never like pork chops but chops from traditional breeds are next level

Thats brilliant I sat a bee keeping course last yr with a view to doing this but felt like quite a bit of time needed to keep an eye on them that I may not be able to give all the time. How do you find it? Seeing that makes me want to do it!!!

Bit of home grown bacon and egg for brekky earlier. Veg garden taking a hammering with this hot weather.

How are these coming on pal?

Do you keep the bucks seperate in hutches and only out them in when needed for breeding? I had read that for colony style could leave the buck in there with them all the time?

I'd be interested in some more info on your set up and animals CG, maybe you could stick some info on this thread for us all? The pros/cons/lessons learnt. If you have any cost v produce calcs etc. Some pics of set up and rabbits.

I was looking into them as I had read they don't need much room etc we have plenty of grass we could put them out on for odd day aswell but mainly would be in hutch. I'm guna have another read up. 1000 times easier to skin and process than plucking a chicken.

I keep considering rabbits for meat production but the misus and kids are a stumbling block!

Yeah does a lot with them mangalitzas and Berkshire. She was one of the ones who helped me with some advice before I started and on/off over the last couple years.

Thats who I'm hoping to get a couple off in July. My next door neighbours niece.

They weren't off Izzy Soar were they? Think she has some of that cross on the ground.

Errrrr......... I'm not sure these ducklings are guna fall into the livestock bracket. FFS

Three new additions today, 2 runner ducklings hopefully for eggs. 1 turkey poultry for Xmas Dinner.