January 31, 2020
January 2020
Winter is perfect for fixing miles of fencing (on 3 different properties) - and for cutting, splitting and hauling, firewood!
We also splurged and bought a brand new livestock trailer. Over the years we have had 3 pigs escape from our old trailer. One was on our farm, which was annoying but basically inconsequential, and 2 escapes were at the abattoir, which -both times - was enough to make me want to get out of the pig business for ever.
I will never forget trying to retrieve a 600 pound pig from a commuter jammed intersection in downtown Bristol, Anne holding a large trash can over the pig's head while I pulled on it's tail in an effort to convince it to walk backwards ,out of traffic, and back into our trailer.... So our shiny new trailer may never pay for itself, but in terms of my sanity, it's worth every penny we paid (and more).