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Dual Purpose Feed

11/16/2014

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The seeds of pumpkins have long been known to be a natural *vermifuge. Each year we harvest as much as we can from a local farm and use it as a wonderful, dual purpose feed additive for our animals. Just as the flesh and seeds are tasty to us, they are relished by the animals (the rabbits, not so much.) and this huge stock pile that filled our trailer and truck bed has already been consumed. 
Even the farmer didn't know the benefits of this simple feed, having grown them for commercial use for  many years.  This is an old practice that has been lost through the years, but it cements the necessity of planting them not only for ourselves, but the animals too.
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*Vermifuge: n. [L. vermis, a worm, and fugo, to expel.]
A medicine or substance that destroys or expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic.
 American Dictionary of the English Language   By Noah Webster 1828
  Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.  Job 40:20
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Pretty Pigs in 'Hog Heaven'

10/1/2014

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Oh, how the ladies love their babies!
As a Mom that valued the special bonding time of nursing her children, I remember well how humming was a way to soothe both of us as we rocked or rested during that special time. Our Heavenly Father has made the animals to enjoy that time with their offspring too! Did you know that when pigs nurse, they do a little 'hog humming' for their babies? It's true! It is a treat to experience and see how the Lord perfectly designed these amazing animals in so many ways. They can be trained like dogs, loved to be rubbed like a dog and will even enjoy tug of war with a stick or chase with it! It's hilarious! MOST IMPORTANTLY: they protect their babies!!!!! No one will dare take on a Momma pig!


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Little Pig, Little pig

8/24/2014

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It's finally happened...
We have been watching, waiting and learning about a brand new animal on our homestead. Beulah and Elizabeth are our Julianna Mule Foot and American Guinea Hog mixed heritage hogs. This is soggy Washington state after all,  and we're situated across the street from a major river with springs and a creek that runs our land, so it is wet, wet, wet - especially during our cooler seasons. You wouldn't know it now, but even far away from the sources of visible water on the land, our water table can be just a foot down! That's why we use raised beds and it's also why we thought Julianna's, known for their adaptability to wet climates, would be a great enhancement to the already wonderful AGH breed and the perfect pigs for us!

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