tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post3391754016526011910..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: The origin of the term "pigpile"Bruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-91101894904965273642010-11-24T10:50:49.347-08:002010-11-24T10:50:49.347-08:00Thanks for the suggestion, anonymous. I'll get...Thanks for the suggestion, anonymous. I'll get right on that.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-54387985162374050522010-11-24T06:57:49.902-08:002010-11-24T06:57:49.902-08:00The pigs in the photo are not warm. Any fool can s...The pigs in the photo are not warm. Any fool can see this. If you want to keep your pigs warm you use straw and/or move your pigs out of the wetland in the winter. Open your eyes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-82119626954778273672010-11-23T07:22:51.706-08:002010-11-23T07:22:51.706-08:00I use some hay for the pigs, but only on top of a ...I use some hay for the pigs, but only on top of a foot or two of chips. It doesn't last very long -- it tends to get wet in a day or two, and then has to be replaced as well. With enough wood chips they stay warm because of composting action even when the outside temperature is below freezing and the pigs prefer them.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-4050068602366580032010-11-23T02:25:20.469-08:002010-11-23T02:25:20.469-08:00Actual woodchips are not very absorbent.Do you hav...Actual woodchips are not very absorbent.Do you have access to some old round bales(mulch hay)that you can get real cheap and create a "pack" in their huts for their bedding. It would keep them(the pigs) up out of the mud and you would not have to keep moving the huts all the time. Sounds like you need some higher ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-68111739473886633202010-11-22T09:42:52.291-08:002010-11-22T09:42:52.291-08:00They look like some happy pigs! You're making ...They look like some happy pigs! You're making some great soil at the same time too. Good idea all around.goldforestfarms.blogspot.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000577922412768699noreply@blogger.com