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    We had a pig with a sore eye. Probably caused by fighting to get to the feed bowl. It started as a cut but then built up some pus. I rang the vet and emailed a picture. Thankfully it was all verbal advice: Hold a hot (but not scalding) compress against the wound, twice a day. Catching the pig the first couple of times was ok but thereafter it was a major feat. Requiring someone else to act as a decoy while I sprinted across and grabbed it. After 4 days all signs of infection had gone. The pig was very elusive afterwards though.
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    Sorry it has been so long since I was on here. We asked the butcher to give us the popular cuts. So that is pretty much everything that you can commonly get. Any off cuts were put into sausages. Each half pig is plus 5 KG of sausages. I have been making my own bacon which is cured for 2-3 weeks in a brine solution.
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    I have had roast pork twice this week, from last year's piggies. I just don't get bored of it. I recommend that anyone that can get access to some land, has a go. If you can share the costs with friends it is a rewarding hobby and great results at the end. Pigs are so easy, no mucking out or anatomical inspections (like sheep and goats).
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    Hello, no point getting a 77 if you already have a Pro Sport. You really need to handle the Hw80 and the Hw95. I reckon you would be heading towards a 95. The Hw80 is more for FAC power and the bulk starts to get to you as the day goes by.
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    And here they are Dual heritage: Daddy was an Oxford Sandy & Black (slow and lean growing) , Mummy is a Berkshire (fast and fat growing)
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    This year I have bought the feed in bulk. Quite a saving compared to bags. Of course, you need suitable containers that are condensation and pest proof.
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    The Clash, Police On My Back Film is Line of Sight by Lucas Brunelle. If you didn't like cyclists before...
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    I just use a Larsen trap. In nesting season a mock nest draws them in. At other times of the year bread does the trick. Considering how difficult magpies are when stalking to shoot them, against how gullible they are to fall for a Larsen trap.
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    It's a good version though. That lead singer can really play harmonica and sing really well. And the drumming is first class It is just different.
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    Fence is up. This is run from a Mole Valley Dual Power transformer. So I can go between mains and battery. I still have to build a wind break and dig a hole for the mud bath, though they will be too small for it for a while and I am not expecting it to get much warmer for some months. Digging a hole when there are pigs in there with you isn't easy.
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    It had snowed and thawed between those last photos and these, so the terrain was much different, even those it was just days after.
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    Preparation They aren't here yet. The snow is slowing preparation down. I started by tipping over the hut, to mend the floor. I forgot to take a picture of the new runners. Having replaced/mended these every year, I put big beefy ones on this time but this has made the hut much heavier, though easier to drag around, with a suitable tool.
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    Picked up some more chippings. This and the cold dry weather have made it much more pleasant for them. This is Errol in the foreground. I have done some swapping to combat interbreeding.
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    We seem to be having a long and cold Winter this season. The snow went again quite quickly but the ground has been frozen at night. There was a fox round last night but it didn't have any goes on the run. I put down some repellent just in case. At least the frozen ground makes it harder for the fox to dig under, should it ever attempt to. Ducks are very hardy and can stand on ice without the expressions we would have. Something to do with how their blood circulates. I am having to smash the ice on the water containers every morning
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    It isn't bad considering the short time span but despite the member numbers on here and the other forums, maybe there just aren't enough of us, or enough to stand up. When does the poll close?
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    Done
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    Obligatory Snow Shot. Snow and ice firms the ground up nicely. Yes, wood chips will bring their own problems but at least there should be less mud. Now I have a local source, at least I can keep adding. Thank you for all the suggestions. Though I am dying to see Brigzy's Duck Utopia. Come on mate, get those pictures up.
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    Sorry for the late reply. I have been shooting on the land since I was 16 but the volume is near the field gate close to the house. So I wouldn't expect animals to congregate there anyway. So will probably be fine. Thank you for all the replies
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    PS, those two tubs get picked up at dusk but I leave my DIY feeder in situ.
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    Well, I think I'm gonna need a bigger truck! The bottom end is done. I haven't raked it all out yet, might just let the ducks do that. Think I will go back for more and do as much as I can, though the trampled bit doesn't usually get too bad, it is just me to-ing and fro-ing through it with my trug of chippings that had churned it all up today.
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