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Lessons Learned in Breeding Pigs from Big Marie

Our desire to keep our own sow for breeding piglets stemmed from our frustration trying to get quality piglets. Spring is the ideal time to get piglets for most, so…

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February 12, 2019
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Preparing Big Marie for Her First Farrowing

Here we are already, less than two weeks from Christmas and over halfway through Big Marie's pregnancy.  It's hard for me to believe that she's over halfway through her 114…

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December 13, 2018
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Artificially Inseminating a Pig

When your sow is in heat, it's time to inseminate! Watch my two part video series below to learn all you need to know about the tools to artificially inseminate…

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October 1, 2018
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