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Piggy Paradise

Below are some pictures from the farm of my in-laws.  Their primary business is running a dairy, where they milk about 60 head of beautiful Jersey cows.  They also raise some hogs, steers, and chickens on the side for pork, beef, and eggs.  Just thought I’d show everyone how the hogs live, which is quite well – in the open air, with a spring-fed creek for water and plenty of mud to waller in if they like. Plus there are a few pictures of other areas of the farm.

Here is the pig pen, with a shelter on the left (facing south) and their feed trough in the background.  Can you spot the duck?  :)

Here is the pig pen, with a shelter on the left (facing south) and their feed trough in the background. Can you spot the duck? :)

Here's a different view (facing south) which shows you the spring fed creek and all the room the hogs have to roam around in their enclosure.

Here's a different view (facing south) which shows the spring fed creek and all the room the hogs have to roam around in their enclosure. Can you spot the two ducks in this picture?

Here's the spring that is the "headwaters" for the creek.  Not much to look at, but it's good water and it runs year round.

Here's the spring that is the "headwater" for the creek. Not much to look at, but it's good water and it runs year round. It's about 50 feet from the pig pen.

Here are the egg-laying chickens in their hen house.

Here are the egg-laying chickens in their hen house. Various breeds, producing both brown and white eggs. Fed a standard ration (Kent Home Fresh 27 Poultry), plus some wheat that was grown on the farm, plus whatever they scratch up outside when the weather's warm enough to go out.

Here's the view of the southern half of the farm, looking southwest.  The milking barn and an old stone house foundation are on the left.

Here's the view of the southern half of the farm, looking southwest. The milking barn and an old stone house foundation are on the left.

Here's the pond, which is about 1 acre.  You can see some horse silhouettes off to the right.

Here's the pond (frozen over here), which is about 1 acre. You can see some horse silhouettes off to the right.

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