tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955202372212997135.post7197598395096411479..comments2023-09-11T02:25:01.319-07:00Comments on Go milk the cow...: The new pig styMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06873855806514080395noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955202372212997135.post-31054747411046219692013-07-12T17:31:52.437-07:002013-07-12T17:31:52.437-07:00Sorry for the delay in replying.
Thanks so much fo...Sorry for the delay in replying.<br />Thanks so much for your comments.<br /><br />Sue,<br />I suggested those changes to hubby and he has drilled in an over flow hole in the water trough and another lower one in the feed trough. The feed trough is a right mess as they are using it to wallow in with the heat.<br /><br />Lynda,<br />I hope to focus more on home and craft during the winter months as there is little happening outside.<br />We use solid fuel mainly due to the unstable and unpredictable energy markets. We hope to get solar panels shortly for hot water. We also cut turf in our bog during the summer. This usually is enough to keeps us warm for the winter months. In the coldest months, Dec/Jan, we supplement with coal as it burns hotter.<br />Just let me know what area of household tips etc that you would like covered and I will do my best to write a post on it ;-)<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873855806514080395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955202372212997135.post-51217635438137589132013-07-08T16:10:54.540-07:002013-07-08T16:10:54.540-07:00Would really love to see how you run the house..AG...Would really love to see how you run the house..AGA, woodstoves, etc. Always looking for house tips!<br />The pigsty is brilliant. Looks very easy to manage. The hard work was well worth it!lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273483704912191189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955202372212997135.post-14614276597376556012013-07-08T13:58:00.933-07:002013-07-08T13:58:00.933-07:00Brilliant design.
As someone who has kept pigs ...Brilliant design. <br /><br />As someone who has kept pigs I think this is so well thought out and takes lots of inspiration from the old stys that used to be attached to cottages in this parts of England. We saw an almost identical pig sty when we were on holiday in Guernsey too.<br /><br />The only thing I would add is a hole drilled through the wall in the food trough to keep it drier in heavy rains and so it can be washed out occasionally.<br /><br />We are quite well on our way to food production, although we don't have pigs at the moment we are pretty self sufficient in vegetables and some fruits, and of course we have the eggs from our chickens and geese, as a vegetarian this suits me fine but once we move we will get pigs again to fill the freezer for LH and to barter for other meats. We will probably also get a couple of lambs each year for the same reason. <br /><br />We are unsure of whether to get a cow or a couple of goats but at the moment feel the land will be more suitable for goats, although a small Dexter might do the job admirably, we'll have to see on that one.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.com