Magician Had Bunny Babies
Early this morning, Magician, the English Spot gave birth to 8 warm and wriggling little babies. They are tucked into the straw and under a layer of moms hair. There […]
Category Archives: Homesteading
Rain, and Cold Water Guinea Pig Management
The end of the semester is nigh, which means that I have a TON of papers to write, and lab work to do. So, I have a bunch of academic things […]
Sorting Hat for October Babies!
One of Cassius’s babies born in late June, Pop, is ready to breed! She is in the back box with 14 other pigs, and the 4 newborn babies. One of […]
Four New Babies!
Well, after my horrible error giving guinea pigs cold water in the morning (which gave them hypothermia), I haven’t lost a single pig. Even though the temps have been brutally […]
Lost Four Piggies?
So, today I lost four of the piggies from the growout pens. Two males, and two females. The last two nights have been brutally cold, 23 F and 32 F […]
Rabbits vs Guinea Pigs for Meat: Costs and Considerations Part 2
Now that I talked a bit about the pros and cons that I have found while raising both rabbits and guinea pigs for pet food and my own consumption in […]
Roasty Toasty Piggies!
Well, I took out the plastic drawers out of the drawer holders. I then stuffed them totally full of straw. The plastic part has some holes in the bottom, but […]
Rabbits vs Guinea Pigs for Meat: Costs and Considerations Part 1
There have been a lot of questions recently about the costs of keeping rabbits vs. guinea pigs for meat production. Many of them are in my own head, as I […]
Automatic Waterer
I don’t have a ton of time, so it is super important to save it anywhere possible. Filling up individual water bottles is a ton of work, so connecting four […]
Rabbits FINALLY Have a Proper Setup
So, i have been REALLY behind with the rabbit setup, what with the fact that I got so many on the bargain. It takes quite a bit of capital to […]
Composted Manure Heating System
Well, cold weather is going to fall this weekend. We are looking at nightly lows in the 20’s come this weekend. So, it is about time to get the piggies […]
Sorting Hat for September Babies
Today I did a weigh and sort, so I can put new female piggies of breeding age into the grow out pen. Nico and Jelly both made the 1.3 lb […]
Hopefully the Last Two
Well, I have been observing the 12 remaining baby pigs since I separated them a few hours ago. I added some collard greens into the pen, and if the pigs […]
Two More Lost
So, this morning, I pulled all babies out of the green box and out them out back. Maple leaves and pine straw blew in from somewhere else and these toxic […]
Losses from my Trip
Why do i ever bother leaving?!? Buffy the boar broke into Fluffy the boars cage and vigorously attacked him! Fluffy didn’t end up making it. The small pig that got […]
New Fruit Trees!
Well, I have decided to embark on this Sustainable Homebrewstead process. I have been using the spent grains from the brewing process in baking, and now as livestock feed for […]
Finished Sow Cage
So, I have finally finished the Guinea pig cage! It is for the sows to breed and birth in. It is split into two 16 square foot segments, and is […]
Genetic Defect and a Lost Pig
Guinea pigs can live a few days without food for a few days. It has been a few days since Cassius has given birth, and one of her babies was […]
New Guinea Pig Diet
Part of designing sustainable agricultural food systems is to test out the best ways to raise your livestock for the least amount of money. I have pellets freely available for […]
He Didn’t Make It
Well, poor little sick guinea pig was fine when I left for work. Upright, moving a bit. But, by the time I got home, there was no trace of him […]
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