On August 18th we added three new team members to the Snow Compound, Rib-Eye a Short Horn steer and 2 hogs. One is a pure blood Red Wattle, the other is 75% Red Wattle and 25% Duroc. The full blood is named Chorizo, and the Duroc/Wattle cross is named Bacon.
They've added a lot to the farm. Their is something oddly comforting about hogs grunting and oinking. 100% of our kitchen waste is now being turned into bacon. If that ain't magic, I don't know what is.
The hogs have tilled their pen completely up. We've had enough rain recently for them to dig a couple of epic wallows. They are gaining weight at a really good clip. To date they've both seemed immune from the heat and humidity that have stalked us like a crazy ex-girlfriend.
I will say this, there is an intelligence in their eyes that the cows and chickens simply don't possess.
Photo Credit: Serena Garcia-Diaz
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