tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post115392772975836116..comments2023-09-01T05:13:19.649-04:00Comments on the Contrary Goddess: Pig TalesCGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1154657471103044042006-08-03T22:11:00.000-04:002006-08-03T22:11:00.000-04:00Oh, Patsy, I understand practical! I am so with y...Oh, Patsy, I understand practical! I am so with you there. Roosters are for eating! If you want eggs, there are going to be extra roosters to eat. If you want milk, there are going to be extra animals to eat. But there are lots of things we *think* are practical which may not be. Like digging and plowing everything. I do not take my goats off their mammas. Etc. Again, I guess my basic CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1154639795299793762006-08-03T17:16:00.000-04:002006-08-03T17:16:00.000-04:00some people think any thing people do to animals t...some people think any thing people do to animals to control them is cruel so sorry if you mistook my comment. like i was squealed on by my sister on her blog. she told that i killed my extra roosters and some thought i was cruel. no i am practial. can't feed 30 roosters for life. i read this blog about a year ago where this woman in california was going in a mans chicken houses and libertating patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698348452802053572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1154291605868237662006-07-30T16:33:00.000-04:002006-07-30T16:33:00.000-04:00although I do want to add, we might change our min...although I do want to add, we might change our minds. I see no reason to yet, but we learn something every time. And we change what we do every year because of what we've learned.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1154269066123001852006-07-30T10:17:00.000-04:002006-07-30T10:17:00.000-04:00I have to say I'm curious as to what and who you'd...I have to say I'm curious as to what and who you'd think I am with the "cruel" comment.<BR/><BR/>Our last pigs were ringed. We didn't see that it changed their behavior much, and when possible we do think it is better to leave well enough alone. Which is why these are boar piglets, not barrows -- because there are only risks and not benefits to castration when raising pigs to eat relatively CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1154268349550640342006-07-30T10:05:00.000-04:002006-07-30T10:05:00.000-04:00you probably think how CRUEL but put some rings in...you probably think how CRUEL but put some rings in their nose if you don't they will root out under the pen. also the one that is lose probably will come to the one in the pen. good luck.patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698348452802053572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1154195706277648982006-07-29T13:55:00.000-04:002006-07-29T13:55:00.000-04:00Well, after they are tame and know where they are,...Well, after they are tame and know where they are, they are still escape artists but then they don't go anywhere -- they just look for the feed bucket.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-1154181937857734592006-07-29T10:05:00.000-04:002006-07-29T10:05:00.000-04:00Well, this story has everything - fugitives, a hig...Well, this story has everything - fugitives, a high-speed chase, and a happy ending; I expect any minute some corporation executive will be calling to make a made-for-t.v. movie!<BR/><BR/>I haven't yet had to work that hard for my bacon, and believe me, I'm taking careful note. Pigs = escape artists. They're on our Stage II list.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.com