\n<\/a>New Piggies<\/strong>:<\/span> Our sow Connie had her 2nd litter on Tuesday.\u00a0 This involved quite an adventure for us and Connie.\u00a0 It seems the farmer miscalculated Connie’s farrowing by a week and Connie was still in a pasture with cows.\u00a0 As a matter of course, we always move mamas to be to an area away from cows so little piggies don’t get stepped on.\u00a0 I had just started evening chores and was filling the water tank in this pasture when I saw a baby pig run by the hay ring.\u00a0 Not being totally obtuse, I knew something was wrong with this picture so exploring I went.\u00a0 Sure enough, Connie had dug out a birthing nest in the shelter of some downed tree debris and had farrowed.<\/p>\nFortunately, Janie was just arriving home from work at this time so I hollered to her to grab a picnic cooler and come quick.\u00a0 While Janie kept Connie off of me with a sorting stick, I grabbed the baby pigs, put them in the cooler and took off for the adjacent pasture with Connie in hot pursuit.\u00a0 When we got to the spot her nest should have been, I set the cooler down, dashed off to get a bale of straw, dashed back, and then quickly built a nest to put the piggies in for Connie.\u00a0 Whew!\u00a0 I really am getting too old to do this dashing stuff.\u00a0 Fortunately, all turned out well and Connie and babies are doing great.<\/p>\n
New Lambs<\/strong>:<\/span> Our ewe lambs Pinto and Taffey both had their first lambs this week.\u00a0 Taffey had twins on Monday and Pinto had a single on Wednesday.\u00a0 Both new mothers lambed unassisted and are doing a great job with their lambs.<\/p>\nNew Calf<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 The bred heifer (Tammy) we bought this past fall calved on St. Patrick’s Day.\u00a0 We were really elated.\u00a0 Tammy calved unassisted, the calf was a heifer, and the daddy was the pasture bull we were hoping would be the sire.\u00a0 Turns out Tammy is a very protective mama.\u00a0 She was not at all happy with Janie and I when we went to weigh, tag and tattoo her baby.\u00a0 We of course named the calf Pattie.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSausage<\/strong>:<\/span> We will have sausage back in stock again this weekend.\u00a0 We apologize for any inconvenience our gap in supply may have caused.\u00a0 We are working diligently to keep this from happening and as our herd grows this should not be a problem in the future.\u00a0 Unfortunately, we are going to have to increase the price of our sausage $0.50 per pound.\u00a0 We have put this off for as long as we could, but can not continue to absorb the rising cost of feed.\u00a0 As I’m sure most of you are aware, grain prices are going through the roof.\u00a0 Corn has doubled in price since last summer.\u00a0 Wheat and soybeans are also way up.\u00a0 In the last 3 months both the starter feed and finishing feed I buy are up 20% and the feed store folks tell me they don’t know where it will end.\u00a0 How’s that ethanol working for you?<\/p>\nPrimeburger<\/strong>:<\/span> With the grilling season fast approaching, don’t forget that our whole cow “Primeburger” not only tastes great, but is actually good for you.\u00a0 Why feel guilty about having that burger?\u00a0 Make it “Primeburger” and your taste buds and your body will both be happy!<\/p>\nRegards,<\/p>\n
Greg & Janie Dennis
\nDennis Farms
\nRanburne, AL<\/p>\n
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![\n<\/a>New Piggies<\/strong>:<\/span> Our sow Connie had her 2nd litter on Tuesday.\u00a0 This involved quite an adventure for us and Connie.\u00a0 It seems the farmer miscalculated Connie’s farrowing by a week and Connie was still in a pasture with cows.\u00a0 As a matter of course, we always move mamas to be to an area away from cows so little piggies don’t get stepped on.\u00a0 I had just started evening chores and was filling the water tank in this pasture when I saw a baby pig run by the hay ring.\u00a0 Not being totally obtuse, I knew something was wrong with this picture so exploring I went.\u00a0 Sure enough, Connie had dug out a birthing nest in the shelter of some downed tree debris and had farrowed.<\/p>\nFortunately, Janie was just arriving home from work at this time so I hollered to her to grab a picnic cooler and come quick.\u00a0 While Janie kept Connie off of me with a sorting stick, I grabbed the baby pigs, put them in the cooler and took off for the adjacent pasture with Connie in hot pursuit.\u00a0 When we got to the spot her nest should have been, I set the cooler down, dashed off to get a bale of straw, dashed back, and then quickly built a nest to put the piggies in for Connie.\u00a0 Whew!\u00a0 I really am getting too old to do this dashing stuff.\u00a0 Fortunately, all turned out well and Connie and babies are doing great.<\/p>\nNew Lambs<\/strong>:<\/span> Our ewe lambs Pinto and Taffey both had their first lambs this week.\u00a0 Taffey had twins on Monday and Pinto had a single on Wednesday.\u00a0 Both new mothers lambed unassisted and are doing a great job with their lambs.<\/p>\nNew Calf<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 The bred heifer (Tammy) we bought this past fall calved on St. Patrick’s Day.\u00a0 We were really elated.\u00a0 Tammy calved unassisted, the calf was a heifer, and the daddy was the pasture bull we were hoping would be the sire.\u00a0 Turns out Tammy is a very protective mama.\u00a0 She was not at all happy with Janie and I when we went to weigh, tag and tattoo her baby.\u00a0 We of course named the calf Pattie.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSausage<\/strong>:<\/span> We will have sausage back in stock again this weekend.\u00a0 We apologize for any inconvenience our gap in supply may have caused.\u00a0 We are working diligently to keep this from happening and as our herd grows this should not be a problem in the future.\u00a0 Unfortunately, we are going to have to increase the price of our sausage $0.50 per pound.\u00a0 We have put this off for as long as we could, but can not continue to absorb the rising cost of feed.\u00a0 As I’m sure most of you are aware, grain prices are going through the roof.\u00a0 Corn has doubled in price since last summer.\u00a0 Wheat and soybeans are also way up.\u00a0 In the last 3 months both the starter feed and finishing feed I buy are up 20% and the feed store folks tell me they don’t know where it will end.\u00a0 How’s that ethanol working for you?<\/p>\nPrimeburger<\/strong>:<\/span> With the grilling season fast approaching, don’t forget that our whole cow “Primeburger” not only tastes great, but is actually good for you.\u00a0 Why feel guilty about having that burger?\u00a0 Make it “Primeburger” and your taste buds and your body will both be happy!<\/p>\nRegards,<\/p>\nGreg & Janie Dennis\nDennis Farms\nRanburne, AL<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\t\t](\"http:\/\/www.dennis-farms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Connie-Herding-Her-Babies.jpg\"){kind=link}