I am totally in love with our new Mini Pig. We call her Missy Pig. Yesterday, she ran around the living room with a Valentines Day balloon string in her mouth. It was adorable watching the balloon chase her. She is so snuggly and playful. Who knew pigs were so darn cuddly? It blows my mind, she actually uses a litter box. Missy is probably about 6 weeks old now and tiny. Her harness doesn't fit yet but the goal is for her to walk her on a leash. It is going to be super fun to take her on outings with our already stare worthy family.
Homesteading has kept us busy. We have about 200ft of fencing up. We found a nice 16ft gate on craigslist for only $100. Plans for a "lean to" have begun. Hopefully, we'll get all the supplies today. The idea is to have a large covered space by the shop to store firewood and animal straw and food. Our neighbor across the street gave us 3 large metal tubs we are going to use as raised garden beds. We have a solid plan for our new chicken coop and garden area. That will be the next project because planting starts in May. There will be one large coop with two runs. The runs will alternate from chickens to garden each year. It will be great to use the chickens to fertilize and prepare the ground. I am hoping to have at least 30 chickens. The neighbor also gave us an incubator so we will begin hatching our own eggs soon. I am so excited to do this with the kids. I would really like to breed our female goat to get milk and learn to keep bees but I'm going to wait until next year. We have a lot going on. The puppies are still over at my parents working with their guardian dogs so our chickens have been out and about on the whole property. One of the best feelings in the world for me is seeing chickens everywhere. It is a visual affirmation that my dream is coming true. That and having my mini pig follow me around the house. Life is good!
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