It's been two weeks now since Maggie, David and I went on our farm day field trip, but I just now got around to putting the photos on the computer. I'm trying something different this time. I made an album in Picasa and I am putting a link to it in my blog. We'll see if this works.
I learned many things that day, like what the word "farrowing" means (givng birth). Farrowing farms are farms dedicated to caring for productive sows and the birthing of baby pigs, from conception to weaning. I learned the gestation time for pigs s 30 weeks, 30 days, 30 hours. I found out that at birth pigs have their tails cut off and are given a shot of iron. We got information on the diet of sows and pigs at various stages of life and the importance of keeping the animals at a comfortable temperature. I also figured out why there aren't docks and boats on farm ponds : ) and how often they get drained.
All in all, it was an enlightening and enjoyable day. And no, I didn't have any trouble eating the pork sandwiches they fed us at "dinner"/lunch time.
Here's the link to the Farm Day photos:
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