Thursday........

This is what I call a natural SMILE!!!! Kim sent this to me today and I had to share.....:)))

Another weaning day has come and gone without a lot of problems, give or take a few gals with a stubborn streak who didn't want to associate with the group, and we even got outta the barn on time. Four more weanings to go before we start on a new journey which in theory at least will take us towards some bigger healthier piglets, did that sound like a Star Trek thingy "to oink where no piglet has oinked before," "to wean like we have never weaned before" well that much is true. We will start our new batch system (that is all in a big bunch to you city folk) May 6Th and are looking forward to some pretty dramatic changes both in tasks and pig performance.

Given the number of pigs and sows we are going to have to deal with we have been looking at some new possibilities in speeding up the moving process. No, not make the pigs move faster I mean like roller blades, skate boards, electric carts, and my personal favorite small 4-wheelers with carts behind. We have even looked at the grain vacuum but pig damage might be a little over the limit (which is none) so that one is out. I am sure we will come up with something innovative when it is time (we are really good at that).

I will leave now before I start getting silly or just rambling on about nothing and heaven knows I wouldn't want to bore everyone with mindless dribble, or is it drivell or maybe druell I can never remember although I can't say that I ever did know but If I were to know I bet it would be dribble cause I do that sometimes when I am drinking and I get it on my shirt or what I am reading which I really hate but what is worse is when it gets on your shirt and the shirt is white and your dribble is red or brown but wouldn't that be called druell or just at what stage does dribble turn into druell or are they the same thing or is dribble when it comes out fast and druell when it is really slooooow and this brings up another question, just what is drivell or is that just something I made up, I think not, but it could happen but in any case I am sure I have never drivelled, someone would have told me.

It is as quiet as a mouse outside, rain is on the horizon, everyone is home and tucked in for the night and all is well on the farm once again......:))