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	Podcast:		Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast
	Episode:		031 Moving pigs to pasture, inspiring a homestead, farming choices and antibiotics
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:49:14
	Publish Date:		2012-07-31 11:12:00
	Description:		It finally rained some, Turkeys enjoying life on the lawn / pasture, A successful pig move Building a holding paddock / corral in pasture, using the livestock trailer correctly, ready with food to distract and lure, singing the praises of homemade sorting boards! In the CoopCast Community: Dive_wombat - emailed a very interesting article along from down under about chicken prices as a result of the US drought Email and package from Steve in VA with a nifty system to monitor water bucket levels buckets The Stewart Homestead had a bit of their homesteading inspired by our talk of Cornish X chickens and pigs. The Farmers Choice - We had a pig with a problem. What do we do? What is it the issue when a pig hold it's head to the side and shakes it and what to do and when to do it? Judging and transparency in the natural farm community leaves a lot to be desired. Hear our discussions about what our choices was and why, as well as the details about how we managed the situation and administered antibiotics orally to a pig.
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