In Omnia Paratus…not

Well, it’s been a difficult week on the farm. There are plenty of these and to be honest it still surprises me that I’m not used to it yet. I mean, surely a person should grow some kind of…tolerance, or something?

What started this was Artificial Insemination. Our new boar, George, is still a piglet and not able to breed Ruby or Genevie until next year (hopefully!) So I had to try the alternative and that means learning yet another new skill. This one has the stress of a time crunch, as I need both ladies bred a little apart or the whole year of pork production will be “off.” and it needs to be done right now.

I had to learn the signs of a receptive pig, understand and buy the right type of products, learn how to use them, choose the correct traits for my piglets from an online boar “dating” site, for want of a better term (high class escort maybe?) and then get on and get it done. Needless to say, it was stressful, I didn’t get it right the first time, it was not cheap.

AI certainly isn’t glamorous it has taught me to pay even closer attention to my ladies. And the ripple effect has helped me streamline the farm through better record keeping which is not my strong suit. These days I have colorful spreadsheets and calendars and a somewhat organized approach to the year ahead. After all, if you don’t have a plan you have nothing to deviate from!

The moral of the story is that life is hard and don’t give up on your dreams. If you’d like to know ore about pig AI then just send a request from the contact form or comment on here. Have a great week!