I will admit that there were some tears on my end today. I had to say goodbye to hours upon hours of quality time and care with each of the pigs. After tending to Winter through his debilitating injury and playing with them all in the dry lot on the farm, I formed a special bond with each of them.
I'm at peace with the fact that their lives were well-lived and full of good food and lazy days. The quality of meat is going to show just how much I loved on these pigs! Final Weights Winter: 265 lbs Spring: 275 lbs Summer: 270 lbs Go to the Results page to see how these numbers contribute to my hypothesis.
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Only about 1 more week until it's time for the pigs to be sent off for processing. I've been working with them for longer the last few weeks in order to make sure that the weather doesn't make them too uncomfortable. With all the rain and cool nights, I like to warm them up by giving them a hugs and rubs for heat. I've been taking lots of pictures of them so I can better remember all the good times from this research project. You can find these photos on the Results tab.
Why there aren't weight updates: Winter got a nasty charliehorse in his back leg ham muscles and I spent several days helping him eat, walk, etc. With the hectic, all-out veterinary status I had to take on over my school's winter break, I was unable to weigh the pigs. Part of this is because I wasn't comfortable trying to get Winter in the weigh pen with the pain he was in (and he's much better now!). I've let them gain their weight and increased incrementally in order to account for their 3% weight feeding goal. I will be weighing them all this Friday January 17th in order to see where they're at! For an estimation, they gain between 10 and 15 pounds per week. It's been 6 weeks since the last weigh in, so here's my best guess for them all: Winter: approx. 225-255lbs Spring: approx. 245-275lbs Summer: approx. 240-270lbs |
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AuthorHey! I'm Aubrey. I'll be documenting weekly the pig's weight and observational data between our beloved test subjects. Archives
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