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TEB

(15,019 posts) Fri Jun 8, 2018, 07:23 AM Jun 2018

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I had family who raised a hog one year Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #1

So you guys have dogs, horses, a donkey and now a pig? Ohiogal Jun 2018 #2

Yes TEB Jun 2018 #4

My dad named everything that was going to be butchered "Pete" and Arkansas Granny Jun 2018 #3

I agree TEB Jun 2018 #5

My local USDA person advised (when I was a beginner farmer): BaileyBill Jun 2018 #6

We always named them, too. tazkcmo Jun 2018 #7

Names for cows,pigs,chickens etc Timewas Jun 2018 #8

Breakfast zipplewrath Jun 2018 #9

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. I had family who raised a hog one year

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 07:39 AM

Jun 2018

I believe they named it Bacon.

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Ohiogal

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2. So you guys have dogs, horses, a donkey and now a pig?

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Fri Jun 8, 2018, 07:43 AM

Jun 2018

Do you take in wayward Labs who misbehave?

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TEB

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4. Yes

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 07:48 AM

Jun 2018

We have horses a donkey named herb as well. A pig named herb as well our niece named the pig she is 9 now. Probably yes on the labs

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Arkansas Granny

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3. My dad named everything that was going to be butchered "Pete" and

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 07:46 AM

Jun 2018

told us to think steak, burgers, chops etc. and to keep in mind that one day it would appear on our plates.

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TEB

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5. I agree

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 08:39 AM

Jun 2018

We have a overweight doe that is fed from apple trees and she gets fed corn feed and my wife named her dear deer. I said we should call her back strap that went over like a Led Zeppelin my wife says don’t you ever.