The snow wont stop. We have spent the last week trying to get a path cleared towards the pig area. Yesterday I was able to remove the snow bank that had built up against the two buildings. We can now feed the pigs without having to climb mt. Everest.
There is too much snow to setup electric fencing, hopefully within the next 3 weeks it will all disappear and the pigs will be foraging throughout the woods.
In the mean time you can see the "boiling station" I have setup. A truck load of potatoes and carrots is being stored in the old chicken coop, along with organic grains grown here on the island. Who knew people on PEI could grow organically....
The potatoes and carrots are boiled in a big pot, then all the contents are allowed to cool and grain is mixed in. Fancy pig porridge! The main reason for boiling the vegetables concerns the potatoes. Raw potatoes are much harder for pigs to digest and can cause much discomfort. The boiling also allows for easy eating. 
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