Author Kate

Yesterday was a milestone for the Goyettes at Sweet Bear Farm: the first of Purdy’s piglets have gone off to their new home with Natalie and Spencer in Strafford. We successfully made it from breeding, through gestation and farrowing, helped… Continue Reading →

Purdy’s piglets are of considerable size now. I’d have to say they weigh as much, if not more, than Eleanor. They’ve been trained to mind the electric fence and enjoy running around the paddock and rutting. They chase each other… Continue Reading →

April has seen fit to bring bright sunshine and warm temperatures. All the creatures on the farm, 2 and 4 legged, young and old, are enjoying the emergence from winter. The pigs even think it’s kind of hot! Purdy and… Continue Reading →

Ruby brought 12 more piglets to the farm last night.  Her labor went much faster than Purdy’s, as did her nesting. In fact, her nesting went so fast that Jeremiah was at work on a flight from Burlington to Boston…. Continue Reading →

The piglets are 9 days old now and have graduated from mostly eating and sleeping to playing in their free time. The movie speaks for itself!

While we have been working hard to keep piglets alive, Mother Nature reminded us that it is still March, and she has not given up her wintery ways for this year.  The exact storm total is hard to estimate as… Continue Reading →

Purdy set the bar high with the first farrowing on the farm: 17 live piglets and 3 stillborn. One piglet was so big he held up the works and Jeremiah had to reach in and entice him along. Before Jeremiah… Continue Reading →

Purdy has started nesting! That means we should have piglets within the next 12 hours. She’s building a nice spot to lay down, bringing in sticks and rearranging the hay and wood chips. We’ll keep a close eye on her… Continue Reading →