By Sarah Ford of Indiana Pork
It’s wintertime in the Midwest and that means cooler temperature and lots of snow. About this time every year, stores stock up on hats, coats, gloves and all of the essentials so we can keep the cold off our skin. We purchase cars with seat warmers, drink hot coffee brewed from Starbucks (or your coffee barista of choice), and then cuddle into our Snuggie at night in an effort to stay warm.
In the meantime, pigs are doing this…
And when they get bored, they’ll do a little of this…
And then they’ll do a little more of this…
As you can see, these pigs are in a climate controlled environment. The temperature never goes below 72 degrees. If the temperature drops below this level, a sensor is activated and the owner knows to check the pigs and fix the problem. The piglets you see here are actually laying under heat lamps – it’s like their own personal tanning salon!
This is just another way our farmers care for their animals – every season of the year.
1 comment:
Lucky piglets! Our pig is on his own bu the does have his heat lamp. and fresh goat milk, warm from the goat each morning. And more hugs and ear scratched than he should be getting considering he will be bacon in the spring :)
Stevie @ ruffledfeathersandspilledmilk.com
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