Bacon...The pig that came to Die Hard Farms...
It was a cold icy Monday and farmer Phil (Bull) went to the local sale barn to see if he could get a couple more bull calves to match up with "Rookie" a calf that was born earlier than expected. Bull did buy a couple of calves, but sadly they didn't make it... Also along with those calves came 1 40# feeder pig...Bacon. I'm not exactly sure what the final bid was on him. But, it was less than a night out a Mau's house so it seemed like a good deal. Bacon was brought to farm in a feed sack. He lived is a mini bulk shuttle with the badder removed for a little while till he got his own pen. To say that this pig brought joy to the farm is an understatement. Bacon was a creature who was smart, funny and entertaining. He would "talk to you" especially when food was wanted. He also would do lots of things that were more dog like than hog like. He'd gleefully run about in a circle in his pen kicking up fodder. When the wea...
