Keep up to date with new animals and things happening at our two WhyNot Farm locations.
Modern factory farms have so much wrong with them, but a starting point is a practice of turning pigs into cannibals. Read the Full Article from the NY Times
Read MoreBaby, it’s cold outside! Here’s what’s going on at the Whynot. We have had eight alpaca cria in the past four months. Some of the babies are pictured above. We are struggling to keep everyone warm in these polar conditions. See the mayhem in the pig’s farrowing hut below. Everyone’s after a spot under the heat lamp. …
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Read MoreWe’ve been having babies on the farm this month. Could we have picked a more inopportune time? Nevertheless, these little guys are pretty hardy and really cute. Above is Hank (brown cria) and Red (rose-gray cria) with their moms.
Read MoreHere’s a pic of our erstwhile guard donkey, Baba Looey. In the second shot, he is with his gal-pal, Snow Rose.
Read MoreHere are pictures of Boris and Biggie, two of our prized purebred Berkshire hogs. See their little one nursing in the rear view. What a happy little family! Here’s a picture of Boris and his siblings when they were little guys. We have established a very nice herd of purebred Berkshires, in addition to our …
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Read MoreHere’s a thoughtful article by Mark Bittman of the NY Times on the fall-out from the sale of Smithfield Foods to the Chinese. It’s the largest producer of pork in the U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/opinion/bittman-on-becoming-chinas-farm-team.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0
Read MoreDarren was born yesterday to Mom, Ruggine and proud Papa, El Patron. He is just a doll. Stay tuned for more pictures of our newest baby.
Read MoreLast year we began raising pigs on pasture. We started with a small herd of eight Yorkshire/Duroc cross piglets. Then we added to the herd with eight Berkshire piglets. After that, we added a group of Ossabaws, which are an endangered breed of pig that produces a special dark, rich ham. This is a picture …
Read MoreWe named our newest cria Darren, after the gentleman who helped him into the world. Darren works with us on the farm and just happened to witness and assist with the birth, including keeping Baba-Looey, our protective guardian donkey, away from the baby. Baba-Looey thought the baby was some kind of intruder – a threat …
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Read MoreHere is a list of the chicken breeds that are on the ALBC’s priority list. The breeds on this list are the closest to extinction, so we should all consider what we can do to perpetuate the wonderful diversity found in our favorite fowl. Critical: (this means that the breeding population of these birds is fewer …
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