Pool and 5 more acres of fresh pasture is now open! More interested eating clover and left over pecans than swimming today. That'll change when it gets hotter. New batch of 40 Hungarian Mangalistas getting rotated in next. In case one wonders, yes, pigs can swim.

They follow me because they know not what fate eventually awaits them. And they're perpetually hungry. Ignorance is bliss. Enjoy life and your day in the sun while it lasts my little minions. As should we all.

On the list of things Mangalista piglets love to eat, fresh clover comes next after cheese. Feast well little ones.

Sometimes all the hard work raising pigs has its benefits. Quality control. Taste testing before product goes out for sale. 17 ounce Mangalista bone in chop. The fat melts like butter. Well done pig, see you in Valhalla.

Long day. 4 am till 9:30 pm. Shite weather and tornadoes blow through Oklahoma. Flooding on my pig pastures. Sections of electric fence under water. Night time? Grab a beer and ain't nothing to it but to do it. Had an audience while I worked. Can't complain, love it here.

Sometimes things just work out. Out of 15, these were the two I chose. They pushed the others out of the way to get in. Mangalista (black one) about 230lb. Big Boy, red waddle cross, shy of 500lbs. To every pig upon this earth death cometh soon or late. They had a good run.

Time for test runs. Mangalista ham, cured and aged. Smoker for 14 hours. Smoked pulled ham. Our smoked pulled pork shoulders sell out. This might be the way to move hams during off season. 3 test runs, then 60 on the hoof if gets approval from my taste testers.

Don't want the bacon to over heat.

Snake wrangling can be dangerous! Don't do it all willy nilly. It's all in the prep. At least 3 beers and a shot of whiskey first before capture of this sneaky snake. FYI, I don't kill it if I don't eat it. Threw him over into neighbors cow pasture so we can meet again.

Ain't wasting no money on them fancy raw hide chews. Pig skulls do just fine. This is why you don't let dogs lick you on the face.

3 pigs not going along with program. Walk through electric fence, cause trouble then go back at night. Time to butcher 3 pigs. Picked out what seemed like leader. Hung it in meat locker, look over to shop door and see 3 pigs staring at me. Whoops! Wrong one. 3 more to go.

Pecan season. Crunchy goodness!

Thanksgiving leftovers about gone. One of the hounds favorite treats. Frozen turkey legs. The 2 of them busy for the rest of day as they plot to steal each other's treat. Eventually buried somewhere, then magically reappearing a month later aged to perfection. Yummy!

This little piggy does not belong. Stray pigs join the Borg from time to time. Actually got friendly. Let it get feed, grow fat then send it on to it's final destination. 18lbs of bacon, nice chops and the hounds know they get pig feet treats. Well done pig. Who ever you are.

Spring time finally getting here! The minions were fed up with the cold and snow. Pretty sure I saw them smiling.

Happy mother's day! Moms love salad. There are snow pea treats in there for whoever gets in first.

Things get so busy on the farm I lose track of things. I totally forgot it was pride month. Thanks for the reminder pigs!

The new addition to the farm is Treasure Cat. He came into my shop one snowy night. Back legs paralyzed and covered in ice. Put in a box and slept for a week. Killed a mouse. Then made the mistake of sleeping on the engine of farm truck and lost some tail. All good now my fren.

Last 12 acres of untouched grass and Lord knows how many acorns and pecans on the ground. Then throw in some walnuts and enough wild persimmons to fill their piggy bellies. Beautiful day after all the rain. Enjoy your treats my furry friends. I'm off to get a cold beer.

The hounds have been following the weather reports and are really stressed out right now. Well, sort of.