January 2023 has come with a bite. In Texas, temps are swinging from 16 to 85 degrees. The stock is growing winter coats, shedding, and looking for puddles. Other parts are the country are battling incessant rain on top of drought starved land, and blizzards dumping record depths of snow. Despite it all, big…
Author: Becky Burkheart - Cedar Break Farms
Becky Burkheart, sole proprietor of a small, family-owned farm near Cleburne, TX raising Red Wattle Heritage Hogs on native pasture — sustainably, ethically, and with love. Creator, owner, and registrar of the Red Wattle Pigs Plus Registry.
Is your Red Wattle Pig a Purebred?
What does purebred mean exactly? Can it be purebred but unregistered? What does registration mean in your program?
Big, Red, Wattled and Delicious
We’re all here for the big red wattled pigs but let’s take a step back to talk about their history and their heritage, and the importance of documenting who and what they are. Everyone gets caught up in the day to day. You don’t eat the papers. Keeping up with all the paperwork is a…