Bettina’s Botanicals and Incredible Edibles

Bettina’s Botanicals and Incredible Edibles All year round we offer succulents, cacti, and succulent arrangements also seasonal vegetables, flowers, plant starts, and greenhouse building and design.

05/20/2023

We’ve got 4 baby heritage turkeys available for a new home! Private Message me if you’re interested! 🦃

And they’re off to their new homes! I was lucky enough to have the sows farrow with me one last time in the past 2 weeks...
03/11/2023

And they’re off to their new homes! I was lucky enough to have the sows farrow with me one last time in the past 2 weeks. All 22 of their piglets went with them as well. Glad I won’t be having to castrate any boarlings this year as that was my least favorite thing to do.

It’s quite in the field,
the lots are empty,
my heart sinks a little,
but the freedom of my time is ringing in the wind.

To the pigs who started it all for me,
who filled my heart with so much unconditional love that it never felt empty even on my bad days,
You will always be loved by me and our souls will forever be connected. I’ll see you soon my sweet loves. Enjoy your new pasture and owners. I can tell they will give you love but no one will ever love you the way I do. ❤️

We still have our purebred Kunekunes who will be all gone by the end of March. We do still have some of their piglets available if anyone is interested.

It is bitter sweet to say this but my babies are going to a new home tomorrow. I found a family four hours from here who...
03/10/2023

It is bitter sweet to say this but my babies are going to a new home tomorrow. I found a family four hours from here who is excited to take the whole crew. Rooty, Sugar Snap, and their lovers Edna, Daffodil, and Root-a-dil. I am excited for where they are going and I know they will be well cared for and loved. Plus it’s just a short drive away to go visit them! 🥰
They will continue to be raised and bred together to produce some small breed meat pigs for this family. This crew started my whole pig adventure for me which is slowly coming to a hault for a nice break for me and my family.
As I am sure you all know Rooty lived on my chest for months while I was pregnant during the pandemic. I took him in at 4 days old as his breeder was concerned he wasn’t going to make it without a little help. I never doubted he would survive in my care. I loved him too much. I still do. These boars have been my therapy animals for 3 years now and I have loved every moment of raising them and loving them.
It is time for me to take a break from breeding pigs for now. I will get to go visit them and have first dibs on buying them back if their new owners decide they no longer want them which they have vocalized they indeed plan to continue to raise them and breed them on their farm.
When they are too old to breed one day I may see if I can retire them on my farm as I will absolutely come back to having pigs in my life. For now I will be helping fellow farmers and educating myself about the homestead life. When I return to this passion again I will be more prepared, educated, and able to care for them even better than I have.

I have shed many tears over letting them go, they will always be in my heart, my dreams, and in my thoughts. I will always remember the times they let me lean on them, cry on them, hold my hand over their hearts and feel them.
Good bye for now my sweet loves. Thank you for such an incredibly loving journey into the world of pigs. I will absolutely see you again. ❤️💕

Our sweet sows are for sale. They are all pregers and due sometime in March. I’d like them to farrow at their new homes ...
02/25/2023

Our sweet sows are for sale. They are all pregers and due sometime in March. I’d like them to farrow at their new homes not here.

All of them have had 100% survival rate with their litters, farrow on their own, nurse and care for their piglets very well.

They were bred by our Kunekune/julianna boars Rooty and Sugar snap who are brothers.

Edna- mini potbelly- usually has 9

Daffodil- pure American Guinae Hog (not registered) typically has around 5 piglets.

Root-a-dil- American Guinea Hod x Kunekune/Juliana is the daughter of Daffodil and Rooty. She was bred by her uncle or father so it is a line breeding. We do this because it creates pigjets that resemble Kunekunes and their colors. She typically has around 5 piglets as well.

Poppas are also for Sale Rooty and Sugar Snap.

I’d love for all these piggies to go to good loving homes and ideally the same home. They are very low maintenance and very sweet.

We’re going to have some beautiful litters this spring. We have ourAmerican Guinea Hog sow x our Kunekune/Juliana boar.H...
01/16/2023

We’re going to have some beautiful litters this spring.

We have our

American Guinea Hog sow x our Kunekune/Juliana boar.

Her daughter who is American Guinea Hog x Kunekune/Juliana bred back to her poppa who is Kunekune/Juliana. These babies will show a lot of the kunekune.

And then we have our precious mini potbelly Edna who was bred to our Kunekune/Juliana boars as well.

All these pigs will be a smaller breed (around 150-250 pounds). They can put on weight quick depending on their feed ration.

What I love about our mixed breeds.
They’re very versatile in their use.
They can clear land for you or if you have plenty of pasture they graze well and root less.
They’re extremely hardy in our cold mountain weather. Even with piglets born in the middle of our harsh winters I’ve never lost one to health issues. Only to predators.
All the sows farrow on their own and nurse well.
If you want to have a small breed of pig for meat they can put on weight quick with a ration of 4 cups of feed a day. With that feed ration they’ve gotten to around 175lbs in 6-7 months.
They’re more timid but with attention they warm up to you quickly.
I do my best to spend lots of time with the piglets while they’re young so they’ll be more comfortable with humans.
I’m looking forward to seeing what these ladies and lads produce for us this year. This is our third year working with these lines and so far we’ve been really happy with them. ❤️

We’ll also have 6 purebred Kunekune litters this year as well. To learn more about that check out my Appalachian Kunekunes page. 💕

01/06/2023

This one got me pretty good. 😂

Had one of our Phoenix roosters inside for a few days with us. He had gotten bumble foot. I caught it the day it happene...
01/06/2023

Had one of our Phoenix roosters inside for a few days with us. He had gotten bumble foot. I caught it the day it happened so it wasn’t terrible. I did take him to the vet and watched them treat it so I can do it next time with confidence.
These Phoenix chickens are so sweet. They’re a bit smaller than your normal laying hen and they’re eggs are a bit smaller as well but they lay enough to make up for it. The hens are also amazing brooders.
They hatched at least 3 clutches this year with a very high survival rate. I’m a big fan of these chickens!

Not every day on the farm is rainbows and sunshine. Sometimes it’s getting soaked in the rain while you have to seperate...
01/04/2023

Not every day on the farm is rainbows and sunshine.
Sometimes it’s getting soaked in the rain while you have to seperate pigs and put up new shelters.
Sometimes it’s feeling like you ran a damn marathon before you ate breakfast.
Sometimes it’s chasing boars around in the rain when you realize your youngins just started their cycle and you don’t want them to get pregnant. That one was my bad for not separating them sooner. This is what happened with my mixed breeds this morning. Of course in the worst weather. 🙈

One thing I can say for sure is I must have looked hilarious running after pigs while it was pouring rain.

This came up from a post I made 2 years ago. What great humor during covid. This also makes for a great daily routine if...
12/23/2022

This came up from a post I made 2 years ago. What great humor during covid.
This also makes for a great daily routine if you’re looking for a New Year’s resolution. 🤣

Photo shoot of our gentle giant Sugar Snap.Sugar Snap is our kunekune/Juliana mix and there are many reason that I love ...
12/23/2022

Photo shoot of our gentle giant Sugar Snap.

Sugar Snap is our kunekune/Juliana mix and there are many reason that I love him.

He incredibly sweet, respectful, and so loving.
He’s even sweet to the sows he breeds.
He is in love with our mini potbelly Edna.
He’s an amazing father. I can leave him in with the farrowing sows and he has never even accidentally hurt a piglet.
He’s absolutely beautiful.
He produces beautiful piglets. So far my favorite production of his is with our American Guinae Hog girls.
He never pushes the fence line unless he feels threatened by his brother and doesn’t have enough room to run but he returns and never goes far.
He is a gentle giant and I have cried on his shoulder many times.
Pigs can feel you and if you take the time you can feel them too. With a gentle calming touch I can feel them relax right into my hand. I love them all but Sugar Snap has my favorite snuggles.

Getting ready for the -21 degrees feel with the wind chill this Saturday. 🥶 Lots of hay for everybody!
12/22/2022

Getting ready for the -21 degrees feel with the wind chill this Saturday. 🥶 Lots of hay for everybody!

Edna got a good break from being a momma. I planned to give her more time before she was bred again but she insisted by ...
12/21/2022

Edna got a good break from being a momma. I planned to give her more time before she was bred again but she insisted by breaking into Sugar Snaps pen. Expecting a late February early March litter from her.
She’s the best mom out of the 9 sows we have and that’s why I like caring on her genetics. Breeding her to our Kunekune/Juliana mix boars gives a us a fairly short pig but they get wide. We’ve seen them get to 150-175 pounds in 8-9 months. This is on a fairly high feed ration of 8 cups a day. Experimenting with 4 cups a day with this summer’s litter from her and Sugar Snap right now.
I love this girl. ❤️

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