Trade Garbage For Pigs?in Sosua

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Last July I hired a local women to assist me because of health reasons and six months later I can walk again.

Thank God and Lydia.

When she first starting working I learned someone had given her a small pig she could raise and sell when it was big enough. 2 months ago I asked if she wanted to raise more pigs for extra income and she said yes so I bought her 4 small pigs for $5000 rd.

I then did some research and bought 4 more but this breeding process would take too long so I bought her 2 sows ready for breeding.

The pigs are growing and she needs more food and she is willing to give a pig to any restaurant or group that
supplies her with a bucket of scraps on a ongoing basis.

I was told that this is the going price and is usually delivered ( cooked ) at Christmas time.

Any assistance would be appreciated

Thanks,

Mike
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A Dominican guy we know down the road from us raises pigs. He pays a very modest amount to a couple of restaurants on the beach for their scraps. Maybe she should approach several near you and see if she can make a deal.
 
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Aguaita29

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You can find people who would be happy to have someone pick up their scraps for free. You don?t need to give them a whole pig. Sounds great though!
 
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ctrob

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Why the trouble walking? Accident? If it was a thread I must have missed it. Glad you're better.
 
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ctrob said:
Why the trouble walking? Accident? If it was a thread I must have missed it. Glad you're better.
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I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy which is caused by diabetes and went from needing a cane to a walker to a wheelchair within 3 weeks of the first symptoms.

I am taking Vitamin B and some medication which helped as I could not stand or walk for 4 months.

The doctors did not know if this condition would be permanent and I am fortunate to be able function at about 80% pre diagnoses
 
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zoomzx11

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Wow you are a trooper. Such a rapid descent must have been difficult both physically and emotionally. Iffin it was me I would hire a 20 something "theraphy assistant" to chase to get that elusive 20 percent back. Best of luck
 
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zoomzx11 said:
Wow you are a trooper. Such a rapid descent must have been difficult both physically and emotionally. Iffin it was me I would hire a 20 something "theraphy assistant" to chase to get that elusive 20 percent back. Best of luck
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I broke my leg 15 years ago and was in a wheelchair for a couple of months so I was used to it but I could at least use crutches. This time I could not use my legs at all and did not know what the future would be and it did not bother me too much but when I was able to stand and walk the feeling was better than winning the lottery !
 
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mike, take meds, do therapy and remain positive. i hope you get better and are able to walk soon. my best wishes to recover. don't make me start a thread about you, ok? ;) i am keeping my fingers crossed for you. :)

can't help with a pig, btw, sorry!
 
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dv8 said:
mike, take meds, do therapy and remain positive. i hope you get better and are able to walk soon. my best wishes to recover. don't make me start a thread about you, ok? ;) i am keeping my fingers crossed for you. :)

can't help with a pig, btw, sorry!
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Thanks and there are 11 pigs now and yesterday was the great escape as six of them tunneled out and headed for the hills and it took Lidia 6 hours to round them out and coax them into their pen with food.

Needless to say she fortified the prison and doubled the guards.

There are a couple of good leads she is going to followup with tomorrow so hopefully she will get enough food to fatten them up for the market or BBQ
 
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Pigs are smarter than dogs, esp when it comes to escaping. Are they white pigs or creole?

I used to work at an industrial bakery and we had a 15 yard dumpster for scraps that ended up going to some pig farmer. Sometimes a baker would forget to add the salt to a 350 pound batch of dough and it all went to the dumpster. We usually produced about a cubic yard of waste a day which was a very small amount given how much bread we made.
 
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. You will be on your feet soon!
 
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PeterInBrat said:
Pigs are smarter than dogs, esp when it comes to escaping. Are they white pigs or creole?

I used to work at an industrial bakery and we had a 15 yard dumpster for scraps that ended up going to some pig farmer. Sometimes a baker would forget to add the salt to a 350 pound batch of dough and it all went to the dumpster. We usually produced about a cubic yard of waste a day which was a very small amount given how much bread we made.
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The pigs are pink and some have black spots.

The first born was Chris P. Bacon

Pig in Wheelchair - Chris P Bacon - YouTube
 
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mike l said:
I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy which is caused by diabetes and went from needing a cane to a walker to a wheelchair within 3 weeks of the first symptoms.

I am taking Vitamin B and some medication which helped as I could not stand or walk for 4 months.

The doctors did not know if this condition would be permanent and I am fortunate to be able function at about 80% pre diagnoses
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I'm happy for you Mike!
 
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mike l said:
I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy which is caused by diabetes and went from needing a cane to a walker to a wheelchair within 3 weeks of the first symptoms.

I am taking Vitamin B and some medication which helped as I could not stand or walk for 4 months.

The doctors did not know if this condition would be permanent and I am fortunate to be able function at about 80% pre diagnoses
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This is great. Congrats on your recovery!
 
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