Yesterday was not a Good Day. I took two loads of pigs to the abattoir, Curly, Pinky and Perky in the first load, then Tia and Scrumpy. I pick the meat up on Friday. Brini and Fergie were saved, because Fergie is too small and Brini makes an ideal companion for her as she is [...]
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21 Dec
The end of the world as I know it…
Just a brief post to say that B and I parted company over the weekend. Yes, the timing sucks. No, I haven’t got a clue what comes next. As we slip from one decade to the next, I shall be single, homeless and jobless. Ok, so it’s not as dramatic as it sounds, but in [...]
18 Nov
Straw thieves!
Having bought some new straw on Sunday, I cleaned out the piglets’ ark, a necessary task every few days as they’re still being toilet trained. Although they tend to go to the loo outside, they do go inside as well, presumably at night – especially with all this rain bucketing it down! So, having cleaned [...]
24 Oct
The pigs continue to play happy families!
If I’m honest, I’ll admit that young Master Curly is a pain in the backside and I spend half my time wishing I’d sent him off before Bailey, instead of waiting for the freezer to empty so I can fit him in. However, I spend the rest of my time marvelling at how gentle he [...]
5 Oct
All change!
Yesterday turned out to be a mammoth pig moving day, which just goes to show how much I have changed. Gone are the days when I couldn’t move one ark by myself … yesterday, I moved two! Pinky, Curly and the piglets had run out of grass. It might have looked as though they still [...]
2 Oct
More piglet Ooohs and Aaahs!
That’s Patch. He’s the smallest of the litter and is currently being bottle-fed on top of what he gets from Pinky. And yes, the others do have names as well, but I’m still struggling to tell them all apart, let alone get them to stay still long enough for me to take a photo! You [...]
23 Sep
Stay-at-home Dad!
Mum (Pinky) went outside to do her thing: Dad (Curly) was left in charge: Luckily, he’s great with the piglets: Now, if I can just arrange that Lottery win so I can stay and play with them all day…
21 Sep
Pinky and the piglets!
I’m pleased to report that all seven piglets survived their first night and were sound asleep between Pinky and Curly when I arrived at the farm this morning. I’ve taken loads of photos, but thought you might appreciate this video as well: And here’s a photo of the piglets in the ark with Pinky and [...]
10 Sep
Happy birthday, Curly!
Keeping young Master Curly until his first birthday wasn’t exactly how I planned things, but Fate intervened and Curly has endured. This is a miracle in itself, as I wasn’t expecting Scrumpy to farrow when she did – but neither was she, as I discovered her in the ark with all but one piglet, a [...]
26 Jun
As it rains, so I return indoors to the blog!
Sorry about the absence, I took advantage of the glorious weather to be a busy bee outside and have rather neglected the blog of late. So much has been going on, I thought I’d cheat and do a photo update of some of the highlights (yes, yes, I know that you know this is because [...]
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