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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pinky’
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 [...]
3 Nov
Six weeks!
I’m feeling rather sleepy and not really with it, so here’s a photo of the piglets from Sunday: My, but they’ve grown in the six weeks since they were born! And they’re naughty, too! And smart, but there’s a story to be told there… another time, when I’ve woken up!
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 [...]
18 Oct
Growing up fast!
Blimey, has it really just been one short month since Pinky farrowed? The six surviving piglets are simply wonderful. They are extremely friendly, genuinely delighted with human company and are very curious about the world around them. They now tuck in to Pinky’s pig nuts when I feed her and are most enthusiastic about the [...]
8 Oct
Sweet dreams, little piglet
I was sitting in the pig ark with Pinky’s piglets yesterday morning, watching as they wore themselves out playing and fell asleep in a big huddle. I couldn’t resist taking a quick video of this one as she had a wonderfully active dream!
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…
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