When I went to check the piggies in the morning yesterday they were nowhere to be found. Then I heard a grunt and a head popped up from below the straw. I have been saving old hay and straw for months now for their bedding and it had ended up ridiculously deep, about four foot deep. So they launched themselves into the straw and old hay like a torpedo and slept completely covered.
I wonder where they got this as I bought them from a farmer who has many hogs and certainly does not give each pig a four foot deep bed. When I went to check them last night all I could see was a brown snout and a black snout poking up like periscopes up from the bedding. 
They have discovered their new playground that only has a swimming pool yet. 
TonTon almost had a nervous break down when he saw one of the Plonkers carry around a STICK. 
But when he saw them digging up the concrete, he knew he was safe.
With that behaviour he knew they would be in trouble soon. And anyway Sheila is not here yet and she is Our Pig.
Mama is just grateful that she was able to be outside with her brood all day. There are aliens making strange grunty noises in the barn. 
As an interesting aside. I have Minty on the frequent, sip only, diet that we discussed the day she got the bloat ,and yesterday she was observed sneaking a quick sip from the Mama Milkbar on more than one occassion! So all is not lost. As long as we keep up the feed to Mama she may raise them all. Now that would be a joy! Mothers milk is always the best milk.
Good morning
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
64 responses to “Slumber party piggies”
Is Ton Ton upset about someone else wanting to play fetch? What an amazing animal farm you have. t
He wanted the stick! You know how he is! morning Miss T.. c
So cute, the piggies! I like the red one best.
The pigs are a total delight:)
If they do not dig up all the concrete in their yard!! c
I am so excited to hear that Minty was getting a couple of sips from Mama – *does a little happy dance*. I have never noticed little scalloped ears on a pig before like on your black and white little one.
Have a happy farmy day Celi.
🙂 Mandy
I need to check the breeder about those.. I am fairly sure those he has a gadget that does that.. possibly so i cannot show them or something.. but i will ask him why he did it and let you know.. c
That’s so sweet of you Celi, thank you – my quizzy eye has given you more work – sorry about that. 🙂
We are intrigued by the black piggy’s decorative ears…is that natural? or did something happen to them to give them that ruffly edge? The lambs are beautiful. (I am now reading your posts to my children, girls 8 and 12. Your stories are wonderful and take us out of our ever-urban world. Thank you!)
That is wonderful that your girls are reading the kitchens garden too. The demographic that follow these pages is very wide. I do keep that in mind when i am doing farmy days .. thanks charlotte.. c
Beautiful pigs and nice to see the lambs out in the field 😉
Baby animals are always so cute, little lambs and piglets in particular. We saw pigs grazing in a green field in Sardinia. It is not often you see the poor things outside a pen.
Yes, i am hoping to get these guys out into the fields when all three are together, pasture raised is so much tastier.. c
Perhaps Tonton will be induced to play sticks with Pig 1 (Name?) I have been waiting to read that Mama and Minty are on suckling terms: I thought it would happen sooner or later. It won’t be long before you can have a full night’s sleep.
It is a wonderful development! Oh and the walking of Minty around with the bloat the other day, I got that idea from that story you told me about walking your little pony all night when he got the bloat! I should have mentioned it before, these last few days have been wildly busy..so thank you for teaching me that.. c
There is another treatment that you haven’t mentioned: on the rare occasions that the vet came to treat poor Pippin, he used to put a (gloved) hand up the pony’s ehem a…e and waggle it around to make him (Pippin) fart a resounding fart, after which things could only get better.
well, there is an idea! .. kind of gross, but a lot of this business is! thank you again viv.. c
Sounds like they knew what they were doing – finding the coziest spot!
Too bad one of the pigs couldn’t play with TonTon! I laughed when I read what you said and read your post out loud to my husband. Those piglets look big for “piglets”! Will these be for eating and “Our Pig” be for the old folks home therapy?
Have a wonderful day! We are having beautiful sunshine and high 70’s. Going to try to soak as much of it up as possible! 🙂 April
yes this is exactly right. these are the tasty ones,The Plonkers. And Sheila (Our Pig) I will name and train. And they are 60 pounds already! Your sunshine sounds great, we are in for a cold windy day! (downy face) .. c
Those pigs are just adorable! I can imagine them all cozy deep in the hay 🙂
“There are aliens making strange grunty noises in the barn.” Beautiful writing.
it sure is exciting watching all the happenings around the farm these days! we are expecting snow!!! i can’t wait!
really, that got cold fast! c
What a pair those 2 make, playing piglet in the straw! I can imagine your fleeting moment of panic when you neither saw them nor knew of their new “spot.” Good to see Minty has made her way to the milkbar. Hope she becomes a regular customer, thus freeing you up a bit. Yes, it’s a chilly one today but at least the sun is up. Have a great day, Celi!
There is a bendy tree warning though, so i had better get out there and work until it gets too windy.. watering the new trees for a start! Morning John.. c
Oh dear, I suspect that your lovely concrete yard won’t last long Cecelia! A pig’s snout has the power of a pneumatic drill!
Christine
apparently so!! c