I am willing to bet now, that Timatanga Moana is pregnant. There is a certain angle from behind (- so rude) where you can see the pigs belly drooping downwards with the teats quite prominent. Like a bulge. Usually looking at a gilt from behind you see nothing. Now I can see the curve of her belly sinking earthwards.
All she wants to do is cuddle. And she is not a little pig anymore. Short and small but not Light. She is a Lap-Full that is for sure. So now I am taking both of them back to Tima’s original pen for the afternoons, so she can get used to being there again. And if this pregnancy trend continues,in a few weeks I will separate them and leave Tima under the apple trees.
This is getting exciting. I don’t actually mind if the kune kune breed or not. They are pet pigs and cost so little to feed. But wouldn’t it be great if they did. Fingers well crossed please! 
I don’t expect to see very much belly action with Poppy for a month or so yet. 
The hay field is growing like crazy. And hopefully this week will warm up and it will grow even more. I aim to begin baling mid May.
Naomi and I are sharing milk very nicely… mainly because of her mothers lovely tight udder and this calf’s gentle nature. 
Do you see how she has two pink teats and two black ones. Of course this means nothing at all. So far this is going very well. Naomi is taken into the barn late morning and I let Lady A out into the Dairy Mistress field. She misses her baby Not At ALL. In the evening Lady comes back in, I milk with Our John in attendance and then baby goes out the back with her mother. Poor old Daisy, with all her troubles, with the detached udder, chronic mastitis, teat injuries and that massive production – she taught me an awful lot and now I am able to manage Lady easily. But Daisy loved me and I don’t get that from Lady. She is a mans cow – she loves John and if Our John stands beside her at milking time she is improving every day. Without him she is a toad! But love is love.. I milk once a day, when John gets off work. Which is nice for us. It is good for a couple to do something together. And I don’t mind if she likes him best. Aunty Del loves ME! The ginger cats love me Big Time! 
Good morning. My guest worker weeded the entire asparagus patch yesterday then laid thick straw on top – all ready for the season. I forgot to ask him if he even liked asparagus! Now that the weather is warming up we should be able to start picking again. Thank goodness!
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
44 responses to “Tima and Poppy”
Fingers crossed you will get multiple cuttings of hay this year.
Animals playing favorites – they have more human behavior than many notice or want to admit.
The tone of the shots and the expressions of the animals all say Spring today! I think Naomi may be the prettiest calf I have ever seen. She is well named. Exciting news about Tima and glad that John has a cow of his own.
Can you just imagine the adorableness of tiny, baby Kune Kunes? Swoon… I love that John has an admirer…men need admireres…especially one as big and beautiful as Lady A. Oh the love there…I can just see her staring dreamily at him. 🙂
A most lovely picture of the ginger cats! They all look very healthy and happy!
Ton looks like he is checking out Poppy’s condition for you. I’m surprised Lady A loves John because he was the one lifting her tail every time she went to kick. Maybe she liked her tail lifted! Does she cast cow eyes at him? Does he love her? There’s nothing more painful than unrequited love.
I thnk it more a respect thing, she behaves better and is more settled when he is there.. c
This is so funny. Before Peder retired, Molly was my dog. She followed me endlessly, tailing wagging. Then Peder retired and he was home all day, and Molly took to Peder. Sat beside him, followed him around. Now Molly is blind, and she’s often searching ‘blindly’ (and she’s also nearly deaf) for who ?? Yes, me. Fingers crossed for you, completely!
Goodness Celi, you will have John thinking like cow next! Great news in the piggy corner. I knew Tima had a look of mischief on her face the day you took a photo of Tima and tane peeping out of their sleeping quarters!
Spring is such a lovely time all around… belly’s heavy with life, critters basking in the sun, green plants emerging and flourishing, and much work to be done. Could this be heaven? 🙂 Happy day to you my friend up north!
The farmy is brimming with new life. Are you growing white asparagus ?
So far it has been so cold it is not growing at all!! c
such a lovely blog! Fingers crossed for little piggies~!
I’ve been asking coworkers for raw milk – everyone around here seems to have cattle! One fella said yes, and he’d bring me a litre, but that was Monday and no sign of it. I might offer to go collect it myself! Haha! I really want to try it, as I have many odd issues that potentially could be easily resolved. I’ve always been crazy for milk – maybe I’ve been craving the real stuff and the body knows best?
All the waiting waiting through winter is paying off… babies everywhere. I’m sure there’ll be much interest in Tima’s piglets. Oh, ginger cats; the numerousness of them never ceases to delight me. Particular affection of animals is an amusing thing. It’s nice that Lady A displays her preference for John, and that you “milk” it! Our share-cat likes me but loves the G.O., however patently ignored me the day after I shooed her for chasing birds, while sucking up to him… you’re nobody until you’ve been ignored by a cat!
I just have to say how sweet those cats are–all 6 of them–happy as–I was going to say clams–but better yet–cats!
On our local Fb buy sell swap page someone was selling little piglets…not kunes but pretty spotted ones, a gorgeous picture of 8 of them with the mumma. I asked him what breed, he replied was I interested in buying one/some and when I said no, just interested and curious, he rudely told me not to comment if I wasn’t going to buy! I thought prospective buyers might like to know anyway, and a conversation about his pigs might elicit interest …..I see they’re still unsold and he’s added ‘for pets only’……so no eating his piggies 🙂 Nothing to do with your post of course, but I did think of you when I saw them. I love the passel of big sturdy gingers.
what a rude fellow.. sometimes I do wonder about people.. though it seems they are not a ‘breed’ he wants to talk about!.. c
Oh, Jean should not have given away the secret 🙂 ! Each of today’s stories brings a smile on one’s face . . . especially lady A liking John’s touch . . . will probably produce just that tad more milk to please him . . . . tell us when the asparagus begins growing so I can turn pea-green with envy again . . .