Pregnant or not?

I wish I knew. I am still not positive. The lady who knows about pigs thinks she is.  I have trolled the internet looking for ways to tell when a kunekune is pregnant and short of getting the vet out to do an ultrasound there is no way of really knowing just by looking. It is kind of easier with poppy because I know she has not come back into heat. Heat detection in kunekune is tough too.

Her belly is definitely down, there is a whole layer that has become obvious (I think) down the center of her belly where the udder will be and when she sits she looks so large, but we will have to wait and see. The people who breed them say that sometimes the udder fills up a week ahead of labour sometimes on the day they farrow. Even they have trouble detecting pregnancy. Well, that is not much bloody use is it.

The meat chickens are almost ready for the pasture. Jake is just finishing their chicken tractor.  They are a very vigorous bunch and are already eating weeds and grass clippings.

The Cadet cleaned the chick heaters today, let’s hope we get to use them for the turkeys who are still in eggs and maybe, just maybe, a peachick too.  The peahens have laid three more eggs in their Penthouse. In a nest this time. I am leaving them there for them to sit on. Though no-one is actually sitting.  We will see how these ones go before I steal any more.

The pigs still eat like kings.  As The Cadet climbed into her grandmothers car to go home I heard her say “I made pig salad today, it looked good!”

Good morning. It is cold again. Just cold enough for the boys to be moaning and shutting windows and I am wearing three layers.

So maybe it is a good thing that there are no piglets imminent.

Today Gabrielle our next guest worker arrives.  She is going to be here for a couple of weeks I think. I need to check the diary. So I had better get her room ready.

I hope you have a lovely day.

Your friend on the farm

celi