It was Sunday yesterday.
A busily quiet day – Sunday is a set up day really. As we set up for the week.
Manu the Hereford Boar. Isn’t he a lovely boy – he is growing into his eyes. And still friendly and well mannered.
Tima is definitely not having piglets in Five days. Tane just never made it. Tane still sits more often, his leg slightly splayed out to the side. He still has trouble with that hip. He does not limp anymore but he certainly puts his feet up more than not. What I do not understand is this – Tane and Tima are on the same diet (pasture) yet she is a right fattie and he is lean and well, not mean but definitely lean. Maybe she is too fat. But I cannot slim her down. There is nothing to take away when all she eats is grass.
Beautiful Sheila. She is not fat. She is so lovely. I said to John last night, I could sleep with that pig. Well, he said, you’d be doing that on your own. I thought about this for a while as Sheila and I were taking our afternoon rest together. She grunt and shifts slightly so I can lean closer to her. I thought to myself that I could probably fall asleep next to Sheila but it would be Hop and Pop Poppy that would be the worry. She would want to play. She would come in out of the fields, find Sheila and I fast asleep and play tricks on us, like snorting in our ears or giving our toes little nips or playing the sandwich game with me in the middle!!. I know she would!
I hope you have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farm
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
38 responses to “Pigs and Birds”
Hi Celi, I though you might enjoy our little pig adventure. A neighbouring farm had a pair of pot bellied pigs that decided our place would be a better fit for their tastes. It grew into quite a two day adventure. The good news is the pigs now have a good home with food, water and company. That’s all they were looking for I think. http://meadowmice.net/2015/09/25/this-little-piggy/
Thank you mouse – I shall pop over to look! c
I am smiling at all the talk about Tima’s weight, maybe the answer is to get her a treadmill! Could you train her? Enjoy your day it has been skyless with rain all day and the trees are waving their branches in disgust. Hope your day is better.
I believe Tima and Percy are cousins of some sort but Percy’s shape is much more like Tane’s and he gets grass and a scant cup of feed or veggie trimmings every day. I wonder if it is because he’s a he (or was) or if Tima could possibly be preggo? It’s a puzzle and I guess we can’t do much but wait & see! (And oh how I hate waiting.)
Me too! But wait we will.. c
I love our Hereford pigs. Nice to see others as well.
Sleeping with Sheila? I’ll never complain again about Max hogging too much of the bed.
Manu is growing into his eyes .. Lovely. Handsome boy
Manu is a handsome fellow. I like that Sheila is snuggly. This is the first time I’ve noticed the turbines, too.