OOPS

You will remember that I separated Tima ( the kunekune girl) from Tane (the kunekune boy)  so that they would not breed during this cycle. This would give Tima a break after her miscarriage and any piglets would be later in the spring.

Anyway yesterday, I was walking into Tane’s field with buckets loaded with feed for the chickens, and bowls of food for the pigs all piled on top of their hay and all crashing about together in the wheelbarrow,  when I felt Boo brush against my leg as he bolted through, taking advantage of the open gate. This is naughty behaviour as he is supposed to wait until I am through a gate then I invite him through after me. But I was hurrying to get through before Tima saw where I was and so I yelled at Boo for being badly behaved and  kicked the gate shut with my foot and hurried along to feed the squealing Molly and Tahiti.

I fed the two little pigs then continued on and fed the chickens and collected the eggs, popped around the corner to check that the gate to the other field was secure, sloshed through the big puddle on that corner before remembering that I had holes in my gumboots, swore (nicely – I am a lady after all) threw all the empty buckets back into the wheelbarrow, picked up the handles turned 180 degrees and there was Tane breeding Tima.  Yes there was swine field jiggy jig just around the corner  by the bike sheds.  Congress.  I sighed (I do a lot of sighing lately)  It seemed so unfair to break it off. Tima was standing nicely with a very calm look on her face and Tane, with his dodgy hip and all, it is such an effort for him to get up there, I did not have the heart to drag them apart.

So I averted my eyes and let them finish then Tima settled her hat back on her head picked up her handbag and happily followed me back out of Tane’s field apologising profusely for pretending to be a dog to gain entry and went back to her corner of the barn for a wee lie down. With her legs in the air no doubt. Leaving Tane to totter about with a dazed expression on his face. And Boo grumbling on the other side of the gate.

A while ago the vet said to me that it only takes ONCE for a pregnancy but which ONCE is the question.

They are apart again now – but is it too late? Was that Once THE Once?

We will see in three months, three weeks and three days.

That is just after I return from my Australasian trip.  In fact I will log this date (in my new breeding book) and in exactly 21 days I will put her back in with Tane and see if we get a reaction again. Then we will know. Or not.

If she does have piglets they are all for sale. Want one?

I hope you have a lovely day.

celi

PS 9.28 am.  I stand corrected: piglets would be due April not March. April is better.