Before I even fed him yesterday Wai had decided he was moving house. For the last few days I had opened the gate between him and Tima and Tane the Kune Kune couple and the kune kune had come across chatting and complaining but Wai had decided he had no time for that kind of pig and was leaving the barn to find other more comfortable and secluded quarters. 
The work on his new house was far advanced by the time I realised what he was up to. 
My first clue was seeing him trudge across the field with a mouthful of long weeds: just like a sow building a nest I thought then realised he was preparing himself a nice big dry bed in the old hut. He had chosen an old tin hut that no one but roosters had used for years.
I brought him flakes of straw and he grabbed each one jamming them into the Nor’West corner where the wind was coming from. Once he ran out of the straw I had carried in, he made several trips back to the barn himself and actually began to steal the straw bed from below Tima herself. Squeaking the whole time. He has a very high pitched determined squeal when he is up to no good. 
TonTon tried to go in and see what was going on but the little pig shrieked at him in fury and Ton took off. 
Later in the afternoon after a full day of building he crept into his bed, wriggled under the straw and went to sleep. Did you notice how his bottom is a bit crooked – his tail no longer in the middle. A result of his injuries. 
I bought a full bale of straw from the barn and closed off one side of the hut so his straw did not drift back out into the field – keeping his mattress intact. I was not thanked – rather I was told to Bugger Off. He has never been a particularly friendly pig. Honest, he calls it. 
Tima did not come close to the new condo in the back of the corridor paddock. She speaks pig and knows better.
Perspectve is everything.
WaiWai does not like other pigs and is not fond of humans either. And he has made up his mind to move out. My next task is to insulate his house somehow. It has holes in it and is not even rainproof. I wonder if he will stay out here when the real winter cold hits. We will no doubt find out soon. 
Fair enough.
Sleep well little grouchy friend.
Love celi
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72 responses to “WAIWAI MOVES HOUSE”
Wai is worth his weight in gold just because he brings a level of amusement with his antics. You have to grab your laughs wherever you can find them to keep you looking up. I can just hear the kune couple sniffing ‘well, I never!’. BTW where is Bacon? We haven’t heard from him in a while.
Oh yes – PigLove is the name of that blog I think – I will see if I can find them
PBF (sp?) I loved that … ‘ where there’s a will, there’s a WaiWai! Ceci, your description of Wai’s antics strongly remind me of my grumpy Aunt Sarah. Forever moving, never quite satisfied with the new place! Here’ to you, Aunty Grump! She was just ‘plump’ as Wai too! What a couple!
I LOVE grumpy pigs and grumpy people. They just make my day and Wai is the best of the best of the best. But then he already knows that.
He’s still scraping himself raw? Oh bless him, I was hoping he’d be totally healed by now… Good luck figuring out the logistics of his new residence and plugging a gazillion screw holes; )
About using silicon caulk, surfaces need to be totally dry to adhere and (I’m fairly certain) temps also need to be above 50°F to cure properly…. But honestly, after seeing the “bow” in the roofline over the door, totally seconding the suggestion about using a solid chunk of plywood to deflect water and also spread the weight of “roofing” and snow load over the entire surface? Also wondering if it’s possible to give that bale a 1/4 turn (up onto its edge) to totally fill the door opening and also prop it up to prevent collapse? (Sorry, sometimes I think too much):
Seems the kids and pigs have the same disposition at times…. they want what they want. LOVED this !! ; o )
J > ‘She speaks pig and knows better’ – Delightful!
A pig with attitude!😃
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