Tag: hereford piglets
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Pictures of piglets
In the night, not last night but the night before, one new born piglet died (he was a big one too) and one of the peahens died. It was Mrs Flowers. It was a normal night – not even terribly cold. Strange. But there you are. On a farm with this many animals and birds…
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Out on the grass
I always feel better when the animals can get right out on the grass – into the air and the dirt. The babies of the farm especially need to be able to lie in the grass on a warm day. Yesterday we extended the cattle fence – lower of course – so that we could…
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A disaster for Tahiti
Tahiti gave birth to her piglets last night and has turned out to be the worst kind of mother. She had killed three by the time I even got to the barn. It was terrible. I managed to calm her so the babies could drink and we sat like that for a while but the moment…
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Shots of tiny piglets
Because of the humidity and Molly’s (and my) distress at her slow recovery from the birth of eleven healthy piglets, I opened the big barn door on the side of her farrowing pen and held my breath. Usually I don’t let them all out until the piglets are a little older and the yard is…
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Videos of Hereford Piglets
Because I think that Hereford piglets are the cutest piglets EVER. And Poppy’s babies are friendly and endlessly sweet. Not too many words today so you can spend time smiling at babies. Amanda’s mother has come for a few days to help out in the gardens. So I am determined to be up and at…
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