Tag: hereford pigs
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Guess how much Sheila weighs!
A competition for us. Go on guess. How much do you think Sheila weighs? I finally took my dressmakers tape out to the barn to measure her and then applied the equation and the result is pretty close to her actual weight they say. So I have the answer in my mind. What you do is measure your pigs length from…
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Pania Gives Lessons
While the young peahens watched, Pania showed them how it was done. Interestingly I have never seen a peahen display her feathers for a peacock. They usually do this to scare off a cat or show off to each other. I have no idea where Mr Flowers was but it was a regular meeting of…
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Alex – the Dexter
I very, very seldom go outside with the Camera House intending to take a specific shot to match an idea. In fact I never do that. My mind is usually quite empty as usual. So I take photos during the day as I see them, then load them into the post before dinner, then when I…
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Porcine Excitement
Poppy (the Hereford sow) has been re-located to the house of sinful pleasures also known as the West Barn. She leapt into the trailer without any enticement and the red truck towed her chariot around the corner. If there had been a sunroof she would have popped her head through the top and smiled into the…
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Sheila as a horse
I lay on Sheila (my old Hereford pig) as she walked the field in the sun yesterday. She was wandering through the pasture, grazing, but she is so tall, up to my hip that it was easy for me to just slide my body over hers and lie there – she just walked slowly along grunting, with me…
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