The piglets are scampering about sticking their snouts into everything. One escapee managed to duck under the electric and through the stock wire. We couldn’t find it and with the light fading we had to leave it to it’s own devices.  ‘It should find it’s way back, that’s what piglets do’ we told ourselves!

Headcount check at first light, 8 are you sure? After a double and triple check all eight present and correct. Sultana remains her laid back self keeping the little ones and herself fed.

The most adventurous piglet has a white blaze on it’s forehead shaped like Harry Potter’s scar. Not a good name as she’s a gilt, maybe we’ll shorten it to ‘HP’.

Inquisitive little fella (video)
Tea Time (Video)

Kiwi’s back with us, she’s been away for the last 5 weeks with the boar, hopefully she should farrow in February. Her last litter are coming on well, they’re just about 4 months now which is when they get boisterous, they’re like delinquent teenagers pushing and shoving each other. Pigs have a  talent for turning good grazing into a mud bath in double quick time. These Six are black belt ninjas hopefully we can keep them there for another month and then it’s off to the butcher.