Things are not going to plan, the idea was that Sultana would be our replacement sow as Kiwi is getting on and this will be her last litter.  I’m already talking about Sultana in the past tense, she had one litter earlier this year but hasn’t come into season since despite spending 8 weeks with the boar. So she has had to go, on the upside as she was young we had 175kg of very nice sausages. I think we’ll have to have a village BBQ.

Kiwi farrowed 23rd August but only 1 piglet which is a real shame for her last litter. However mum and son are in separable. It’s like there’s  3 foot of  bungie cord connecting them. They both seem quite content and Kiwi is hoovering up all the fallen apples.