Yesterday he bought 2 new piglets, and put them into the pig pen, where it remained for approximately 10 minutes (at a guess).
About 40 minutes later I was looking out the back window, when I saw a little piglet run past, just outside the yard.
It was cold and wet, and getting dark, so Country Boy jumped on a motorbike, and he and his father tried to catch them.
An hour and half later, he came back in. They caught one and put it in the shearing shed. The other one had disappeared, and in the dark, it was impossible to find.
Hopefully this morning, Country Boy will able to find it.
*This morning the missing pig had found its way back into the pig pen. Seems he didn't like the big wide world. We now need to work out how he got out, and fix it!
*This morning the missing pig had found its way back into the pig pen. Seems he didn't like the big wide world. We now need to work out how he got out, and fix it!
Pigs are so smart! You can never underestimate them - we had them for YEARS and no matter how we changed the pens 'security system' they were always getting out! Good luck with yours :)
ReplyDeleteOh Sarah, please don't tell me that!
DeleteThe best escape artists in the world!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness
ReplyDeleteI saw a video of a cow that could unlatch the gate with her tongue and slide the bolt.
I'd like some little pigs but I'm such a sucker i don't know if I could eat a friend.
We deliberately didn't give them names, because we knew we were going eat them. We also made sure we mentioned regularly that they were food, so that we wouldn't get attached. It was still a bit hard loading him up.
DeleteThe piglets down home are left to run free and as they please until they cause too much mischief like digging up water pipes. They always go back to their mummies for a feed though. At about 3weeks old they are just like toddlers and into everything.
ReplyDeleteWe always buy them in pairs so they have company. Our next pair are arriving soon, will be nice to have some pigs back. Very cute piglets.
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