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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: little blue on January 04, 2011, 09:26:31 pm

Title: Roxy - just for you! Piglet pics
Post by: little blue on January 04, 2011, 09:26:31 pm
ok, so they even bigger now!

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/th_P1010046-1.jpg) (http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/?action=view&current=P1010046-1.jpg)    (http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/th_P1010057.jpg) (http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/?action=view&current=P1010057.jpg) 

these were taken the day they were born - but the only ones I have with them all together, to show their differences in markings.
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/th_PA060003.jpg) (http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/?action=view&current=PA060003.jpg)    (http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/th_PA060014.jpg) (http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/?action=view&current=PA060014.jpg)

one of the b & w ones is a boy, the rest all female.
one was born with a stump not a tail. 
Title: Re: Roxy - just for you! Piglet pics
Post by: little blue on January 04, 2011, 09:49:02 pm
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/th_video.jpg) (http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/?action=view&current=video.mp4)

makes me smile everytime I watch this - not sure why!
Title: Re: Roxy - just for you! Piglet pics
Post by: Roxy on January 04, 2011, 10:30:15 pm
Oh, Little Blue, they are all gorgeous!!  Can I have them ALL? ....lol!!
How old are they  now?  I bet they like their food!!  I am sure you have got attached to them.
Title: Re: Roxy - just for you! Piglet pics
Post by: little blue on January 05, 2011, 08:01:27 pm
you can have them all.... ;)  though J might have something to say about losing his sausage supply!!

they were born on the 5th October.
And yes they very much like their grub .... right little porkers they are. and not at all fussy: anything goes!

I've tried really hard not to get too attached, they are not as friendly as Mum or Dad, but will always come out at the sight or sound of us ("What have you got for us?!")
of course, they are still only babies anyway so naturally more nervous. (self preservation)
I don't want to a) not be able to send them for sausages or b) get them over friendly to anyone and everyone in case it puts them at risk from the "public"  in their new home.  they are quite out sight here (unlike the goats) so dont attract potential thieves or harm.

:pig:     :)