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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Sudanpan on February 13, 2011, 08:34:08 pm

Title: New Arrivals
Post by: Sudanpan on February 13, 2011, 08:34:08 pm

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Picked up our 3 new residents for the smallholding  ;D ;D
3 GOS x OSB, females, 10 weeks old
Their names are:
Goldie
RC (right cheek)
BC (black chest)

Very sweet - amazingly soft noses which I was quite surprised at, given that practically the first thing they did when they got here was to bury their heads up to their ears in mud!

From our experiences last year (when the 4 boar new arrivals didn't find the ark for the first couple of days and I was freaking out) we let them out of the dog crate (transport) straight into the ark. Job done  ;D

They came out of the ark at 9.15am this morning so they obviously had a good sleep  :D :D

Thank you Hillhead  ;D
 :pig: :pig: :pig:

Tish

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: little blue on February 13, 2011, 08:36:33 pm

gorgeous!
you do know "RC" will be said as "Arsey" dont you?!  ;)
good that theyve settled so well....

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Sudanpan on February 13, 2011, 08:42:53 pm

Quote from: little blue on February 13, 2011, 08:36:33 pm

you do know "RC" will be said as "Arsey" dont you?!  ;)

Added bonus  :D I am sure she will live up to her name  :D

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: little blue on February 13, 2011, 08:44:39 pm

:D  just thought you'd better know!
 

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: oaklandspigs on February 13, 2011, 09:06:22 pm

Great to see the next lot have arrived !

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: faith0504 on February 13, 2011, 09:15:29 pm

they are lovely, hope you have some fun with them  :wave:

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Hillhead on February 13, 2011, 09:28:04 pm

Hi

We are so happy that you are pleased with the girls.  The two boys came out this morning and had a look around but do not appear to be missing them to much.  They certainly look happy in their new surroundings. :wave:

Beverley
 :pig: :pig: :pig: ::)

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Eastling on February 13, 2011, 10:48:46 pm

They look great have fun :pig: we have another week until ours arrive

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Joe11 on February 14, 2011, 10:35:53 am

They are adorable, just how lazy pigs can be always makes me laugh, they sure do love there sleep  :pig:

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Blinkers on February 14, 2011, 11:19:40 am

Great stuff  ;D

One of our GOS sows is due to farrow on 1st March.....so looking forward to more piglets running riot around the place very soon  ;D :pig:

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: loosey on February 14, 2011, 02:00:42 pm

They're Gorgeous!! And so spotty! I'm crossing my GOS with a Cornish Black this year, I can't to see how the babies turn out!  ;D

Title: Re: New Arrivals
Post by: Hilarysmum on February 14, 2011, 06:03:53 pm

ooooooooh cuddly