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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Roxy on April 09, 2011, 11:36:24 pm

Title: Norty piggies!!
Post by: Roxy on April 09, 2011, 11:36:24 pm

I had let Poppy, Primrose and Barnie the goats out to graze, they enjoyed it as it was a gorgeous day. They have to go through the pigs yard to get out.
I alway put pigs in their shelter while goats go past.  The gate must have been loose, because two little piggies got out into the field.  With much squealing the larger of the two, ran round, the other stayed near the gate.  Hens scattered making a racket, llama ran too, all the goats ran inside.  Bertie the pet sheep decided to have a look, ginger pig charged at him, and Bertie sheep chased him.  It was chaos.  I got some pig nuts and shook the tin, and the two girls waddled back inside!!

Peace restored, everyone came out again, peering cautiously in case they came back again.

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 10, 2011, 02:45:38 am

Lovely story, made me smile.   ;D    Thanks for posting. 

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: manian on April 10, 2011, 08:00:46 am

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :pig: :pig: :chook: :goat: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Mx

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: Blinkers on April 10, 2011, 10:41:07 am

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Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: violet on April 10, 2011, 10:52:54 am

Quote from: SallyintNorth on April 10, 2011, 02:45:38 am

Lovely story, made me smile.   ;D    Thanks for posting. 

Me too  ;D

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: Stevie G on April 10, 2011, 01:06:46 pm

If only it was always so easy. The shake of a bucket! ;D ;D ;D :wave:
The lord was smiling upon you that day I would say. :hshoe: :wave:

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: little blue on April 10, 2011, 09:14:15 pm

little s*ds! 
At least they went back easily ...
 ?pictures?!  :wave:

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: Beewyched on April 10, 2011, 09:22:23 pm

Sounds like a typical day on our holding  ::) ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: Roxy on April 10, 2011, 11:31:57 pm

I kept very calm amid the chaos, because the two girls know my voice, and associate me with their food, so when the heard me talking and rattling their food tin, they followed.  The only thing was, it was likely the goats, llama and sheep would follow too ......but it was lucky they all ran the other way.

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: HappyHippy on April 11, 2011, 12:39:06 am

More proof (as if it were really needed) that Kune Kunes are the easiest pigs in the world to handle  ;) ;D ;D ;D (got to 'big' the little guys up ;))

I'm glad peace & order were restored Roxy  :-*

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: loosey on April 11, 2011, 10:13:42 am

Mine are the same ... anything for food! Would love to see some pics of your llama!! :D I'm not allowed any  >:( ;)

Title: Re: Norty piggies!!
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 13, 2011, 10:11:10 am

Bless them.  Pigs are so intelligent