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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: smallholder in the city on December 21, 2011, 04:57:18 pm

Title: And then there were four
Post by: smallholder in the city on December 21, 2011, 04:57:18 pm
Collected a further two boar weaners today to add to our herd. We had a brief escape when one of the new boys decided to go and explore the chicken enclosure (chickens were not impressed) but we got him back quite easily and all four seem to be getting on very well.

They are also all happy having back rubs and run up to greet us. Best Christmas present ever (even if we bought it for ourselves) ;D 

Here's a video

http://youtu.be/RvwoduzAJDA (http://youtu.be/RvwoduzAJDA)
Title: Re: And then there were four
Post by: robert waddell on December 21, 2011, 05:02:25 pm
is that your stack of straw in the background :farmer:
Title: Re: And then there were four
Post by: smallholder in the city on December 21, 2011, 05:05:41 pm
No that's next doors, he's got sheep and beef cattle ( and a lot of straw!). Ours is a lot smaller and in the hay barn.
Title: Re: And then there were four
Post by: Berkshire Boy on December 21, 2011, 05:32:13 pm
I love the name Hooters Hall but it brings to mind other things. ;)
Title: Re: And then there were four
Post by: Cinderhills on December 21, 2011, 05:33:02 pm
Quote from: Berkshire Boy on December 21, 2011, 05:32:13 pm
I love the name Hooters Hall but it brings to mind other things. ;)

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: And then there were four
Post by: smallholder in the city on December 21, 2011, 05:48:20 pm
Indeed  ;) but it was the name of my husband's great grandfather's farm that was compulsorily purchased and had a long history in Stoke 

Here's the pics of the original Hooters Hall http://www.hootershall.co.uk/history/ (http://www.hootershall.co.uk/history/)

There's debate as to why it was called Hooters Hall either the owls or because you could hear the trains from the farm.
Title: Re: And then there were four
Post by: doganjo on December 21, 2011, 07:36:18 pm
Quote from: smallholder in the city on December 21, 2011, 05:48:20 pm
There's debate as to why it was called Hooters Hall either the owls or because you could hear the trains from the farm.
If the house was there before the railway - which it may well have been if it's old, then I think it's more likely to be the owls. 

I'm thinking of changing the name of my house from Ochilview (there are zillions of properties called that round here  ::)) and I'm always going in search of parcels or letters  ::)

Choice is
"Railway Sidings" - my bungalow sits side on to the goods line,
or
"Willow Farm"  - I was given a sign that says Willow Farm - free range duck and hens eggs, and I DO have willows, but it's hardly a farm  :-[   ;D ;D ;D)
Title: Re: And then there were four
Post by: Bionic on December 22, 2011, 08:05:38 am
Annie,
I like the name having connection with the railway but 'sidings' doesn't sound very glamarous.
Could you have something like Railway cottage, or Railways Edge?
Sally