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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: nelson on February 16, 2013, 08:00:59 pm

Title: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: nelson on February 16, 2013, 08:00:59 pm

 :wave:  Okay rubbish weather  :raining: :raining: :raining: :raining: . I hate mud  >:(   >:(   >:( . BUT today our Gloucestershire Old Spot  - Peggy was soaking up the  :sunshine: :sunshine:  and can you blame her. She farrowed 3 days ago - her piglets are a cross berkshire - all doing well. Here is a pic of Peggy - the other great thing is that Dad is my favourite Berkshire boar "Lucky" who was very ill last summer and we thought we would loose him. :relief: .

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: Mammyshaz on February 16, 2013, 08:11:12 pm

Peggy looks very content there. And what a spotty bunch of babies she had, :love:  :pig:  :love:  I wouldn't have guessed they were hers  :D

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: nelson on February 16, 2013, 08:25:08 pm

Thanks Mammyshaz -  A friend of ours has had their Berkshire sows in pig ( accident ;D ) by their GOS boar - it will be interesting to see how they turn out - ie more GOS or Berkie. This x is a first for us - just glad that the boar is working again.


My husband has nicknamed this litter of ours "the Friesian 9"

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: ppd on February 16, 2013, 09:09:15 pm

I love Peggy's face :thumbsup:
Nelson can I ask a favour? I want to do some painting/drawings of pigs, so would it be okay to use the above photo?  :fc: Only asking as at some point would like to get cards made and do not want to upset anyone ;)
Oh and lovely piglets too :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: Susannah on February 16, 2013, 09:44:14 pm

What a fab picture of Peggy! I love it.

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: nelson on February 17, 2013, 08:02:49 am

Hi ppd  :wave: you are more than welcome.


Lorraine

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: Eastling on February 17, 2013, 08:38:52 am

Lovely pics. A bit of  :sunshine: certainly makes a differance

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: Bionic on February 17, 2013, 08:49:07 am

Peggy looks to be in piggy heaven  ;D  and what sweet piglets too

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: Fowgill Farm on February 17, 2013, 08:24:32 pm

many congratulations, a well deserved result after all the prior heartache.
xxx mandy :pig:

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: Button End Beasts on February 18, 2013, 10:31:05 am

Lovely results all round!


My pigs were doing a bit of sunbathing yesterday too. Wish I'd gotten the camera out!

Title: Re: Ready to give up ... not on your life!
Post by: Daisys Mum on February 18, 2013, 10:18:51 pm

What a happy looking pig  ;D :thumbsup: