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Title: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: Bionic on April 12, 2013, 08:28:44 pm: Got them from Mandy, aka Blinkers. They are GOS girls and I have called them Cider and Rosie.

They have had their dinner and were just bedding down for the night when I went to check on them.

Mandy, they were fast asleep when we got them home but boy did they scream when we took them out of the car ;D

Its been a horrible day here but they have had fun re-arranging their bedding.
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Post by: rockstar on April 12, 2013, 08:50:31 pm: good luck , did you have boars or gilts last year?I had 2 boars and they went to slaughter at 26 weeks incase they got that boar taint.May get some gilts this year to keep on for 8 -9 months to get some nice size hams.
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Post by: gavin davies on April 13, 2013, 09:27:46 am: goog luck with them
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Post by: gavin davies on April 13, 2013, 09:28:21 am: sorry good luck not goog luck
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon
Post by: Bionic on April 13, 2013, 09:53:34 am: rockstar, I had 2 gilts last year, the same as this year.

OH wasn't as sure about getting pigs as me so I didn't want any excuse i.e. boar taint, to put him off
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Post by: Daisys Mum on April 13, 2013, 10:20:38 am: I like to get boars so I am not tempted to keep any ::) getting 6 this year.
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Post by: Mammyshaz on April 13, 2013, 05:07:32 pm: Congratulations Sally, you did well with them last year. Looking forward to hearing the antics this time too, just awaiting piccies now :eyelashes:
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Post by: Blinkers on April 13, 2013, 06:48:24 pm: Yeay - glad to hear they'd settled........but not surprised they screamed blue murder when you picked 'em up again :roflanim: :roflanim: . Shame the weather has turned miserable for them, but at least they'll get used to their new house where its lovely and snug :thumbsup: .
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Post by: ppd on April 13, 2013, 10:45:52 pm: Great news!
and looking forward to pics :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: Hassle on April 14, 2013, 05:52:47 am: Congratulations hope the weather stays good :raining:
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Post by: Backinwellies on April 14, 2013, 08:47:00 am: Will have to come and have cider wiv rosie won't I :innocent:

Sound lovely. My son at aged 3 or 4 learned what a GOS pig looked like and never forgot. (he is 21 now)
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: ppd on April 14, 2013, 08:48:31 pm: :wave: They are lovely :thumbsup:
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Post by: Victorian Farmer on April 14, 2013, 08:53:54 pm: best off luck with the pigs
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: colliewobbles on April 14, 2013, 09:05:49 pm: :thumbsup: They look great and so small, we've only had ours 4 weeks and they seem to have grown so much already!
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Post by: Button End Beasts on April 14, 2013, 10:00:15 pm: They look lovely, makes me miss the ones we had but boy did they taste good ;D Have fun with them!
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: Blinkers on April 14, 2013, 10:19:11 pm: Lovely photos Sally - especially like the first one....looks like they're out on parade ;D :thumbsup:
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Post by: Mammyshaz on April 15, 2013, 12:36:30 am: Great piccies. They give a feeling of mischief ;D looking very full of 'what will we do next ?'
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Post by: Fowgill Farm on April 15, 2013, 09:21:49 am: dare you not to fall in love with them :love: :love:
mandy :pig:
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: Eastling on April 15, 2013, 12:12:36 pm: They look lovely, i can remember when ours were that size! The weather here is sunny today so they are out sunbathing. Good luck with them and second what Mandy says ;)
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Post by: Sudanpan on April 15, 2013, 06:07:42 pm: Enjoy :excited: :excited: Piggies are BRILL :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: Blinkers on April 15, 2013, 06:08:37 pm: Quote from: Fowgill Farm on April 15, 2013, 09:21:49 am
dare you not to fall in love with them :love: :love:
mandy :pig:

But you'll fall in love with the Cracklin' on your Roast joint even more ;) :innocent:
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: Carl f k on April 15, 2013, 07:00:55 pm: I would love a couple of pigs but just know they would end up as pets :-[
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Post by: john and helen on April 15, 2013, 08:10:23 pm: they look lovely..really looking forward to my 1st one's
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Post by: Hassle on April 15, 2013, 09:21:18 pm: Quote from: Carl f k on April 15, 2013, 07:00:55 pm
I would love a couple of pigs but just know they would end up as pets :-[

We keep pigs ... but when they go they are pork
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: Bionic on April 16, 2013, 08:21:13 am: Quote from: Carl f k on April 15, 2013, 07:00:55 pm
I would love a couple of pigs but just know they would end up as pets :-[

Maybe its something to do with frame of mind. I get mine with pork in mind. They get treated like pets while they are here but I never loose sight of the original end game.

Carl, maybe you could have a couple of boars. That way you wouldn't be tempted to keep them longer than you should.
Title: Re: Picked up 2 weaners this afternoon - now with pics
Post by: Padge on April 16, 2013, 06:04:08 pm: Same here...we've just had 3 British Lop weaners and to say they're adorable would be an understatement......but we always have one eye on the end game......they're special whilst they're here and very special when they come back......afterall...that's the point of doing it :sunshine: