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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: kelly58 on November 23, 2013, 04:34:58 pm

Title: Piggies
Post by: kelly58 on November 23, 2013, 04:34:58 pm

 :excited:Got my piggies today, Mangalitza x  they are really funny creatures cant wait till tomorrow to watch them, it went dark too quick today :love:

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: Mammyshaz on November 23, 2013, 04:58:38 pm

Congratulations  :thumbsup: maybe you can take some piccies for us tomorrow, just so I can get jealous  ;D

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: kelly58 on December 01, 2013, 10:38:35 am

Sorry cant figure out how to add photos  :-\  They are starting to get used to me now, one lets me scratch behind her ears. Doing a great job in the allotment. My shetland thinks they are very entertaining,stands watching them for ages. :love: me too ! They have a flock of boreray and goats for neighbors so plenty of pals to chat too.

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: shygirl on December 01, 2013, 11:27:27 am

good luck.

how are you planning on feeding and finishing them - being mangaxs?

 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: kelly58 on December 02, 2013, 07:33:58 pm

Oh noooooooooo ! l am one of those crazy people who keeps animals and doesnt eat them  :innocent:

Just get loads of pleasure from having them, watching their antics, they make waking up in the morning worthwhile  :excited: Our friends call our croft 'The Arc' . l rescued most of them and thats a great buzz
knowing they are spoilt now.

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: Bodger on December 03, 2013, 05:29:35 am

You've just bought some expensive pets that will eventually become huge. :pig:

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: hughesy on December 03, 2013, 10:00:01 am

Good luck with the pigs. As Bodger says they will get big and be an expensive pet. I love pigs they're great animals to keep but ours have got to pay or they wouldn't be here.

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: kelly58 on December 03, 2013, 10:38:13 am

I know how big they will get l saw ma n pa, expense aint an issue, some people spend their money going on hols,
driving new cars, wearing designer clothes, going out every weekend eating and drinking.
l get pleasure from interacting with my animals, watching them enjoy life.
l totally understand were your coming from being smallholders, rearing and eating your own animals you know what they have eaten and they have a good life, for a while. l buy my meat from a local guy who does just that
l see how they are kept. l just keep them because its an experience and l think thats what lifes about trying
different things, studying whats around us and enjoying it. Even something simple like growing trees for fuel
(which we do ) Anyway if they become huge l will train them to pull a cart and save on the fuel  :roflanim:
Yes l am potty and l love it ! Have a good day folks :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: Bodger on December 03, 2013, 11:27:45 am

There's nothing wrong with being potty. :excited:  You'll just have to monitor how you feed them very very carefully.  :fc:

Title: Re: Piggies
Post by: kelly58 on December 03, 2013, 11:56:31 am

Many thanks Bodger, thats the beauty of this forum so many people ready to give you input and keep you right.
 :)