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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: mowhaugh on January 06, 2015, 04:18:25 pm

Title: my pigs are free range
Post by: mowhaugh on January 06, 2015, 04:18:25 pm
I know that in theory they are meant to be anyway, but that wasn't supposed to include the garden.  Both children and piglets very happy, I am pretending I haven't noticed  :innocent: :innocent: :innocent:
Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: Sbom on January 06, 2015, 04:30:31 pm
Ours got into the garden and I though how lovely they looked free ranging.........literally ten minutes later looked again and it resembled an archeological dig! Their ability to cause such destruction is epic!

We're quickly returned to their own quarters snappish and fencing upgraded  ;D
Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: shygirl on January 06, 2015, 05:17:02 pm
mine used to have the run of the entire holding (65 acres) and also use to walk in the house if the door was open. mind you I drew the line when one came into the toilet looking for me  :roflanim:
we had one sow who use to untie the ponies and once took a pony up the steps and down the road, with his rope in her mouth.
love pigs  :love: :love:
Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: Me on January 06, 2015, 05:44:14 pm
They aren't truely free until they have the run of the house too....  :pig:
Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: mowhaugh on January 06, 2015, 05:55:59 pm
Quote from: Me on January 06, 2015, 05:44:14 pm
They aren't truely free until they have the run of the house too....  :pig:

Don't tell my boys that, they were trying to get them to climb the steps on to the climbing frame so they could go down the slide!
Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: nutterly_uts on January 06, 2015, 06:16:50 pm
Quote from: mowhaugh on January 06, 2015, 05:55:59 pm
Don't tell my boys that, they were trying to get them to climb the steps on to the climbing frame so they could go down the slide!

Love that :D I have this bookmarked on my Pinterest as a "one day" :D

http://www.viralnova.com/awesome-farmer-builds-water-slide-for-pigs/ (http://www.viralnova.com/awesome-farmer-builds-water-slide-for-pigs/)
Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: Sudanpan on January 06, 2015, 07:12:34 pm
Hilary's Mum used to post some fab pics of Hilary on the sofa I seem to recall  :excited:  (Hilary was a pig....)
Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: Eve on January 06, 2015, 09:14:34 pm
Anybody who knows what happened to Hilary's Mum? Her stories were hilarious, I remember her referring to  Digsby as a one-pig sofa disposal company ;D 
Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: SallyintNorth on January 06, 2015, 11:01:42 pm
Piglets should be 100% free range, I think :)

Mine used to help the collies bring the sheep in (video on Facebook), and regularly set off on 'raiding parties' (pic attached).

When you wanted them back you just made the 'food coming' noise, and they'd all go 'Weeee Weeee Weeee' all the way home!  They really did!   :roflanim:

Title: Re: my pigs are free range
Post by: Basil on January 10, 2015, 06:03:36 pm
Our pigs were really free range today. They were running along the railway line. BUT NOT FOR LONG ???