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benkt

  • Joined Apr 2010
    • Cambridgeshire
    • Hempsals Community Farm
New arrivals
« on: March 23, 2011, 07:51:15 pm »
I was pretty excited at the weekend about the arrival of our first pigs at our new farm - five GOS weaners. However, they've swiftly dropped down the pecking order as child number three, a boy, was born at home in the early hours of Tuesday morning! Midwives failed to get down the farm track in time so we had to deliver him ourselves. Good job my wife is both a hypnobirthing teacher and a doctor so knew what to do! All well here (including the piggies!) if rather tired and even more uncertain how all the spring farm work will get done!
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little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
    • Derbyshire
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2011, 07:53:53 pm »
Wow!
congratulations to you and your family ... on both the baby & the pigs!
does number three have a name yet?  he's lovely  :)
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Little Blue

bloomer

  • Joined Aug 2010
    • leslie, fife
  • i have chickens, sheep and opinions!!!
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2011, 07:57:05 pm »
congratulations!!!!
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Eastling

  • Joined Oct 2010
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2011, 08:01:15 pm »
Congratulations on both counts!  enjoy
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Sandy

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Re: New arrivals
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2011, 08:20:29 pm »
Spring in the air and new life, how wonderful, baby looks like a little boy, how cute!! Love the piggies toooooo!
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2011, 08:26:46 pm »
Wow, that is wonderful, a new son, as well as a pretty little daughter. She looks absolutely thrilled with her baby brother.  What is the other one?  Does the wee fella have a name yet?  Congratulations!
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HappyHippy

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Re: New arrivals
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2011, 08:27:38 pm »
Oh lovely  :love:
Well done you and mum for the delivery too, having had 3 home births myself, you have my utmost respect  ;)
Pigs are tremendous, but there's no feeling in the world like holding your own baby  ;D
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh getting broody again !  :o :o :o ::) ;D
Karen x
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Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2011, 08:41:17 pm »
Congratulations on the baby and the pigs!
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Cinderhills

  • Joined Jul 2010
    • North Yorkshire
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2011, 08:54:38 pm »
Congratulations!  And there's me worrying about delivering lambs!! ;D
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benkt

  • Joined Apr 2010
    • Cambridgeshire
    • Hempsals Community Farm
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2011, 10:19:18 pm »
Our new little boy is called Piran, that's Cara (aged two) holding him and he has a big brother Jago (aged three). Pigs yet to be named.
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2011, 10:26:16 pm »
Unusual names, Ben (well for the UK anyway  ;))- do they mean something special?
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Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

Roxy

  • Joined May 2009
    • Peak District
    • festivalcarriages.co.uk
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2011, 10:59:54 pm »
Wow!!  Quite a week for arrivals at your farm!! 

Congratulations!!
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Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
    • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2011, 11:32:11 pm »
Hi Ben - wonderful news  :) Love to the whole family. Juliet
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benkt

  • Joined Apr 2010
    • Cambridgeshire
    • Hempsals Community Farm
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2011, 06:54:57 am »
Re: meanings

They are all old Cornish names as we both come from Cornish families.

Thanks for all the congratulations,

Ben
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Hilarysmum

  • Joined Oct 2007
Re: New arrivals
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2011, 08:30:16 am »
Just read this.  Congratulations to you and the family. 
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