Well its time for the pigs to go for slaughter, its been a struggle the last few weeks with my illness and the fact that getting to the pig paddock has become an assault course,
the ground is sodden so much so that one sinks and sinks over boot level and pulling the leg up ou of the gloop produces interesting noises from the knee ! Oh and I transport everything on a child’s sled dragged behind me !
A couple of weeks ago Mrs RTB and I winched the small trailer over to the paddock in anticipation to a one way trip in the mire.
Well now its time for your amusement.
1pm, the usual 1pm.. and over I go open the trailer again to show the nice comfy bedding isl there and Oh look Bananas again , now before its “ Look Bananas” and in to the trailer we go, have a mooch about and back out for a wee and bed.
You can see what is coming next.
On the ( foolish assumption ) that all should go well I take my rather nice but wobbly making opiate pain killers and over I go, this be a bit of cake. Open trailer over the girls come, open fence , pig 1 goes in , Oh yessss , Oh no Pig 2 “ Nah I want to look at mud today, byee “
So One pig in trailer other going for a wander through the mud, I cant chase them as every-time my telescopic walking stick gets stuck I pull it up and just ends up as 2 sticks connected by some elastic !! A hour later shes teasing me , close but not that close her mate making a bed and chasing pellets, but number 2 just not close enough to get behind her on the ramp.Mrs RTBSod this ! Sent Mrs RTB to make nice cup of tea ( pig 2 not a fan of Mrs RTB ) I sit on the Ark and explain to her that I donrt want to get shouty shouty , hitty hitty but 2 hours is taking the mick.
Tea arrives, a nice big hot steaming mug, gosh I need it as I'm frozen and my wibblly is becoming even more wobbly.
As I take my first sip No 2 looks up and says “ Ok Fatso 10 seconds I'll be on the ramp for , lets see if you can make it from the ark to the trailer in that time “
At the speed of a thousand fleeing greased pigs I am off the ark and behind her in to the trailer , gates shut and ramp up.
I needn’t tell you about the mud , need I ?