Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Piggies that will go to the market

I had a bit of a surprise a few days ago.  Our sow was due to farrow in a few weeks, but sometime during the night she decided to pop them out.  They were tiny, but all were healthy.



 The sow, who has a moniker of Macon Bacon, had them in a pile of horse hay.  My mare was quite taken with them.  She stood they sniffing them and carefully following them for hours.  The pony was less amused.

Um, excuse me, waiter?  There is a pig in my hay.
We eventually got Macon and her babies rounded up and moved to a pen by themselves.  In a few weeks they can rejoin the general population.