Sunday, November 7, 2010

This little piggy went to Bri and Jen's

Another two weeks gone by and the stock number has increased again by two - two pigs (one for our freezer and one for a friend's) were delivered last Sunday by our Knapdale farmer friend Brent. They haven't been named yet - must sort that out!

Installed in the back paddock with the 3-star pig house that Brian built, the pigs are quite happily chomping their way through all the scraps and the long grass - in fact, the grass is so long we can't see them if they lie down and thought they'd disappeared on the second day as couldn't find them (typically they were in the last corner Brian looked at).


 As for that cow, Daisy, she is enjoying being free-range...so much so that she has been spotted standing perfectly still and letting all three calves feed off her at once - I took a picture to prove it.  Must look into getting her back into calf for next year.She and the calves are now in the other back paddock, with Ruby and Kiltie in the bigger paddock (so we can deal with the calves without bossy Ruby interfering...honestly, she'd be a great pub bouncer! No-one would take her on with those horns!)

Shadow and Kieran had their first experience of the A&P circuit - attending the Lower Mataura Valley Pet Day at Wyndham last Tuesday.  Shadow behaved like a good little lambie (though I thought he was going to make the great escape over the top of the stock crate and quickly stopped to tie him to the crate as I figured squashed lamb on the main road would not be a good start to the day!)  Please note: in the interests of good parenting I made Kieran ride in the car! (Must keep up appearances!)

Kieran received a participation tick on his certificate after being judged on how he looks after the lamb and he chose to not enter any lamb-drinking races.

So everything is ticking along nicely at the moment - still got to sort out a mob of sheep and Bess is loving being able to chew anything that is left lying around...firewood, action figure toys, fizz bottles, sneakers, soccer balls etc. But isn't she sweet?

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