The young piggy wigs were 3 week old on Friday.
Already they are going for the pick and weaning themselves off Barley their mother's milk.
They eat their straw bed and help themselves to her Sow and Bonham ration and the pulped fodder beet.
Here's Barley the Sow and her beautiful Bonhams. Some of them have done a Jenny Agutter and gone Walkabout off camera. There should be seven of them!
To those of you who weren't good at Metalwork. They are Gloucester Old Spots.
Anyone keep pigs or thinking of getting them? They are real characters.
I have heard that a sow can make an admirable mistress but I suspect that my wife would object if I put one in the spare room. When I was a small boy we had a sow called Sheila. She ate school dinner slops and we were meant to eat her but when she was slaughtered my family could not do it. She had become a pet.
ReplyDeleteI remember the dustbins ofpig slop that use to pick up the remains of the school dinners and loaded on to lorries. All used to fatten pigs for free. Then some bright spark decided that this would have to stop because there could be meat in it and now it goes to landfill. Such a waste. Our pigs are given names. I don't like it when we take them to our local abattoir but I have goy use to eating them. We will sell the ones above I think.
ReplyDeleteWe have pigs many years ago when the kids were young for a 4H project. They sure are interesting animals!
ReplyDeleteHi Jim and Barb's RV Adventure. They are real characters and demand to be fed at the same time every day. They are also excellent at clearing land that's gone wild.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should get a pig instead of a refugee gardener. It would clean our yard and give hubby lots of tasty suppers
ReplyDeleteI would get two weaners Linda and they will clear your garden, eat your and your neighbours and families kitchen waste. I am sure your husband could make them an house. They will also fertilize the ground and it will be,great fertile land for growing vegetables next year and your freezer will be full of pork and bacon like ours is at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThey are very useful, and tasty.
ReplyDeleteAre you thinking of getting a couple? I am sure P could make an excellent pig sty. They are very tasty. Far better than prepacked bacon which is probably made of old pigs.
ReplyDeleteOur snoopy neighbour would probably complain if we kept pigs ... or chickens or rabbits or if we grew something he didn't agree with. 🙄
DeleteSo that's where Victor Meldrew moved to? There must be a few ideas for blog post for you there JayCee?
ReplyDeleteThere's one thing buying your pork in the supermarket and another raising it yourself and then slaughtering it. I personally couldn't do it. I know I'm a hypocrite....
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It's not easy letting you four legged pals go to the abattoir Briony. But you know you have gave them a good life and you appreciate the quality of the meat they gave you.
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when my mum raised a pig every year, but it was before I went to live with her. I only saw the poultry and the goats which were kept to supplement the milk delivered by the "milko", a billyful twice a week.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like your mum was a self sufficient in so many ways River. Most smallholders use to grow vegetables and keep livestock for food. Instead of just buying it from the shop or supermarket.
ReplyDeleteMost of the poultry was raised for Christmas dinners, mum would take orders in February and have the turkeys etc dressed and delivered on time.
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