Well, everything's all set for the arrival of my first pair of Saddleback weaners. The barn has been arranged so that they have a cosy sleeping area with insulation (!) so that they're not too cold. I think that Jack, our handyman is more concerned for their welfare than I am! I've collected up the last of the windfall apples and have some yoghurt and over the top bananas too as a little 'welcome home' treat. These are going to be two totally spoiled pigs....
I'm collecting them from the farmer at 10:30 tomorrow and am sure I'll have a pretty restless night's sleep tonight through over excitement! There's a little bit of worry there too, but I'm trying not to think about that too much. I've lost a good bit of sleep since it was agreed I could keep them already worrying about them going to the abbatoir . I've been told that the best thing to do is not think about that until the day comes. Apparantly it's ok to cry too - I'm sure I shall be in floods. But I'm not supposed to be thinking about that am I?!
I had a moment of panic last night when I read that ragwort is poisonous to livestock, but I then found out that we don't have any. Phew! This is going to be a a bit of a steep learning curve methinks!
Buddy (our dog) knows there's something going on - he's in for a big surprise tomorrow!
About Me
- Virgin Porker
- I moved from London to the north east of England 3 years ago. I was a total 'townie' until I moved and didn't know the first thing about the countryside! I thought that straw and hay were the same thing - for those non-townies out there, you'll know that that's bad... Anyway, having avidly watched and read everything that Hugh Fearnley-Whittinstall has done, I've become a lot more interested in where our food comes from and how it's produced. To that end, I'm now a lot more conscious of what I put in my mouth and totally appreciate that animals must have as happy a life as possible, not only for them to taste good, but also so that they enjoy their relatively short time on this earth. Hugh reckons that pigs are pretty easy to keep and so I thought I'd give it a go. As it turned out, yes they were really easy to keep but having to say goodbye I found very traumatic. This blog is now just tales of what I get up to in my day to day life!
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