Luvmypets Journal: A New Season

Bruce · Apr 4, 2018

luvmypets said:
Thanks! Yes miss Lucy the house piggy is as sassy as ever. We brought her to petco yesterday and she got lots of attention.

Oh my, I think you now have a house pig pet! Time for leash training. Walkies!!

luvmypets · Apr 8, 2018

We finally, FINALLY fixed the hotwire in the pig pen. And the pigs learned quick that the wire hurts. Also the babies got to play outside today and they had a blast. They are so playful and curious. They would come over to me sniff around then run off. Lucy got to join her siblings and she had a blast. We have also decided on at least one gilt to retain. It is the second baby that was born, a lovely little swallowbelly. Also for now Lucy will be retained, and im really hoping she will get to be full size. If she doesn't well, we will deal with that when the tine comes.
Here are some pictures of the precious little ones

Lucy leading the pack. She is small but mighty!

Here is some pictures of the gilt we are retaining. Shes really lovely :love

The older 6m old piglets also went outside today. They were the ones we got in nov along with Randy. I dont have any pictures of the boar, but enjoy some of the girls. These two will probably be bred for fall babies, all depending on how well they grow these next few months.

My girl Emmy is so precious

Miss sassy pearl, such a sweetheart

Bruce · Apr 8, 2018

Those little piggies are growing like weeds!

Double "like".

mysunwolf · Apr 8, 2018

And they are all so big and beautiful! Love seeing photos of them.

luvmypets · Apr 9, 2018

Bruce said:
Those little piggies are growing like weeds!

Double "like".

They really are! They are all so chubby now.

mysunwolf said:
And they are all so big and beautiful! Love seeing photos of them.

Im glad Im not the only one!

luvmypets · Apr 11, 2018

Today the babies went to live outside, oh my heart. They are growing so fast and everyday their stripes fade just a little. We also decided on the name Opal for the retained gilt which I love.

Pigs in a tub, the one looks very shaken lol

Shadow inspecting the new recruits

One of the blond gilts, look at those wrinkles

Look at the little tongue!

6m gilt Pearl stealing bedding

Pearl is so patient with them!

All the babies rooting

More exploring

6m gilt Emmy getting spoiled

its so funny when the babies follow Shadow because he doesnt know what to do

Wehner Homestead · Apr 11, 2018

It looks like you are really enjoying your piggies!!

luvmypets · Apr 12, 2018

Wehner Homestead said:
It looks like you are really enjoying your piggies!!

I love all them so much, and Im quite excited to sell our first animals!

Bruce · Apr 12, 2018

Always nice when things go according to plan!

luvmypets · Apr 14, 2018

I have been meaning to sit down and write a longer post but I have been a tad bit busy/lazy. First off I wanted to inform you all that my grandmother passed away on March 20, after suffering for over a year of cancer. She had a small service and although it was sad I am relieved that she is finally at peace. Another sad thing that has happened is that we only have six birds left, 3 chickens, 3 ducks. We have had this problem for a while and quite frankly its embarrassing at this point. I want to work with my dad to put in hardwire cloth to make it more difficult for the fox to dig in, and possibly a hotwire. I guess some good news is that we are getting some chicks from a friend. But again if the fox problem isn't resolved they won't last long. If anyone has any suggestion on how to make their run more secure please don't hesitate to add them. Alright on to some more happy news...
Thank you all so much for following my journey with the pigs. I mean we started with 3, and now we have 15 piggies running around. The three older piglets are doing great and they all have wonderful personalities. They have also grown out of their biting phase, thank god :bow

. The boar is starting to become a problem because all he wants to do is breed, I plan on moving him inside soon as we now have two open stalls. Oh and also he has been renamed from Hoover-Porcules-Count Porcula. His buyer came out to visit him so he got a name change, and yes its confusing but its a great name so Im ok with it. All of the younger piglets are doing wonderfully as well. Today it was 86* and they were all sunbathing and just enjoying life. Also my bottle pig Lucy has fled the coop and is now outside living the pig life with her siblings. I still visit her in the morning and evening to feed her formula but she is also starting to eat the pig pellets. I am worried about her size and what may happen if she just doesn't grow to a normal size. Im just attached to my little girl and I am afraid of what decision may have to be made if she is stunted.. I just need to focus on the now and deal with that decision when it comes.
We have already decided to retain the swallowbelly gilt, who has since been named Opal. So when her and Lucy mature we will have five breeding girls with 6-10 babies per litter it adds up quick. I also ordered ear tagging supplies that should come in on tuesday or so. I have been talking to my dad about this but I think we are keeping 3 or 4 barrows for growing out. Oh man why do the mangalitsas have to grow so slowly...They are SO GOOD :drool

. In a few weeks we will also be having the women we rented the boar from come to pick her piglet from the litter. This is just such an exciting time for me because for once it feels like this isn't just a hobby, we will finally be making some money that we can put towards bigger and better things. I don't have much else to say about the sheep and alpacas. They are happy, healthy, and loving the warm weather.

Pictures of all the pigs outside because duh

I believe we will be keeping this guy to grow out. I think this is Latke named after potato pancakes, he is the biggest boar.