My ossabaws arrived today!!!

[islandgal99]

Introducing Thelma:



And here's Louise:



Here's my transport vehicle (note - though Ossabaws will fit in a dog carrier, it will not "hold" them if they choose to get out...don't ask how I know!



And the girls enjoying the new digs:



Super excited to be owned by Ossabaws!

 

[alsea1]

Interesting looking pigs.
I take it the ride home got complicated

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

They are definatly different looking that the average pig!! How big do they get as adults, average?

 

[islandgal99]

Yes the ride home was a little complicated. Character building, we'll call it that. And I'm pretty sore from it all. Lol. No violence involved though, except there was nearly a fist fight between the guy who slammed my door shut in the ferry lineup while I was trying to get the pig back in the crate, and the bystanders who saw him do that and Knew I was struggling with something inside the back of my vehicle. lol

Regarding weights, in the wild the pigs are smaller, but in captivity the females are 130-150 lbs and the males are 200-250lbs. The Barrow we didn't take was probably 230. Three people were able to pick up the dog crate with a pig in it, and two stronger people could have picked it up also. I would guess Louise is closer to 150 and Thelma is probably 130. They are a nice manageable size for me, as I plan to utilize their grazing skills in my pasture management with the sheep I am getting in the fall.

 

[Baymule]

Very nice looking girls! Love the Mohawk on Thelma! That's what my hair looks like when I wake up!

 

[Dino]

Coo, I wondered what ossabaws looked like, sounds like it was an adventure! Lol!

 

[Cricket]

Nice! I tell my sow she has a snout like a giant vole, but think yours has her beat!