Post 11: Piggies

This also took place at Gregg's, but is worth its own post.

Gregg has piggies - 6, to be precise, who live in the orchard and are about 3/4 months old. The deal is this - Gregg owns 3, his neighbor owns three, and they're fed (beautiful) until about 6 months, at which point it's out with the gun, and hello to the most beautiful pork (we had some of the previous batch, as it were). The piggies are sold (very quickly due to high demand) to friends and family when they're initially bought, so it's quite cool all round.

Last year's batch were boys - no personalities, apparently, unlike this year, which are all girls (and coloured, at that, which we all agreed were cuter and less sun-stricken than the more popular white piggies). A particular favourite was 'black leg' - coloured, with a black hind leg, this has to be the most loved-up pig ever. They all love rubbing up against something, but black leg would chase one around the orchard every chance she got, and was generally first to come say hello (see top pikkie)...

Also, Hettie, the HUGE kunekune (they have face toggles, go wiki it and see) had some little ones while we were there too. The dad was one of the previous batch (most embarassing, and quite interesting mechanically - the size differential must have been substantial!). Anyway, the bebbies are too cute as well :)


p.s. piggies on the charge is one of the funniest things i've ever seen - in addition to occasionally, and for no apparent reason, skipping around in tiny little circles, piggies like to charge, ears flapping in the breeze. Si's vid is quite good...