Our New Life in the Country: Just piggy gorgeous........

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Just piggy gorgeous........

Middle Whites

We have now decided that 6 pigs would be better than 3, although it means constructing 2 arks with another needed as soon as we have to separate the sows from the weaners. We would ideally like to buy 3 Middle White weaners (2 boys and a girl) and 3 Oxford Sandy and Black weaners (also 2 boys and a girl), with the boys being reared for either pork or bacon and the girls for breeding.

Oxford Sandy and Blacks

Oooh......I can't wait!

I make no excuse.....I've gone piggy mad!!

Sue xx

5 comments:

pigeon pease5 May 2009 at 21:20
Nor can I wait, lucky you and your hubster
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Hen5 May 2009 at 22:38
Oh, TOO exciting. Lucky you!
Hen x
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landcuckoo6 May 2009 at 09:06
Piggin' brilliant!
Love the Oxford Sandy and Blacks. Wont mention any of this to my Hubby, I'm still working on getting the go ahead for sheep and that wont be until we are in a place big enough for them! Talk about having to pre-plan! Great pictures, looking forward to seeing more.
Take care
Sarah x
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Anonymous6 May 2009 at 16:45
I am excited for you!

I want some piggies too!! lol

Rose XXX
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Bertie Meadows7 May 2009 at 11:03
Oh me too Sue, me too!
Bertie x
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It was simply the wild and wacky ramblings of a 50 something townie turned country girl called Sue, who lost her heart to a sailor and started a new life in the country .... many years ago. On a path that took us from Cumbria to Oxfordshire, to Berkshire and then we found our home at the bottom of a wet and windy Welsh hillside by a busy main road.

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