It's now been just over a month since the pigs arrived and they have certainly made themselves at home. They hear us walking up to them and can be found at the gate, wating. They then follow us along the enclosure fence, around to their trough because they always think we are bringing them food!
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They don't mind being scratched behind the ears and are quite tame. The weather has caused their enclosure to be very muddy, especially around their trough where they have been trotter deep in water. However, it's much drier today,
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We have increased their food this week. We have doubled the amount and give half in the morning and half in the evening. This means we are now going through a bag of pig food each week. A bag costs £8.50 from the local feed merchant. This is still less than the books tell you to give as we are using the natural environment as their main source of food.
They did escape a few days ago. They had rooted around so much near the electric fence they had pushed soil onto the lower wire and shorted the system. Our neigbour found them near the goats and sheep. However, he called them and they trotted back and followed him into the enclosure.
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Somebody asked us if we would keep them as pets. That is a big NO. However, tame and friendly they are they, will still be filling my freezer in the autumn!
