Little pig, little pig let me in

Not by the hair on your chinny chin chin. THEN I WILL HUFF AND PUFF AND BLOW YOUR HOUSE IN. oh no you won't cause farmer J made this one and it ain't moving a bit.

After our young sow had a rendez vous with Champion the boar we are pretty sure she is now pregnant. As we want all the sows to be kept in their own enclosures it was time for a

new cabin to be built.

After an afternoon of collecting hardcore cement was laid with a reinforced ramp (in the hope that it will dissuade the new tenant from digging the entrance up.

First wall going in.

Walls bolted in place making them extra strong (hopefully)

A window in case we need to get piglets out.

Wooden rails to give piglets a safe sleeping area and to stop mum getting to their food.

Roof and extra large sleeping area.

Surrounded by field and and shady trees to the back and nice neighbours.

Amazing view to the front with good sized electric fenced area (for keeping in pigs)

One happy tenant.

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Snap shot

A moment from the week at La Singlarie Another steer went off on Wednesday. After spending 3 years with them it doesn't get any easier when they leave.

Potatoes A sad looking patch Hunting for carrots The weather has now gone from one extreme to the other from rain, rain and a bit more rain to hot, sunny and hotter. Time to access the veggie patch after I planted everything in one hit and then it got very damp and soggy. Well the potatoes are growing well, although they are going to be a lot later this year, kind of Earlie's for late ones and late ones maybe ready for Christmas dinner ( if they survive the bugs, rabbits and moles). The weeds have and still are growing really well, this morning was spent finding the carrots and parsnips, which I have with no help from Sorrel, who after a quick sniff lazed under the shade of the apple tree (which by the looks of it hasn't got hardly any apples on it?) The poor herb seeds sowed don't look to good or the french and runner beans, think a hungry mouse have nibbled on them so I will have to resow (once I have weeded -again)

A problematic Ewe

While Master C and Miss F were here over the weekend we took the opportunity for their help in moving the two ewes, Gorgon and Thumberlina to the field where the donkeys had been. What with all the rain we have had lately the grass grow super quick. The only problem was Miss Fatty did not want to move from her safe field (if only she knew she was moving to new lush grass). It took farmer J and Master C to try moving her after pushing from me and Master C had failed and she fell to the floor not moving an inch. There try also failed so they were both lead through the field in another direction. Of course once in the new field there was no looking back. Gorgon on the other hand was a breeze to move, as long as you have food he will follow, you just need to make sure you have enough food!

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