Cute Little Visitor!

A sudden rise in temperature brought out a little visitor to the farm.  I found this little guy under our trailer.  He was shaking and hungry, but otherwise in good health.  I gave our local wildlife rescue a quick call and she told me what to feed him.  If it had been a horse I would have had no trouble, but coming from the UK, I've really only ever seen racoons in zoos!!

A couple of hours later, our little friend was feeling much better and on his way back to bed:)  Hopefully he found somewhere safe and warm to spend the rest of the winter.

Active Pig!

On Saturday I ordered pot-bellied pig chow and arranged to pick it up after the store had closed.  When I got there, I discovered that instead of the boys' regular "Elder" ration, the feed mill had left "Active Pig"!  This gave Kris and I quite a chuckle...Gordon and Cosmo really aren't all that active and we joked about the affect it would have on them.  We shouldn't have joked.....

Yesterday I was on the phone and happened to glance up at the barn.  I did a double take...Gordon and Cosmo were wandering around by the horses' paddocks!  When I went to investigate, they had broken out of their run by smashing the door!  The boys were quite happily wandering around terrorizing the horses (don't you know pigs are the most scary thing in the world!) and had no intention of going back to their home.  After a quick trip over to the neighbours to beg for help, we began our hour-long mission to get the boys back in.  For those of you who aren't familiar with a pig's vocal range, it can be quite scary!!  They bark and growl, and on occasions when they are really upset, they scream....LOUDLY!  Yesterday they were having a lot of fun so there was no screaming, but the grunts and growls were enough to send my neighbour's four year old son running for cover!!

The boys are now safely back in their home and the gate has been repaired.  This summer we will be fencing the whole 'farm yard', so the boys will be able to wander wherever they please!  One thing is for sure, the boys will have plenty of energy...Active Pig really does work:)

Beauty Update

Beauty has continued to struggle over the last few days.  She is coming in at night and the good news is, she has started eating again.  She seems really depressed and lethargic, so we have been giving her Bach remedies as well as homeopathics.  This morning Beauty seemed a lot brighter, so hopefully she has turned a corner:)  She wasn't terribly impressed to be greeted with our current wintery conditions, but neither was I!!