Comments on: How to make your pigs happy http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/ The trials and tribulations of a modern crofter Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:12:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Lesley http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11773 Lesley Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:17:28 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11773 A good feed on apples just prior to slaughter might obviate the need to make apple sauce? A good feed on apples just prior to slaughter might obviate the need to make apple sauce?

]]> By: raincoaster http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11757 raincoaster Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:01:55 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11757 And the problem with drunk pigs is??? It's not like they're driving home! And the problem with drunk pigs is??? It’s not like they’re driving home!

]]> By: Stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11742 Stonehead Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:00:46 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11742 Raincoaster, the only practical way of capturing the pigs in action would be a permanent pigcam or two. And unless someone would like to volunteer the equipment, time and cash, it's not going to happen. It would be fun, though! As for feeding windfalls to pigs, yes, it can be done although you have to be careful not to turn them onto ground with a lot of windfalls in warmer weather. If you do, there's a good chance you'll end up with drunken pigs! We can't turn our pigs out under our apple trees as we'd have no front garden left. That would mean no raspberries, blueberries, goosberries, tayberries, or herbs. Raincoaster, the only practical way of capturing the pigs in action would be a permanent pigcam or two. And unless someone would like to volunteer the equipment, time and cash, it’s not going to happen.

It would be fun, though!

As for feeding windfalls to pigs, yes, it can be done although you have to be careful not to turn them onto ground with a lot of windfalls in warmer weather. If you do, there’s a good chance you’ll end up with drunken pigs!

We can’t turn our pigs out under our apple trees as we’d have no front garden left. That would mean no raspberries, blueberries, goosberries, tayberries, or herbs.

]]> By: raincoaster http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11723 raincoaster Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:37:23 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11723 You have GOT to get a digital camera and post some YouTube vids of those bobsledding piglets. Do you do the "turn them loose in the orchard for the windfalls" thing? I always heard you had to be careful with horses and ponies, because they'd founder, but pigs it seems can eat anything. You have GOT to get a digital camera and post some YouTube vids of those bobsledding piglets.

Do you do the “turn them loose in the orchard for the windfalls” thing? I always heard you had to be careful with horses and ponies, because they’d founder, but pigs it seems can eat anything.

]]> By: Stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11719 Stonehead Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:54:34 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11719 And when the sow calls her litter to dinner, then chats to them while they greedily suck like demented Hoovers on speed. And when the sow calls her litter to dinner, then chats to them while they greedily suck like demented Hoovers on speed.

]]> By: uphilldowndale http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11718 uphilldowndale Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:47:58 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11718 Oh and the the sound a cow makes to it's new born calf, magic. Oh and the the sound a cow makes to it’s new born calf, magic.

]]> By: Stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11715 Stonehead Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:08:24 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11715 Another great noise is the sound two of our sows make when they're getting a belly rub - a long, slow, shuddering snore of delight, followed by a big inhalation and then another shuddery snore. Fantastic. Another great noise is the sound two of our sows make when they’re getting a belly rub - a long, slow, shuddering snore of delight, followed by a big inhalation and then another shuddery snore. Fantastic.

]]> By: Angela http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11707 Angela Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:25:53 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11707 I laughed so much at the idea of the piglets invent themselves a non stop feed mechanism and a slide all at the same time! I love the noises animals make when they are just about to get something nice - my horses waiting for their apple and carrot 'afters' last thing at night, my checken Pecky making a happy 'braughhh' noise when she finds a nice worm, and the squeaking of my Border terrier when she thinks she might get a toast crust..... It's great, and they sound very very happy lucky pigs I laughed so much at the idea of the piglets invent themselves a non stop feed mechanism and a slide all at the same time!

I love the noises animals make when they are just about to get something nice - my horses waiting for their apple and carrot ‘afters’ last thing at night, my checken Pecky making a happy ‘braughhh’ noise when she finds a nice worm, and the squeaking of my Border terrier when she thinks she might get a toast crust…..

It’s great, and they sound very very happy lucky pigs

]]> By: uphilldowndale http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11702 uphilldowndale Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:49:13 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/how-to-make-your-pigs-happy/#comment-11702 Trotters in the trough, what a delightful image, every cook likes an appreciative audience Trotters in the trough, what a delightful image, every cook likes an appreciative audience

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