Saturday, November 27, 2010

101 Dalmatians...er, I mean piglets!


We were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our first round of Gloucester Old Spot piglets in November and I can happily announce that we are proud parents to 14 beautiful, black and white spotted piglets!


All births went smoothly and so far, the piglets have been thriving in their nursery in the barn. We had a total of 4 sows with piglets born including one hereford, within a matter of 5 days. The result has been an absolute mosh pit of legs, snouts, ears and eyes peering up at us! lol

The moms have been doing a wonderful job so far, lying leg to leg in a circle. This has helped to keep the piglets warm as they bounce back and forth from one set of teats to the next!

Too funny!


Here, our hereford sow shows the other girls how its done!

Anyone interested in purchasing registered breeding stock can contact me via the website for more information.

Best,

Kent
www.whitmorefarm.com

2 comments:

  1. Cute cute cute. They are the cutest little pigglets I've seen all day! So glad you did not have to bring them in by the fire in a box!
    Congratulatins. I'll tell all my pig buddies!

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