Oh dear...

[spandit]

My wife told me that she had got me a main present but it wouldn't arrive until the end of January. In the meantime, I have been given enough chocolate to keep me going for hours (about 7kg ). I asked not to be told as I like nice surprises...

...however, after opening the second book on pig husbandry, I asked her:

"Have you bought me a pig?"

She replied...

"Not exactly... you see, the woman who was selling them won't let them go individually..."

I'll post pictures once we pick the pair of them up

(and with a 6 year old daughter, it's going to be blooming difficult in about 6 month's time...)

 

[rorymax]

Absolutely love that story, enjoy (hopefully ).

Look forward to how that all turns out, your wife certainly knows how to give a gift to remember .

rorymax

 

[British Red]

Awesome fun. Get busy with the fencing!

 

[Goatboy]

Maybe Mrs Spandit shouldn't go into the espionage game. But she's dam fine at buying presents. After goats, pigs are my favourite farm animal. Do you know the breed yet?
Looking forward to the promised pictures and again an awesome present.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[Toddy]

Nice one (or two ?) Mrs Spandit kind of Christmas with the potential for the next one's dinner

There's another forum which has more than a few pig keeping folks on it, much quieter than here, but very much a similar atmosphere. It's called Overthegate, and the fellow who runs it, Bodger, posts a lot of posts about his pigs
Worth a read.

atb,
M

 

[spandit]

Very excited I am. Much to learn & build but hopefully we'll have a large amount of sausages for our Summer party

 

[Quixoticgeek]

Two pigs? Sausage and bacon seem like good names

J

 

[Goatboy]

Two pigs? Sausage and bacon seem like good names

J

Or the traditional Pinky & Perky.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[Quixoticgeek]

Or the traditional Pinky & Perky.

Ah, but naming them after the end product reinforces the fact they are food... Helps avoid any attachment...

J

 

[dewi]

Ah, but naming them after the end product reinforces the fact they are food... Helps avoid any attachment...

J

Sage and Onion then?

 

[Goatboy]

Aye, suppose one should be "rasher-nal" about it.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[dewi]

Sow what you saying GB? Anything else would be boaring!

 

[Goatboy]

Aye but I try not to wallow in self pity about it. No, not by the hair on my chiny chin chin.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[Mesquite]

Good name them would be Ham and Hock

 

[bilmo-p5]

Del-boy & Rodney?

 

[Robbi]

Eric and Ernie...

 

[Clouston98]

What a great gift! I'm sure they'll be cracking eating too

 

[Hugo]

Jack will be your best friend from now on.😂

 

[milius2]

whaat a great present! What kind of system are you thinking about? Keeping them indoors or outdoors and what type of feed you can provide and what will be bought?

 

[spandit]

We're going to convert a stable into a house for them, with a run outside. We'll feed them on bought in food for now until our vegetable garden is up and running