we have pigs!

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we have pigs!

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first time being a swineherd....seems ok so far.. just have to hope our fencing is up to the job :mrgreen:
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cute - :cheers:
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Tasty :mrgreen:
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No point saying 'ahhh' so I'll say yum, bacon sandwiches! :lol:
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Oh Red, I'm SO jealous!!!

I'd love to get our bottom garden all fixed up... it's currently filled to the brim with fallen trees & branches that are waiting 'to be dealt with' and then needs securing, and the outbuildings need fixing, the proposed piggery needs a few repairs.... will take us forever, so I think we won't be getting pigs in for quite a while :roll:

Oh, let us know how they're getting on - like I said, I'm SO jealous!! :mrgreen:
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congrats!!

We loved having pigs - we have lamb this year - but next year back to pigs again.
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Good stuff red, look forward to hearing how you get on with them. :cheers:

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wey-hey :cheers: Ooh you're so Ish :notworthy:
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JulieSherris wrote:Oh Red, I'm SO jealous!!!

I'd love to get our bottom garden all fixed up... it's currently filled to the brim with fallen trees & branches that are waiting 'to be dealt with' and then needs securing, and the outbuildings need fixing, the proposed piggery needs a few repairs.... will take us forever, so I think we won't be getting pigs in for quite a while :roll:

Oh, let us know how they're getting on - like I said, I'm SO jealous!! :mrgreen:
it has taken us a couple of years to get to this point, we had to take down a couple of derelict sheds, smack up lotsof concrete , move lots of logs and debris and fence the entire area - but we got there in the end - the trick was we booked the pigs... then we had to get it done in time!
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Red - Excellent to see you have pigs :lol: Berkshires too! I bet you are really enjoying having them about the place. I miss mine :(

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Post: # 156711Post Derry »

its times like this that i wish i lived on a farm and not in the b'ham 'burbs with the parents.. i wants piggies, and chickens, and maybe a sheep or two..

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