The pigs are out grazing for the first time this year - yippee! Scruffy was straight in but Smooth hid for a while - I think he'd forgotten about outside.
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FernieB ·
08/03/2014 15:14
They're both going for it now - trying to stuff as much grass in as they can. They'd forgotten they could pick their own 
. At this rate the lawn will be mown by evening.
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70isaLimitNotaTarget ·
08/03/2014 15:44
My Fur Babies are out as well 
We got the rabbit run set out, put it near the house.
GP1 even managed to popcorn (the lardy old bugger) it was a phenomenal effort but he did what was expected.
GP3 is a red eyed (like your SmoothPig) so they need to be a bit more sun-savvy he reckons.
No doubt when we try to catch him, he'll say what you put in your title. Is that guinea-pig swearing?
70isaLimitNotaTarget ·
08/03/2014 17:05
They are back in now, we told them they were on restricted grazing for the first few days.
Cue loads of Judgey Looks and UnCatchableNess
But no gripey tummies.
FernieB ·
08/03/2014 21:28
The title actually has a little sunflower in it according to my device but I forgot this doesn't translate. It might as well be GP swearing as they have me a right mouthful when I brought them in. I knew Scruffy knew the bad wheeks but was shocked at Smooth. 
. They were really unimpressed when they realised I'd steam cleaned their cage and it smelt nice. They'd spent ages making it boary.
It's still a bit damp underpaw here so they had muddy claws and left paw prints on my jumper.
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70isaLimitNotaTarget ·
09/03/2014 10:48
Sleeping I put the boars out in their Pighouse over a week ago, it had been really mild here.
Then woke up to hear the Radio presenter blethering on about icy windscreens and how cold it was.
Thought my piiiiiiiiggss but they were fine. (They have a little heater to keep their house nice) Being arsey boars they don't cuddle so I reckon if they are warm enough they can sleep apart and be active (well as active as they would ever be )
Now they've got back into the swing of things, but they are still sitting judgily by their empty supper plate when I give them breakfast.
(The sun is creeping up the garden, they can go out after 12 I think )
70isaLimitNotaTarget ·
09/03/2014 12:22
Ahh, they already do the magic trick of
"Big plate of salad+ parsley" ---> big pile of Guinea-Pig Beans
But the staring judgily does work because it gets refilled. (Hand is quicker than they eye though. Door open- new plate arrives - old plate removed. )
guineapiglet ·
09/03/2014 18:48
.......and the old magic tick of
hey presto! it's disappeared and It went down so quickly I didn't even taste it
lower lip wibbles? lovely gormless but deeply loveable face.....
and here's what I have produced! just for you........
70isaLimitNotaTarget ·
09/03/2014 19:05
GP3 always looks like he's smiling
GP1 looks like he's drinking through a straw and you pull the straw out- so his mouth is o
Boris has obviously sussed that the combination of blondie fur, liquid eyes and a pouty lip is irresistable. Bless him- he's got people round him now that are susceptible to his charm and he's got some catching up to do.
guineapiglet ·
10/03/2014 09:05
aaaaw 70 I do love their little faces and that kind of blind look they have when they look so judgily at everything but you know they can't really see that far!!
my little acorn coloured girl had four toes on each back leg and would waddle out of the shed and into the garden, she loved sunbathing. but red eyed guineas do need to be more careful in the sun...hope all of the furries have a well deserved day in the sun....snoring gently, ears flapping zzzzzzz
FernieB ·
10/03/2014 09:25
I daren't go in the utility at the moment as the pigs can see the sun and are wondering why they can't go out. I get horrible wheeky abuse 
. Am waiting for the sun to warm things up a bit more then they can get on with some mowing.
70 - Smooth does that 'drinking straw' thing with his mouth. He just looks as though he can't believe what rubbish I am saying. If he stares at me too long I begin to doubt my ability to do anything
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fortifiedwithtea ·
11/03/2014 14:41
After 2 days mowing the lawn my girls are exhausted. They have been larding around the hutch all day.
Naughty has found the energy to eat a grape. Millie Pig ran away from hers. Coco nattered at me a good long time for giving her a grape , then picked it up and disappeared into the bedroom with it.
FernieB ·
11/03/2014 16:47
Fortified - can't believe you had the audacity to give Coco a grape! What were you thinking? She'll hold that grudge a while - huge amounts of parsley may be required.
Guineapiglet - there was another painting discussion but I think the other painting had some children holding a GP and another animal - bird? 70 - help! The pigs in this painting are in piggy heaven with all the veg.
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FernieB ·
11/03/2014 16:58
Just gave my boys grapes. Smooth accepted it gracefully. Scruffy clearly agrees with Coco .
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fortifiedwithtea ·
11/03/2014 23:31
The sun came out in the afternoon. I put the guineas in the run on a fresh patch of grass and was forgiven for offering grapes
Coco enjoyed a little nap on DD1 lap when she came. Officially she belongs to DD1 because she 'spoke' to her "take me home and love me" when Naughty went piggy friend dating.
Naughty gave me lots of kisses on the lips the fact I had just eaten a giant milk chocolate cookie had nothing to do with it 
Millie Pig as usual didn't want cuddles. She was too busy trying to work out if she stood on my head could she climb to the top of the sofa.
Yes there was a guinea pig painting posted here before with children (can't remember who found it). You got to love the Baroque period for being OTT I wonder if guinea pigs did look like that in those days or if the artist really had a couple of guinea pigs in front of him to paint from. I suspect not, although if I recall correctly the piggys in children's painting didn't look modern day either.
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fortifiedwithtea ·
11/03/2014 23:45
why didn't I read the whole board tonight. Just the one guinea pig in the children's painting and realistic, those kids definitely had a guinea pig. The Baroque painting, maybe not, or he wasn't that good at painting guineas should have stuck with the fruit.
70isaLimitNotaTarget ·
12/03/2014 17:47
My boars are out for an hour (till 6pm) so they are eating for Britain and chattering at DD when she tried to catch them.
"For the love of Jeff, Missy, we've just got out. We've got faces to fill "
They've got a blanket to sit on and a cover on the run, not bothered with either 
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