The joy of pigs

[FernieB]

Having a fairly boring day of cleaning, supermarket shopping etc. Just put the boys in their indoor run in the kitchen with a brand new box and big paper bag. I reached over to give Scruffy a tickle and he gave a big squeak and ran 3 laps, popcorning all the way. That's why I love pigs - just so funny.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

My schoolmate had a small-holding (farm) when I was a teenager. (They had ducklings quite cute but wriggly and covered in ducky do and geese)
I was lolloping through the yard, as you do, when I just caught a white shape. I thought it was the flipping gander and I leapt a 5-Bar Gate . No idea how.
It was her dog, a real dope-on-a-rope type, Totally un-goose like.

When the DC were little I had to take them to feed the ducks/geese and not grimace too much.

Swans are just unbearably smug "Oh we belong the the Queen"

Romford Brewery is now a shopping centre

[KRITIQ]

Oh 70, do get some chickens. A dear friend in London has 6 lovely ladies and every time I visit, I take back the most delicious eggs. I recently checked my deeds and I am not allowed chickens! Well, I'd have to kiss goodbye to all my plants if I did have them, but I just don't like the idea that I can't have them if I want.

I would also like a Capybara and a Patagonian Cavy pretty please - actually a couple. Have always fancied having a small lobster as a bet, not sure why. I am having to exert amazing will power not to get more animals.

Oh, I've heard geese make far better guard dogs than, um, well dogs do.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

I've had enough trouble re-allocating the boars to somewhere that's
a - safe from trees and
b - satisfies their very spoiled and judgey demands

(hence why they are in the garage)

I would not fancy rounding up a load of irate chooks in a Force 9 gale

I've sometimes had a read on the Chicken Thread for winter weather ideas and thought "gosh they are more work than guinea-pigs"

I reckon I could train my capybara to bark and bite (when I get one)

[FernieB]

Geese can be very fierce and if they nip you it's very sore as I know . Didn't put me off geese though - I'd love some, and sheep and goats and pigs ........ Don't think they'd all fit in the kitchen though

Back to my little pigs - they are in the conservatory but it's pouring down and very loud in there so I'm going to move them into their cage in the utility where the tumble dryer is going, so still noisy but warmer. Not having much luck with Smoothpig's diet. He just lards about and won't move unless there is no other option.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

A very very mean person would put SmoothPig in the tumble dryer and let him run round (like a giant wheel affair) to trim him down.

Put it on a cool setting, real fur can shrink .

Not that I would recommend or condone this sort of behaviour.
But with GPs it doesn't harm to remind them of things , like spatchcocked roast guineas in Peruviand market food stalls

[FernieB]

Maybe I am a very cruel person but I like that idea .

[fortifiedwithtea]

My new girls were very keen to try pumpkin but disappointed with the taste. It must have been Fatimus that 'hogged' it al last year

Pumpkin pieces has been slowly gnawed down to the skin but I would say the verdict is meh.

BTW we had no trick or treaters So we've had to eat a whole tin of Heroes by ourselves. Such a shame Mind you we did go out to Hylands House fright night so were not home until 7.20pm. Not surprising we didn't get little kids but were surprised not to get teens either .

70 last years fright night is on Youtube, bear in mind its for families, I screamed her head off when a masked character crept out the bushes beside me. I was a jabbering wreck after that and DD2 was glad I came because it made the night more fun

[fortifiedwithtea]

her head? I mean my head. Now that really would be impressive if I could scream someone else's head off