Chantilly Ayanna - I am in love with this girl, she has the sweetest, prettiest face I've ever seen. She has a very timid personality unfortunately and seems very cowed by Sterling, but she shouldn't have to live with him for much longer. I'm thinking I may need to add some apple cider vinegar to their water though. Sterling misses his aim rather a lot, and I don't want poor Ayanna to end up with cystitis. On the 13th of June she was 718g, today she was 820g. I 'think' she was on heat on the 24th of June, which would make babies due on the 3rd of Sept. I could be very wrong though, but I'll post once I can feel babies which should give me a fairly good idea of due date. I don't think I've posted pics up as of yet so here's a couple of darling Ayanna. Sorry for the fuzzy photos, my cameras not behaving. Just look at those chops!
Chantilly Emmanuel - This boy is just all personality. He's a cheeky little boy who turns into a total sook when he gets cuddles. I can see he's going to end up as a lap pig. We are working on the grooming bit. I've combed him a few times and the last time he kicked out. So i spent some time with him and found some gunk low down in his coat. So he got a very very teeny butt wash. Just enough to wash off a couple of cm on hair. He adored the blowdry after. And he was fine with a comb through after that. So I think the comb must've pulled a bit because his coat was dirty. I can see Manny will be another pig that needs a lot of entertainment, I'm thinking of buying one of those metal hay ball hay rack things for him. He was 315g when I bought him and 460g today.
Pipsqueak Ebony Charm - Is her usual gorgeous self. She's really enjoying ruling the sow run and spends an inordinate time eating, as if she'd be able to feel cold under all that hair. She's up to 1170g and is showing no sign of stopping. I've found her voluptuous bulk makes an excellent hand warmer, as long as she has food in front of her she has no issue with spending hours on my lap while I'm on the computer.
Pipsqueak Edmund - Eddie's enjoying life as a snuggle pig. He still kicks when combed so I'm careful to keep his coat clipped quite high so he doesn't kick out and a catch his foot in his coat. He won Best in Show at the Inverell show even as a clipped longhair. Right now he's just waiting, as he's not due to bred till November. He's entered into the July NSWCC show as a pet though, and he'll be part of my fancy dress entry. I'm still disappointed I had to clip him off, but at least he'll be able to share his excellent breeding with his offspring and I hope one day to show Eddies daughter/son. He's currently at 930g and rapidly gaining weight.
Pipsqueak Feather - Well I've already talked about him a lot. But put simply if the x-rays aren't good tomorrow I may have the vet help him on his way. If he can't be cured it's cruel to allow him to linger. I'm fully aware the sole reason he's still alive is the round the clock force feeding I've been doing. At least euthanasia is a quick death, starvation is a slow one.
Pipsqueak Fortinbras - Poor Fortinbras' not doing so well. He desperately misses his buddy but Feather's too weak to spend time with him. If all does go wrong for Feather I have actually organized for a baby boy for Fortinbras if needed. I have no-one who would be suitable. Eddies my only spare boy and he and Fortinbras hated each other on sight. Because poor Fortinbras been pining he's down to 840g, a loss of 50g over two weeks.
Pipsqueak Sterling - Sterling is having the time of his life. I don't think I've ever seen a boar so enthusiastic about his duty. Even so he's holding his weight nicely and is sitting at 920g. I clipped his ponytails off too as Ayanna kept pulling them out, so Sterling's back to his usual bowl cut.
Symphonia Laertes - La-La is doing well, and is as always insanely clean and neat. He's got his own little pee corner and a separate poo corner. He rarely even needs his cozy washed. He's still a lovely and clam pig, though he does need to be handled regularly. He's sitting at 830g. He's entered in the July show in the self dally class.
Symphonia Lavinia - Nia is a very sweet quiet pig, she seems to have a similar personality to Laertes, one can only hope she passes it on to the babies. Ebbie's done a very good job of teaching Nia her manners and she should grown up into a very mild-mannered sweet-natured sow. She weighs 442g at 8 weeks old. I've no doubt she'll be well over 500g by the time she reaches three months. At the moment I'm planning to put her in with la-La about the 15th of July, assuming she's a good weight and in good health.
Symphonia Rosaline - Rosie's doing well. She's turned into the prettiest little sow you've ever laid eyes on. She and Ebbie get on well and Rosie seems to enjoy being second in command. Interestingly her coat has also coarsened up a lot and she's looking more like a pedigree rex. So she's entered in the July show. Since I did buy her as a pet I'm not expecting much but it'll be good to get a judges opinion. If she is show quality I'll add her permanently to my show team. My one concern is she is a small pig. At six months old she's only 770g. She does have decent condition though, so perhaps she's just fine boned. An adult pedigree show sow need only be over 900g, so I'm sure she'll reach that by the time she's an adult, but she's certainly not on Ebbie's standard of condition.
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