One Month!

The Dynamic Duo, aka Rex & Fiona, have been with us for one month - as of June 5.

We are total novices at this pig raising thing, but I'm enjoying learning how to take care of them and watching them grow week after week. Since we look at them everyday it's hard to say how big they are getting. I'm sure there will be a day when we look at them and see just how big they have gotten...that might happen sooner than we think!

In the last month we have learned a few things about them.

They are incredibly friendly. In my research, I had read how friendly they are and how they are kind of like a dog and want affection and all that. Once they settled in they started feeling more relaxed around us they started coming up to us while we would sit in their pen and just plop down and wait for a belly rub. That really didn't take long at all, a week maybe less. It's like they are taking a mini-nap and just relaxing at our feet.

I don't know about other AGH, but these two like the people who come for a visit. We have neighbors and friends who have come to meet R & F and the pigs are pretty friendly with everyone. Most people who venture into the pig pen are able to pet them and experience them up close and personal...even kids. This past Sunday one of the neighbor boys came over and I invited him into the pen and he was just beside himself. He LOVED them! He kept going on and on about how cute they are...which they are, but he just seemed like he couldn't believe it.

Look at these cute faces...SO CUTE!!

Another thing that we are finding out about them - they are pretty frisky, as in playful. Since their area was increased this past weekend they have been happily exploring underneath the pear trees and as far as they can into the field. Yesterday Rex was jumping around and running after Fiona. So funny!

For the first couple of days they were hiding out in the tall grass

The afternoon they were moved I found Rex behind their shelter and in the tall grass. I was hoping at first that they would do their poo and pee business in this area. I know Fiona was...she had that look about her. Rex may have just been hiding out. He's not good at answering questions.

They don't eat everything that is tossed into their area. We start each morning with a couple of hamburger buns and a bit of hog/swine pellets. Depending on the day they may get some treats like kitchen scraps from friends and neighbors. They really like fruit...they are not a fan of radishes...artichoke leaves are okay, but they leave those alone for the most part. A friend of ours included a small hamburger patty with the bag she brought over and low and behold...they ate it! I think that Rex got the majority of the patty. That would figure being a boy and all...hahaha!! They get another ration of pellets and a couple of buns in then evening as well. Some days they seems famished...other days not nearly as much. They never turn their nose up to a meal though.

More than anything we are loving these two Guineas and look forward to when they finally achieve their purpose on our farm. Breeding and producing baby AGH! So glad that our farm is now complete and these two are thriving.

It's a rough life, but they make it work

Farm Life Is the Best Life!