No Vacancy

Our little red barn is full! It no longer houses our lawn tractor, lawn chairs and other miscellaneous items that we store in it over the winter months. After being swept clean again before putting down shavings and straw, filling the feeder and cleaning out and filling the water buckets, we set them free.


Our three little pigs in their new home! Meet Buck, Buttons and Spottie. This is our third year raising pigs. They are adorable! Especially when they have a clump of mud stuck on their pink little snout. They love to rut and run around kicking up their feet.

This is their third week with us and they are getting more comfortable with us getting in the pen with them. They have developed a taste for the fresh, green grass we pick for them and feed them. They also like to nibble on our boots, knees, clothing – you have to be aware of where they are and what they are doing.

Yesterday we had to corral them into their barn. I became a vet for 15 minutes. While John held them, I swabbed behind an ear and administered one shot to each pig. (They have very thick skin). The kids did not like the squealing so our daughter ran to the swing set. Our little big guy was my assistant, handing me the cotton balls and bottle of rubbing alcohol, until it was time for his pig to get the shot. He left because he said he could not watch.

One, two, three and they were all out running in their yard, enjoying the sunshine.