They Did It Again!

Oh my gosh! What's with this group of pigs?! Yea...that's them up there!Every time we try to move them to a new area, they don't seem to be thrilled and cross under the electric wire. The snow and the frigid temps put us way behind with moving them. Their noses aren't rung so they can go through a field pretty fast. Very efficient tillers!

Scott, Tony and Jonah finally had the opportunity to build out a new paddock in the woods. It was important for us to move them there since pasture is non-existent. This way, they will be able to finish on acorns and roots. It felt like such a huge accomplishment to move these"joys" today. I stood there and watched as they dug through leaves. I find it very relaxing.

Tonight as I was closing up the farm, I got this intuition to check on this group. I wasn't planning on going over there but I wanted to see if they were still foraging or sleeping in their hut. As I was getting closer, I heard a grunt by the Sycamore trees. There should not be a grunt by the Sycamore trees! Geez!!! Pig silhouettes were fast approaching me. I ran back to get some feed. Luckily they seemed to be hanging out in the back. Four of their friends, still in the paddock, didn't want to chance a shock. I was able to get all of them back in, except Lulu. Jonah had to help me with her.

The last time we moved them to this area, they got out a couple of times and got into the cornfield...way out front. It's scary when you go out to feed them and you arrive to an empty paddock. They were missing for several hours. Scott went everywhere on the 4-wheeler to look for them. It wasn't until later that morning, we happened to glance down at the cornfield and spotted pigs darting back and forth between the rows...having a great time. They were mighty tired when they followed me down the lane and back up towards the house. I think they actually slept for two days. After that, we moved their paddock back up by the house. I just thought since they were bigger and older, it would be different this time. I thought they would enjoy foraging through the woods. We believe these guys need to be in the middle of it all. They need to see the action. I sure do hope I see them in the woods tomorrow!