They’re back!

The last time pigs lived on Green Acre Farms, Dash was not quite two years old and our family was still living in NE.

Tonight, Eric brought home four feeder pigs (purchased at a sale last week) for our kids’ 4-H projects, and later on a fellow 4-Her brought out her recently purchased pig.  Her pig is HUGE compared to our four, even though there is only about a month’s difference in their birthdates.  Pigs can grow 2 to 2.5 lbs per day – it shows.

I, personally, have a lot to learn about pigs.  For my husband and his father, this is small fry compared to what they used to grow on the farm.  Smaller is good, in my opinion.  My husband is leaning toward ‘acquiring’ a few more!  Go figure … we all are drawn to what we know.

The kids could hardly wait to get home from TKD to see their piglets.  As soon as we pulled in the garage they hopped out, donned rubber boots and carharts, and ran out the door up to the barn.  I had to get my camera and didn’t care to run through the mud.

My silly kids are already talking about bacon.  We’ve talked about naming the pigs … Hamalina (Angelina’s), Bacon (Zeke’s), Porkchop (Dash’s), Speedy (Graham’s) … I guess they won’t get too attached that way.