New arrivals

Three American Guinea Hogs have joined our collection of farm animals. They are about 3 months old.

Arrival day. The little piggies are a bit shy so they're hiding in the back of the feed room. This is their temporary home while they are trained to the electric wire we use for fencing on pasture.

Day two. They've moved closer to the front and the gate. How quickly they learn the direction from which food arrives!

Training over and they've moved out to pasture. Happy little piggies!

Kunekune on Pasture!

It didn't take the 5 Kunekune any time at all to adjust to their new home on pasture. They are enjoying the "salad bar" surrounding their Hawg Haus.

Home with a bluebird house in the yard.

The Hawg Haus is equipped with a water storage tank and solar collector to charge the battery which provides the electricity for the fencing.

Chomp, chomp, yum!

The goats and dogs were fascinated by their new neighbors, but not for long. 

Pig's eye view of the fine eating on this pasture.

Stepping out the door for the first time and eating with every step.

Carpenter at work

Charlie is taking advantage of the sunny days we have between rain storms to work on the Hawg Haus. The doorway has been framed. The pigs are much shorter than this doorway but this structure will serve eventually as the farrowing house so we have to be able to get the farmers into it in case any midwifing is needed.

After building the door, Charlie propped it in the doorway until he has time to attach the hinges.

Hawg Haus in progress

Charlie has been working away on the portable piggy pens he's designing & building in preparation for the KuneKune pigs we've purchased. While Jonathan was visiting he helped with the construction of the first one and named the structure "Hawg Haus."

Charlie and Jonathan taking a photo break from their work.

Two days later. Brian just arrived so the work that requires 4 hands can resume.

Kunekune, arriving soon!

After considering many porcine breeds we have decided to raise Kunekune, an old & rare breed. Kunekune are small, friendly and vegetarian so they are well suited to our system of pasturing our animals. Stay tuned!

This litter is a little older than the ones we will be receiving. 

Kunekune love tummy rubs!

Bella, one of our 2 gilts, arriving soon