baymule
Garden Master
Here we go! Got two guilts today, Hampshire and Yorkshire cross. I’ve been looking, people sure are proud of their pigs this year. Finally found these an hour and half away and we went and got them.
Sentry is in a pasture, not against the new Pigs pen, but he knew he didn’t like them. He barked at them. I didn’t want a night of him hating and barking at the pigs all night, so I put him on a leash and we went to meet the pigs.
He snarled. I shushed him. He was on full alert, deeply growling. I kept talking to him, reassuring him, telling him, MY PIGS, NO. MINE. The pigs of course, were scared and slowly grunted their way toward us. Closer. Closer. Sentry boomed a BIG BARK and lunged at them. Pigs ran, I pulled Sentry back. Over and over, but at least he’s met the pigs and knows what they are. They will never be friends but maybe he won’t bark all night at the pig monsters. Funny how he instinctively knows pigs are predators and instantly equated them with danger. He pressed against me, when they got close, he was in all out defensive mode, defending me from Pig Monsters.
Sentry is in a pasture, not against the new Pigs pen, but he knew he didn’t like them. He barked at them. I didn’t want a night of him hating and barking at the pigs all night, so I put him on a leash and we went to meet the pigs.
He snarled. I shushed him. He was on full alert, deeply growling. I kept talking to him, reassuring him, telling him, MY PIGS, NO. MINE. The pigs of course, were scared and slowly grunted their way toward us. Closer. Closer. Sentry boomed a BIG BARK and lunged at them. Pigs ran, I pulled Sentry back. Over and over, but at least he’s met the pigs and knows what they are. They will never be friends but maybe he won’t bark all night at the pig monsters. Funny how he instinctively knows pigs are predators and instantly equated them with danger. He pressed against me, when they got close, he was in all out defensive mode, defending me from Pig Monsters.
The girls.
Sentry guarding me.
We got the Pig Palace ready this morning. We set up the bin feeder and put 50 pounds of Feed in it. Checked water barrel, added water and secured the trough.
To help the pigs find Feed, I put a little in a plastic tub and they found it. Behind them you can see the bin feeder where I propped up a lid with a pine cone. They found the Feed but were afraid of the bin monster. Wait until they try to get Feed and that lid shuts on them! Haha, it won’t last long, food is a motivator.
To help the pigs find Feed, I put a little in a plastic tub and they found it. Behind them you can see the bin feeder where I propped up a lid with a pine cone. They found the Feed but were afraid of the bin monster. Wait until they try to get Feed and that lid shuts on them! Haha, it won’t last long, food is a motivator.
