Diamondback
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Pardon me while I clean up the water I was sipping on just as I read Eddies last post. Yep, even came out the nostrils...You kill me Eddie.:laughing:
Baby Pig. Now What?
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CompactTractorFan
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Nice!!! :thumbsup:
rjkobbeman
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Yeah, but how does it end when you eat him? He, he, he!
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I have a feeling that pig's never gonna see a dinner table except maybe as a guest. With a name, personality and friends, a store bought porkchop would make a better meal than trying to think about how good Oscar tastes! I haven't even met the pig and I like him!
beppington
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My friend's son has a cow at school, & the kids are required to number their cows instead of naming them ... you know, so they don't get too attached to their future steak. Maybe Eddie shoulda gone a more numerical route.
We always name our critters. Ya know like T-bone, Cheeseburger, Chop......:laughing:
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That pig is pretty darned cute Eddie! As for a chick magnet, be careful of women who are interested in pigs! Aren't most guys pigs anyway? LOL.
We name our turkeys, and my family always looks awkward when I announce we are eating "Terry" or "Penelope" or whoever. It's fun!
We name our turkeys, and my family always looks awkward when I announce we are eating "Terry" or "Penelope" or whoever. It's fun!
EE_Bota
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My first sow was #9, but I named all the others. #9 was my favorite, and I think about her sometimes 25 years later.
One time I put out new shavings, and while I was working in the pen, she came up with her head tilted oddly, and followed me about until I would look.
I nearly jumped when I saw she somehow got a shaving in her eye so big, she couldn't see past it. She hoped my fingers worked better then her's, and stood there calmly until I got it out. Then she did the slow, deep, hog bark sound she always did when she was thankful for something. It sounds like when a villain laughs, but not evil: rhymes with "what" without the "t"
"whaaa whaa wha Wha WHa WHA WHA WHA WHa WHa Wha Wha wha wha"
I worked with hogs for years, and that vocalization happens in contexts where it can mean "thanks", "we appreciate this," or "glad to see you."
Her first litter for me, she had and raised 14 pigs. That was a great start for a kid's feeder pig operation.
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Wow, that brings back memories, hadn't thought of that sound in over 40 yrs. I had a pet pig when I was in grade school and really enjoyed that pig. I got appendicitis and was hospitalized and had surgery, the pig was gone when I got home, sent to market to pay the hospital bill.
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EddieWalker
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Over the weekend I decided to let Oscar out of his pen. I'm not sure why, but I wanted to see if he would hang out and behave like a dog. Crazy, but a big part of my wanting to keep him was to have him around the house and scaring the crap out of anybody coming over here. :thumbsup:
So I let him out and he hung out close to his pen. Then he got to wondering around the house and decided to wedge his head under my brother log splitter for a nap. I wonder why he likes to squeeze his head into tight places?
The rest of the day, he split it between wondering around, chasing the cats and sleeping. He really loves to chase the cats!!!! He even barks like a dog. It's so much fun to see him do this.
That night, I walked into his pen and he followed me in. I locked him in for the night and then let him out again on Sunday. Same thing, sleep, wonder around and chase the cats. That night, he went back into his pen to sleep in his house.
Monday I let him out for the day and went to work. He was right here when I got back, and I haven't closed his gate or locked him up since.
He sleeps in his house every night, but will wonder around my house a few times and bump up against it. It's like he patrolling around it.
When I get home, he comes running up to me. He still likes to sniff and bite my shoe laces. He also likes to bite my boots. I give him a swat when he does this and telll me no. He sort of listens, but mostly ignores me.
He sure is a lot of fun!!
Eddie
So I let him out and he hung out close to his pen. Then he got to wondering around the house and decided to wedge his head under my brother log splitter for a nap. I wonder why he likes to squeeze his head into tight places?
The rest of the day, he split it between wondering around, chasing the cats and sleeping. He really loves to chase the cats!!!! He even barks like a dog. It's so much fun to see him do this.
That night, I walked into his pen and he followed me in. I locked him in for the night and then let him out again on Sunday. Same thing, sleep, wonder around and chase the cats. That night, he went back into his pen to sleep in his house.
Monday I let him out for the day and went to work. He was right here when I got back, and I haven't closed his gate or locked him up since.
He sleeps in his house every night, but will wonder around my house a few times and bump up against it. It's like he patrolling around it.
When I get home, he comes running up to me. He still likes to sniff and bite my shoe laces. He also likes to bite my boots. I give him a swat when he does this and telll me no. He sort of listens, but mostly ignores me.
He sure is a lot of fun!!
Eddie
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