Here's Bee, the magical escaping pig (she literally ripped apart a hog panel--have you seen how sturdy those things are?) and her five sweet little piglets. They look a bit like little dalmatians, because they turned out so spotty. Our other Glouchesershire Old Spots are not at all as spotted.
We were worried about the piglets, as we've had a cold snap just after they were born, but they've been fine. Bee is a wonderful mama, and they curl up with her and nurse. There is one male, which we were hoping for--we named him Trespassers William. For those of you who don't read children's books, it's an A. A Milne reference (for those of you who don't read, he's the guy that actually wrote Winnie the Pooh back when it was a book and not a Disney cartoon).
This isn't Trespassers William, it's one of the girls. He's got a black eye patch over one eye.
They are the cutest thing out there right now, since the calves and baby goats have grown up, and Belle got sprayed by a skunk. Little Clothilde and I have spent such a long time watching them play and play fight and run about and fight over where they get to nurse.
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