Day 2 of the Piglets

Well, everyone survived the first night even though it was a late one for some of us and a lot of hard work getting ready for it.

We ended up splitting the hut into half again with Gladys, Pig 043, on one side on her lonesome and Mavis, Pig 040 on the other side with all the piglets.   We did this because Gladys didn't seem very interested at this point and we couldn't be sure which of the piglets were hers because of the mix up with the dates. 

The moral of this story is put the right date in the spreadsheet or use a simple table like the one in Tony York's book (more later)!

Anyway, everyone seems well and they were all enjoying the wonderful warm early Autumn evening sunshine.

Ashton Keynes Pigs welcomes our first piglets

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.  The next best time is now.  ~Chinese Proverb

The best time to start a website blog was ages ago.  The next best time is a bit earlier today. ~Smallholder's Proverb

There's always a better time to get started with these things but no time like the present.

Today we welcomed 16 little piglets into our world and whilst it hasn't been without its surprises already, hopefully things will work out.