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It's a sunny, but cold, day. The pigs have decided that they're going to lay down on top of the cow &
sheep's food. The sheep aren't really impressed by this. They'll nibble on the edges a little. The picture shows two social groups of pigs. They hang out together, and sleep together and eat together. They're not organized by size, as you'd expect. Each group contains a larger pig, a few medium sized pigs and a couple of smaller pigs. Once these groups form, they're pretty much for the lifespan of the pig.
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And if you've ever wondered where the term "
pigpile" comes from, there ya go. They arrange themselves so that
theres at least one pig facing in every direction.
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The little black pig right in the center has the best position. Warm on all sides, completely protected by the herd. Good sleeping there.
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Sweet dreams, pigs.
3 comments:
I love your blog! I originally found it when we first got a family milk cow. Now, we recently got pigs and are planning on breeding them. Do you keep your boar separate from your sows?
We run our boars with our sows; we move the sows into seperate housing when they get close to farrowing, and then return them after the piglets are weaned.
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