Arrival Of Ella & Bella .

17th October 2009 Our first pair of breeding Saddlebacks arrived on the farm. They were bought from our good friends at Kingston Maurwood College. We have aquired a great pig ark for them and its all cosy with lots of straw. Their paddock is fenced around with electric wire. After a few experimental 'shocks' they are very happy within the large space they can call home. They are fast becoming the best fed pigs in the West thanks to lots of surplus fruit and veg. Its great fun watching them chop noisilly through boxes of old tomatoes, carrots and even cherries (stones and all!) Come the spring they will come 'on heat' and we will artificially inseminate them. We are crossing them with a Large White Boar. So Ella & Bella will hopefully have some good litters of piglets for next year.

                                                    Ella & Bella 'two little pigs' on arrival at farm                                                                      Ella one year old

On his holidays with us this month 'Dirty Pete' a Large White boar.  But this is a working holiday - nice work if you can get it! 

So we should be seeing our first piglets in April !