Three weaner pigs are settled in to their new home in the brush. We constructed a shelter of pallets with a spare sheet of plywood for a roof. Two bales of straw made it a cozy shelter in this still cool spring.
I’ve never been around pigs much – only to see them at the fair. I was amazed at how they communicate with each other. One discovered the straw shelter and grunted to call the other two over, telling them about it! I also expected them to eat much more than they do – they are really quite delicate. They carefully sniffed left over french toast, then licked it and then nibbled. No piggy scarfing of food! Maybe that will change once they get bigger.
We did decide to have nose rings put on these pigs. They have been investigating the brush in their area a bit but the weather has been so nasty still that I usually find them snuggled into their straw shelter sleeping!
Jake has thoroughly sniffed them over – still not sure what they are. 
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- The small one is three months old and the larger ones are 4 months old
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- They now love to snuggle and sleep in the straw.
