The Hotel Three Hampshires
Posted: Saturday 3 March, 2012
Well, our three Hampshire gilts have taken up residence in their new accommodation.
We picked them and their two brothers up yesterday from Robert and Lillian Waddell, dropped their brothers off in their woodland idyll then, rather unceremoniously, bundled the girls into their ark. We decided to keep them shut in last night rather than try to herd them to bed, so I put in a bucket of water and their supper, then left them to chill after what had been a challenging day for them.
This morning, we could hardly see them in the straw, but breakfast tempted them out.
Hampshire weaners at breakfast
They've now explored the boundaries, rootled around in the leaf litter, been back in the nest for a nap, greeted a few visitors and had their supper. Phew, busy day.
Expert pig feeder Ben serving dinner to the Hampshires
They are really bonny and remarkably calm. Tomorrow, we'll make a start on the apple slices 
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Comments
claire
they're so pretty. apple slices...... you're a meany!!
Rosemary
PP - the two in the woods are our vet's. We picked them up for him.
Claire - they will love apples slices :-) Get's them nice and tame - they're too young to garnish yet.
Neil
Welcome back! I've been waiting for news, thought that something must have upset the apple cart when there was such a long period without news, ( latest entry was late January for quit a while).
Are the gilts for food or breeding?
Rosemary
Neil - got obsessed with Facebook :-)
They are for eating; none are good enough to register and breed from.
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princesspiggy
Saturday 3 March, 2012 at 9:18pm
are the 2 in the woods urs too?
what are their characters like? look great x