the great escape - pig style
Well so much for our digging day on Friday... Sunday 9am, Val goes down the garden to feed the chickens and the two piglies are the wrong side of the chicken / pig dividing line!
They had opened the gate and were happily digging about in chickenville and snuffling up acorns. Unfortunatly there were no witnesses with video cameras around, but Val says she had a fun old time trying to get them back in. I think it went something like: One pig in through gate, chase other pig, get second pig in as first pig comes out again through fence. First pig runs to be with second pig but gets confused by the fence in between them. Much oinking and squealing later (yes, and that was just Val) two pigs safely back in pig run.
When we first made the pig run, by putting up a wire fence across the chicken area, we didn't realise it had a 'right way up'. The holes at the bottom are smaller than the holes at the top, more by luck than judgement Sam and Ben got it the right way up for most of it.... but not the bit to the right-hand side of the gate. The holes aren't big but just big enough for a small wriggly piglet to get through.
So, this morning was spent putting small chicken wire all along the big holed wire fence and putting a wooden baton across the gate with a bit metal bolt. I still think it will need more reinforcement as the pigs get bigger, and heavier, and more adventurous and I'm sure this won't be the last post with the word 'escape' in the title!
They had opened the gate and were happily digging about in chickenville and snuffling up acorns. Unfortunatly there were no witnesses with video cameras around, but Val says she had a fun old time trying to get them back in. I think it went something like: One pig in through gate, chase other pig, get second pig in as first pig comes out again through fence. First pig runs to be with second pig but gets confused by the fence in between them. Much oinking and squealing later (yes, and that was just Val) two pigs safely back in pig run.
When we first made the pig run, by putting up a wire fence across the chicken area, we didn't realise it had a 'right way up'. The holes at the bottom are smaller than the holes at the top, more by luck than judgement Sam and Ben got it the right way up for most of it.... but not the bit to the right-hand side of the gate. The holes aren't big but just big enough for a small wriggly piglet to get through.
So, this morning was spent putting small chicken wire all along the big holed wire fence and putting a wooden baton across the gate with a bit metal bolt. I still think it will need more reinforcement as the pigs get bigger, and heavier, and more adventurous and I'm sure this won't be the last post with the word 'escape' in the title!
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3 Comments:
Ooooooooh dear! This is going to be one to watch!!!! I shall be keeping in touch - you two really are turning into Mr and Mrs Fearnley Whittinstall :-) - IanB.
think its more tom and barbara from the the good life
think its more tom and barbara from the the good life
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