They are here! The 3 piggies have joined our family (Sept/Oct 2014). The red one is Mango, white is Porkchop (I named him), and the last one is Goliath. He is black and our boar. They were skittish at first when they arrived, but we slowly and quietly waited in the box stall with them a little at a time each day to get them used to us being in there. We kept them in the box stall for a few days before opening the door up for them to go outside. We wanted to slowly introduce them to their new home without overwhelming them.
These three LOVED apples. My grandma has an apple tree, and each night we would cut them up and sure enough, after a few days, they got them out of our hands and went away to eat them. But that is success in our book!
In September, I had to begin cleaning out the box stall that my grandparents haven't used in a few years. We were going to get 3 new young Manglitsas in a couple weeks. Thank goodness it wasn't too bad. I was able to do this will little trouble. My dad helped me of course.
Then my mom helped by driving the tractor loads of old manure and hay to the backfield so we can make a compost pile for grandma's garden she plants this next season. We did have to make several trips as the bucket on the front is not ginormous.
After we got it all cleaned up, my dad and I had to put posts in and wrap some fencing around. We wanted them in a smaller enclosed area to make sure they made the transition from Eastern Washington to our home in Western Washington okay.
After everything was said and done, we had a nice clean box stall and outside area for the 3 piggies to enjoy and call their new home. We only had to wait a little bit longer until My grandpa, my Pop, and my dad met the person we were getting the piggies from. We were ready though!
